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uncalled4 · 56-60, M
There are some old pressings that sound great and are legendary for doing so(1st press of Zep II comes to mind), but it terms of new stuff, 99.9% of which are Pro Tools or DAW-sourced, that's a little strange to me. I don't care for vinyl's limitations, which is a trade-off for when something is mastered well. Clicks, pops, echo, inner groove distortion--it just drives me up the wall, so I'm very selective when I buy an LP. I'll often look for opinions out in the wild. I once got, essentially, a compressed/limited CD master cut to vinyl--the worst of both worlds--so while LPs can sound quite good, not every issue does.
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
@uncalled4 i have found to my surprise over the years that there are tons of mint condition records out there. A good label is key too
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Axeroberts It's definitely harder than it was. If you know a ready source, you could make a fortune flipping. When everyone was dumping LPs in the 80s/90s, I was picking up the ones I liked for a dollar! But I did pick up some 90s vinyl and I think less people cared by that point--pressing/mastering quality was not as good. I run with the people who know matrix numbers in the deadwax to determine a favorite pressing or the work of a good mastering engineer. I also know some crazy collectors including the guy who found the rare Freewheeling Bob Dylan that sold for 150K.