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Re: Because Sound Matters

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Posted by LordLarch on April 24, 2007 at 19:43:28

In Reply to: Re: Because Sound Matters posted by billn on April 23, 2007 at 13:19:14:

Although I'm not a fan of vinyl because of all the snap, crackle, pop and general hassle that goes with it, it's ironic that I've yet to recreate that moment when I first heard Elvis singing Jailhouse Rock on an RCA 78 (Treat Me Nice on the flip).

The closest I've come to it is when listening in surround and I sincerely hope that I get more than a few scraps thrown my way by the the major record companies (the attitude of Universal is appalling). It shouldn't necessarily be just about profit - what about the art? Can't they treat surround mixing and mastering as a loss leader?

As for vinyl, I still recall having to take some records back to the shops because of excessive surface noise and occasionally getting further problems because of allegations that the items were in perfect nick when I bought them so the damage must have been caused by my equipment.

I also remember the stylus jumping a few seconds into side 2 of my brand new copy of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - IIRC the track is called Back in NYC. Anyway, on that occasion I thought my stylus was worn and replaced it but unfortunately, this did not provide a cure. Then, when browsing Melody Maker the following week, I read an announcement by Charisma admitting to a faulty pressing. I followed their instructions and duly got a replacement in the post a couple of weeks later and guess what? - my stylus jumped in exactly the same spot. To this day, I can still hear that stylus jump and the track has effectively been spoilt for me.

I still chuckle when I read articles in specialist hifi magazines about how certain turnables give a brilliant 3 dimensional effect. You don't get any more 3 dimensional than MCH.

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