I play all my vinyls, regardless of their value. This includes picture discs, coloured vinyl, whatnot.
Am I weird? :-P
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Once you get a really good stylus, you may find it difficult listening to those scratchy CDs again. And they're not as expensive as you think. I do think the new records sound pretty good. Are they half-speed masters? No. Does ANATO sound as good as the MSFL Master Recording or the Japanese LP? No. Do they sound better than the original Elektra UP LPs or the original Parlophone issues? Oh, yes... quite a bit! But this could have something to do with the number of times, over the years, that I've played those records.
Another thing is the artwork. I think that's been lost in translation in todays world of digital downloads. The album cover is a lost art that just simply can't be replicated in a 5 inch CD booklet or printed out on your computer.
Another thing is the artwork. I think that's been lost in translation in todays world of digital downloads. The album cover is a lost art that just simply can't be replicated in a 5 inch CD booklet or printed out on your computer.
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Once you get a really good stylus, you may find it difficult listening to those scratchy CDs again. And they're not as expensive as you think. I do think the new records sound pretty good. Are they half-speed masters? No. Does ANATO sound as good as the MSFL Master Recording or the Japanese LP? No. Do they sound better than the original Elektra UP LPs or the original Parlophone issues? Oh, yes... quite a bit! But this could have something to do with the number of times, over the years, that I've played those records.
Another thing is the artwork. I think that's been lost in translation in todays world of digital downloads. The album cover is a lost art that just simply can't be replicated in a 5 inch CD booklet or printed out on your computer.
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I quite agree with you on the artwork aspect.
I actually had initial thoughts that the TCR artwork, from the start, was moreso prioritized for LP than for CD - hence the tiny men in the bottom-right corner :-)
[b]Micrówave wrote: [/b]
Once you get a really good stylus, you may find it difficult listening to those scratchy CDs again. And they're not as expensive as you think. I do think the new records sound pretty good. Are they half-speed masters? No. Does ANATO sound as good as the MSFL Master Recording or the Japanese LP? No. Do they sound better than the original Elektra UP LPs or the original Parlophone issues? Oh, yes... quite a bit! But this could have something to do with the number of times, over the years, that I've played those records.
Another thing is the artwork. I think that's been lost in translation in todays world of digital downloads. The album cover is a lost art that just simply can't be replicated in a 5 inch CD booklet or printed out on your computer.
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I quite agree with you on the artwork aspect.
I actually had initial thoughts that the TCR artwork, from the start, was moreso prioritized for LP than for CD - hence the tiny men in the bottom-right corner :-)
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