Thank's for all Infos.👍 Yes, I love my old amp from the 70th. It's a TA 2000F Pre and a TA3200 Power Amp. For a new one like this you have to spend a lot today.
Same with recordable CDs, MiniDisc, mp3...and consumers usually don't care anyway. We know out of $18.99 CDs, the artist didn't even receive $2!!! Screw the record companies...
Actually it's less the number of artists that lessens sales, than the lack of shared experiences. In the years before digital radio and individual playlists, broadcast radio was the primary source of music for most people. The combination of having a limited choice of sources, repetition of songs on DJ playlists, and promotion of those artists on the top 40 or top 100 playlists meant the everyone's attention was focused on those songs/artists. Artists today don't have the shared experience/exposure available to them. Broadcast radio is virtually dead and with it the DJ promoting songs he/she likes or that the station told them to play. E.g. Wolfman Jack wouldn't be able to tell 200,000 listeners, "Wow, I really dig this song," and drive half of them to the record store. The last vestige of that disappeared with the appearance of satellite radio and music players that can store thousands of songs. Just my personal opinion...CHEERS!!!
Less individual promotion is surely one of the causes but again that happens alla because there arebjuatbtoo many artists and albums! On one side, thatbis positive, but you really needn't to dig because allot of crap, that would have never find its way in now sufficient to be published or occupy a space on social media. Thanks for your input!
Loudness is needed because everyone now listens to music on Apple earpods or smart speakers. Obviously, without loudness pumping nothing coms out of those devices. Hence compression.
I have had fabricated music CD's "die" on me due to oxidation of the reflexive aluminum layer through edges that weren't properly sealed. And once the reflexive layer is compromised, the data is gone. Which is when I decided to rip all my CD's into a lossless format on a harddrive archive that I keep several backups of. Vinyl might indeed last longer, but will also fail if not stored properly. As for older gear: 100% agree. There were some great amps and turntables back in the day that still stand their ground. Remastering: I remember buying the CD remaster of Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life". The remaster sounds like the studio monitors used had no tweeters. Yuck. Vinyl and CD can both sound crappy. Or fantastic. Quality is in the mastering and the production process. For CD, it is mostly mastering due to built-in C1/C2 error correction that can - up to a certain point - recalculate missing chunks of data. Vinyl doesn't have that luxury which is why the production process is much more important. And there are real issues involved. After all, it all comes down to a case-by-case comparison.
When I moved house in the early 90's I stored a box of CD's in a mates shed. They ended up living there for several years and when I retrieved them about a dozen or so were ruined. The silver layer had disappeared from around the edges..!!
@@anadialog as with any digital format, backups save your day. If you are going digital, music CD's serve best as a show-off (if they have a good booklet with artwork, lyrics and liner notes, that is) while the actual music plays from lossless formats like FLAC. The first thing to do with a CD is always to get a perfect rip to a PC. Pretty much like the first thing to do with a new vinyl record is to get a copy on tape for everyday listening.
@@anadialog Not only that but even the names a LIE,,,, My LP's take up less room to store, those lil' silver coaster thingies take up WAY more room on shelves than records do..!! lol
3:20, I did some research and found an old transcription from 1948 (when the LP was invented) that says they designed the "microgroove LP" to handle up to 4 grams of vertical tracking force! I've played some my records on 3.5 grams every week since the 80's , and they still sound the same! I've never used a system over 3.5 grams!
As a kid I discovered that I could hear the music by folding a piece of paper to a horn and attach it to a sewing needle I took from my mom. If was a nice discovery, but man did I destroy some records that way. The scars on those records were audible as terrible squeeks from cutting into the grooves. But what can I say. It was in my experimentation age where I blew up capacitors in my room for fun, and setting glue on fire with sparks of my model train transformer.
👍 Again, the remasters done by Kevin Gray and Bernie Grundman at their studios are *ALWAYS* kept in the analog domain. That doesn't mean that they are always necessarily better, but these guys do VERY good work! 😊 Now, I'm gonna hafta check out that Audioslave album! ***EDIT WOW! Just listening to them now (funny I never checked them out before) they're pretty good! You mention that the Bernie Grundman remaster is not good on vinyl, BUT there is an original 2002 release that MIGHT sound fine, although you will hafta spend about $150 - $200 to find out 😊 Here are two comments on Discogs about the 2002 US release: *Around-About-Records Mar 18, 2022* Definitive copy. I've had 3 versions of this record and and this one is by far the best. Great dynamics, soundstage and intricacies I had never heard before. The groove spacing is much wider than the first EU/MOVLP (they used the same metal work) and the most recent run. Pick it up if you can!
