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From:
Jon Drukman
Date:
Wed, 12 Jan 94 12:01:21 PST
Subject:
Re: Pressings
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Dom@sound.demon.co.uk (The Dark Stranger) writes:
quoted 8 lines Hmm, perhaps it's just a myth then. I was pretty sure that the>> Hmm, perhaps it's just a myth then. I was pretty sure that the >> records I have on coloured vinyl tend to be noisier than average, but >> I could well be mistaken. > >No... I tend to agree with you Roy. I've had some coloured vinyl from Altern8 >and some of the Reinforced picture disks which sound really bad. As for the >quality of the Warp LP's... absolute crap. They seem to have them pressed >paper thin for that guaranteed `warp'.
like i said, the only thing that has a real impact on sound is the virgin-ness of the vinyl. although of course a thinner pressing can introduce other distortion problems... but the point is - if all these colored LPs you've got are on recycled vinyl, then it's no wonder they sound like shit. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.