.... but on the topic of vinyl as a medium, what's not to "love" about the "warmth" unavoidable noise of pop, wow, flutter, and rumble from vinyl. ...
I agree completely that vinyl has, ummm, issues with the background noise as the music plays.
Such background noise can be intrusive, or not, depending upon how the particular record company treats its production process. Some are better than others. Some record companies used recycled vinyl, resulting in bits of paper record labels intermixing with the music. Yuck. Other companies used only virgin vinyl resulting is a surprisingly quiet background.
Unfortunately, for the goal of people who appreciate the music over the media, it was not always possible to distinguish among the various vinyl qualities involved. We were stuck with what the records companies gave us.
For rock on major labels, typically the "first pressing" was virgin vinyl. Subsequent pressings were recycled vinyl.
But the article I cited was not really about clicks and pops and rumble.
It was about the mix. The participation of the recording engineer in the process of making the record.
Would the Beatles be The Beatles without Sir Martin? (that's probably a whole different thread...
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I have both vinyl and CD versions of many albums.
Why do the CD versions of many of those albums sound so differently?
It is not about the media. It is about the mix.
So yeah, I'll agree the article I cited was short on detail (way short).
But it did provide pointers for further exploration of music.
And that's a good thing. Yes?
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