*MrGonorrhea2 Mar 21, 2021* Sounds brilliant. Very impressed with this pressing. Really warm bass tones
I was also very disappointed with the Californication. At that time we did not hear any album more often. But the vinyl could not make me feel nostalgic. Now I hear the CD from back then. Again a very interesting video thank you!
My gear Speakers - 42 years Integrated amp - 37 years CD player - one 34 years, the other 27 years Price 4500 euros, I compared it with the new gear at 15000 euros 4,500 euros won over 15,000 euros hands down
Hello again from Canada! I don't believe "vinyl deterioration" is a myth. It's a physical reality: There is physical friction between a stylus and a hard vinyl surface. There has to be deterioration. Everytime you go out on your bike your tire deteriorates a little bit. It's the same principle. And yes the sound is modified after several playbacks. I use to have a large vinyl collection in the 80's and I use to record all my records on high quality cassettes the first time I played them. Once I did the following experiment: I played the same record everynight side A and B for a month. 30 days. After that I listened to the tape I had made when it was new. There was a clear audible difference after only 30 plays. And yes, I had the correct weight on my stylus. Don't get me wrong, vinyl does sound great. No doubt there. But if you are a perfectionist like me,then I don't think a well transferred and mastered digital version of any audio that was well recorded to start with, can be beat. The problem of terrible sounding cd's is mainly due in my opinion, to mediocre sound engineers who just don't know what they are doing. And they dominate the industry today... A very sad fact. But I submit this to your consideration... Keep up the interesting videos!
By the way, what is your opinion on high quality flac digital audio files format? I listen to a lot of this now off Of a USB stick on a good DAC and they sound great. Plus there's the ease of convenience and the transportability... plus many music formats can be digitized in flac whatever they may be: vinyl, cd, shm cd, dvd etc...
@@jeandejazz6426 I just don't like streaming and liquid music in general. I need a physical medium in my hand and, as you can imagine, I am an analog guy. If I can decide between a format I usually go analog. This is how I use high resolution digital audio: ruclips.net/video/A1skO6rDgtA/видео.html
You are correct. The data on a CD is also stored with multiple levels of redundancy so that if some bits go missing, the information they represented does not.
I am quite happy and grateful for your knowledge of the world (I would say Universe, hehe) of analog and digital recording. Little I have to add, except that above the prize of the diamond disk exists (or existed, because it is impossible to sell so many copies these days by the multitude of artists, as you say) the uranium disk, which corresponds to 50 million copies. Those who have this award are AC / DC for Back In Black (1980), Queen for his compilation Greatest Hits (1981), Michael Jackson for Thriller (1982) and the singer of my country (Spain) Raphael for his total discographic sales. It was just that. I greatly appreciate your contribution to the world, your realistic vision on the quality of analogue technology over digital (although I recognize that analog sound is superior in many aspects to digital, I must confess that my record collection is mostly CD´s because of the practicality that it has. My dream is having a vinyl collection like a good friend called Gerson, that when I met him at age 14 he already had in his vinyl collection 17 LP's of Queen that "tortured me" (just kidding) a whole year listening to them on a superior analog set until making them one of my three most listened and favorite bands, sharing the podium with Pink Floyd and Alter Bridge, bands with a lot to say (analog listening preferred :) Wish you the best, from music lover to music lover. Keep on this great channel !!
Hi there, here in the Netherlands we have an expression, I played that record grey. With other words played it a lot. If someone say's that to me I response with, check the stylus pressure. Then with a simple explanation how it works they get it. I explain his as follows. If your wife weights let's say 75KG and she step at you're toes with a sneaker at her feet you will feel it. But it aint hurting that much. But now she wears High heels and step at you're feel, My gosh that hurt a lot. To me it's the same with the 1.8 gram my stylus is set. If you calculate this, this 1.8 gram to the stylus thewight is actualy around 1500KG at that tiny little tip. Think noone is realizing this. Therefore allso the tip can become very hot. And as you just mentioned in this video, by playing the same song over and over again, yes that song can wear out a little It is melting a bit. Espacialy at cheap player with a conical tip which need more tracking force. Enough about this now. I would like to see you do a video about a liniar tracking turntable the so called prons and cons. I never understood why it really din't take off. I wont tell you right now which one well Actualy 2 I do own, but there are many brands that did produce at one or 2 models. The only thing I tel you right now is I do use an Ortofon 2M Black in one turntable and in the other a Grado ReferenceMaster+1 So keep on doing the good work and spinning the records.
