Vinyl question

[Reverend]

Learn to recognize record labels.  Releases on Mofi, Analogue Productions, Chesky, etc. have a tendency to sound much better.

[MacGeek]

Add some Telarcs, Reference Recordings and my favorite-Sheffield Lab to the label list.  Also look for 1/2 speed mastered.  Some occasional surprises surface (I have an RCA copy of "Hooked on Swing" that is 1/2 speed mastered).

[Sir Thrift-a-Lot]

my favorite-Sheffield Lab

Their records always sound great, but I've never heard them do anything that I actually want to listen to.

[Anders]

I have lots of those "Audiophile" records.
I even have some DBX encoded records that require a DBX-21 or similar decoder.

Those records used to be dead quiet with stunning dynamics.

[Sir Thrift-a-Lot]

I have lots of those "Audiophile" records.
I even have some DBX encoded records that require a DBX-21 or similar decoder.

Those records used to be dead quiet with stunning dynamics.

Nautilus Superdiscs.   Back in the day, everyone was trying to get more dynamic range.   Now everyone is trying to figure out how to compress to 0db dynamic range and make everything as loud as possible.

[Anders]

I have lots of "audiophile" records that I love listening to like Sheffield Lab-13 Growning Up in Hollywood Town with Amanda McBroom.
One of the best recorded most beautiful voices I've heard.
Her regular releases suck by the way.