Not sure I agree. Definitely some re-masters that are better then the originals because of improvements in technology and experience etc. Sure there are plenty of bands who wouldn't mind there original recordings re-mastered too. Then again Gerorge Lucas re-mastered Star Wars and he completely fucked it up!
@@eatdrinkwineguy Hj Myles. I agree. It is possible to improve on a bad recording in a limited way. When bad means noise or distortion, there are some digital tricks these days. On the other hand, when bad means, we don't like the way it sounds, well....music quality is rather subjective. You might like something that somebody else dislikes. Having said that, I am under the impression that most remasters have been done for commercial reasons. Sadly enough, for record companies, better often means turning up the bass and volume. A good example is the version of the remastered Bad album from Michael Jackson on Spotify. Bad is the only correct word for it indeed. My wife still has the original LP from the eighties laying around but I have no record player any more to play it on. Perhaps one day I buy myself a record player again, just to enjoy some of my old record again. If you have some recommendations of good remasters, please let me know. I would be happy to give it a listen. :-)
Something about remasters over the past few years that suggest to me digital chips have improved in studio as much as household DACs. The led zeppelin compilation from 2018 sounds more likeable to my ears than the remasters from 2014. Same with abbey road where you can follow Ringo's drums with ease
I thought everybody knew about CDs being fragile and prone to failure. I’m old enough to have owned CDs for decades, and oh boy. I also had bad luck with DVDs which are supposed to be better. My B5 boxset is almost entirely unreadable. BDs are supposed to be a step further still, let’s hope that turns out to be the case. Also, didn’t know you were Italian. LOL. To be fair I just watched a couple of your videos so far. Anyway, ciao. Ci vediamo il prossimo video.
I've had two CDs 'decay' quite quickly (out of a couple of 1000). One went within two years both surfaces look perfect though the silver layer shows some sign of wierd blemishing. Yeah Remasters - some are good, many bad. I bought the original Pretenders LP when it came out in '80 and then a remastered CD a few years back - I had to seek out the unremastered CD to get that magic back in digital form (I still have the vinyl though). Then there was that ZZ Top Six Pack (WTF?!). Conversely I do have a couple of Steve Wilson's and several good remasters that recaptured stuff that was lost in the original digitization. Then of course there is the truly marvellous White Album and Abbey Road 'rebuilt' remasters.
Great video, the new Sting remastered Lp's, the Soul Cages for example and the Beatles mono lp reissues, Revolver for example, are superior to any previous versions in my opinion. Comparing the new Beach House album 7, on cd and lp, the lp version grabs you more, the cd is colder. Could be because the lp master has more bit depth, because of the digital to analog conversion used, who knows
When a brickwalled MP3 gets mastered on vinyl... the result makes your skin crawl haha One of the best examples of vintage gear being better is the Nakamichi Dragon casette deck. After more than 30 years, it still outmatches almost every modern casettedeck.
@@anadialog I wanted to buy one some time ago, but I changed thoughts when I saw the price haha I don't play cassettes that often, so I can't justify spending 2 grant on it. Instead of that, I upgraded my Phono preamp to an SPL Phonos, which I can highly recommend. It is very neutral, doesn't add its own characteristic sound and leaves the vinyl sound the same as it was played by the cartridge, except for RIAA equalization.
Certainly right about alot of the topics discussed here some of us know some of us think we know and some of us know it all and here's my 2 cents on the topics what ever the format equipment is going to make a difference for instance I prefer moving magnet cartridges for sound/ for CDs I own 3 transports my Cyrus cd I with OB transformer is my optimum player if the others sound bad I compare vintage amp pre amp 40 YEARS OLD ACOUSTAT on with modern BRYSTON 4B SST 2 AND BELIEVE ME I LOVE THE SOUND ON THE ACOUSTAT I have other amps too BUT IN ORDER TO HEAR THESE TRUE TRIPOLOGYS YOU CANT BE TONE DEAF IF THE RECORDINGS BAAAD! ITS BAAAAD! AND THATS THAT! LOVE YOU MAN!
Corporations LOVE to sell us stuff we don't need! Like SHAVING - I discovered shaving old-school (before my time - brush, shave soap, safety razor) is WAY better for me & does a better job than 3, 4, 5 blade razors. Like audio & video, they have to invent stuff. No, my razor does NOT need to vibrate or pivot (my wrist does that). Now I spend .15cents per razor vs. $2.65 per cartridge...and mine last same/longer and are Gillette! Damn they make MILLIONS off men every year when they perfected it long ago.
You MAY want to change the capacitors in that vintage gear, thiugh. Capacitors do not improve with age… akthough modern good (and expensive) ones age now very well.
I don't know what he's saying , I feel free , because I used to have to pay for music , now every now and then , I can get everything ,except the one cut I'm looking for , unless I buy it , haven't done it yet .
The Genesis remasters from 2007/8 are the worst I've ever heard. They're an absolute travesty, as if they were executed by someone who hates Genesis. I hope one day Steven Wilson gets to do them. Really enjoyed your video, as always. Thank you!
Apropos music sales. During the heyday of the 1970s when I was living in Melbourne from time to time, and it was the music capital of Australia, the record companies used to pay people to go to the record stores to purchase records in order to boost the sales figures. A friend in the US music industry told me that the record companies used to report sales of records to the performers from only one of several record pressing plants so they could pay the musicians less. I imagine that much of the silver, gold, platinum etc was based on bullshit sales figures.
Vinyl edition of Californication done in Bernie Grundman Mastering has much more dynamic range than any digital release of this album. CD/HDTracks is DR4 and the vinyl is DR11! dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/83434 dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/86169 dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/117925 In my opinion it is very poorly chosen example of digital sounding better than analog;) Have you heard Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase on vinyl? The hi-res digital sounds much better than vinyl release of this album IMO.
My hears say differently...by far! Yes, there are other releases we could mention but don't go high resolution, that is too easy! Not because it is but because it seems to sound better in most cases...more than a CD...
Hey Guy, I hate to waste your time with this but I can’t find your ana(dia)log turntable mat! I think it’s really cool but can’t find...when you get a chance, thanks
"Music is born analog". Hmmmm... When sound waves reach the inner ear, they are digitised by hair cells so they can travel through nerve cells to the brain. They are then converted to music (or not) by the mind.
Eh no, your inner ear converts pressure waves into electrical impulses which travels to your auditory cortex, and then processed by the parietal and frontal lopes of the cerebral cortex. There are no 'ones' and 'zeroes' in the human brain it is all electrical impulses.
@@dan.nathan Quoting a computational neuroscientist: "the signals sent around the brain are 'either-or' states that are similar to binary. A neuron fires or it does not. These _all-or-nothing pulses_ are the basic language of the brain. So in this sense, the brain is computing using something like binary signals. Instead of 1s and 0s, or 'on' and 'off', the brain uses 'spike' or 'no spike' (referring to the firing of a neuron)." Emphasis mine.
Sorry but Dan is right! Not only our ears, but also the way microphones pick up sound (very similarly, again sound waves transformed in electric impulses) is analog!
@@anadialog I am currently reading a book by Robert Burton, M.D. He graduated from Yale University and University of California at San Francisco medical school, where he also completed his neurology residency. At age 33, he was appointed chief of the Division of Neurology at Mt. Zion-UCSF Hospital, where he subsequently became Associate Chief of the Department of Neurosciences. Why should I believe you rather than computational neuroscientist (quoted above), a neurologist, and a consultant anaesthetist (a close friend) especially in the absence of explanation? Microphones work in an entirely different way than mammalian hearing systems there being no interpreter analogous to the brain/mind involved. At best it is analogous to the ear and hair cells. Note that above I was _not_ talking about the conversion of pressure waves in air into electrical signals. I was referring to the way the signals are conveyed from the ears to the brain and within the brain. See: www.quora.com/How-does-our-brain-create-electricity/answer/VIJAY-RAJ-8?share=17232f99&srid=XfwL
Thing is with the internet thing. I know loads of people that say why should I pay for my music when you can download the tunes off torrent sites and whatnot. It annoys me as I’ve beena music lover all my life and have always bought physical copies be them digital or analogue
Another great video, agree records do wear but it takes many plays to become noticeable. On another point, I suspect it is in the mastering, in the early days cd did not sound so good if they were burned with media mastered for vinyl. And now albums mastered for cd (digital/streaming as well) will be too hot and sound not good on vinyl. Albums need to have a separate masters created to sound right on each media format.
Back in the 1970s we "listened" to several records with a spectrum analyser. Invariably, a previously played record had more HF than a virgin record. Playing with too _low_ of a tracking force was _worse_ in this regard than playing at the upper limit. The tone arm was a Shure SME and the cartridge was a V15 Mark 3, or 4 (I can't recall which). The damage was not only permanent, it was cumulative.
I think the studios and record labels f##ked up the CD, if a CD is well recorded and mastered, it will sound fantastic, it’s a shame that the people giving us music on CD choose to jump the fence where it was the lowest.... remasters, I totally agree with you, but I also think that the Hi-Fi dealers being often very snotty and know it all types scared of a lot of costumers in the 80s and 90s that would like well recorded music played over a good system, mp3 made the system redundant.
Worn out records are much more possible due to sticking dirt on the diamond. This stuff can weld together to a really annoying hard stuff that destroyes the grooves. It`s astounding how hot such a stylus can get when not be cleaned properly! And, going back to 1970ies Vinyl culture: People with an eliptical stylus had much more responsibility for the maintainance of their cardridge, while coneheads had more "Headroom" in their accuracy of cleaning and setting up their cadridges and tonearm parameters. It`s not without sense that DJ Cardridges have a conical needle. It`s just because being a record in a Discothek was a pure torture for the poor vinyl. And i am concerned, that a Record that came from a Discothek immediately came into the heaven of music when they died at last, because they had already hell on earth lol.... (I often explode inside when Friends see my group of 6 audiophile Turntables, and say: "ok, so how good are you in scratching and Teccno? " ) Wow.. scratching is the last thing i would do with my poor Records. I even have a bad conscience, if i don`t clean the Record before i play it! Scratching is a pain in the ass for me and i thank the gods of Walhalla that CD-Scratching was invented!
@@anadialog Ciao Amico, My Turntables are especially 3 Pieces Unitra GS531, a polish Manufacturer that built very good TT`s in the 1980ies, but i made them from descent Turntables to proper audiophile Ones! They were also sold under the Brand of Tecco and Altus back then. I decided to use them, because they have a very good and stable casing, made of 2mm solid steel, and a Tonearm with an excellent Antiskating System. The steel casing is excellent shielded against all kind of magnetic fields, and i also braced them with inlays of MDF for extra acoustical damping. And, it`s no question that i rewired the tonearm with new british silver covered oxygenfree Copper-Cables. A man must do what a man must do ;-) ^^. Also a new SME mounting System had to be installed, so i can use the newest Headshells i ever want to use! One comes with a Nagaoka MP110, One with an AT95, and One with the new AT-VM95 E - which is a really excellent cardridge for middle weighted tonearms! I was really surprised when i compared the VM95 E to the Nagaoka! And, for additional acoustical damping, and for the eye, i covered the steel housing of my TT`s with a very fine Leather! The first of my tuning Projects i made up with a fine black leather, the second one with a bordeaux-red calve-leather, and the third one is just waiting to be covered with a middle brown Buffalo Leather! The Leather is a value surface, and has an extra damping factor that we must not underrate! every milimeter counts! So, then i also have two DUAL CS 430`s that i tuned up also in a certain way. One comes with an AT 95 E, and the other one has the Ortofon OM20 installed. OK, the Duals are not the same league as the Unitras, but they play very well. I just work on them to give them an extra massive plinth, to make them more stable, but that`s a project i am not finished by now... But they play! Then, in a weak minute of my life, i bought a DJ TT. A stanton T.80, which i converted from DJ Stuff to audiophile with a new 9" Tonearm, silver cables, and an Antiskating System with the usual counterweight that`s hanging down beside the Arm... But my 7th TT will be the masterpiece! This is a Turntable completly designed by myselve, and this comes with a 12 Inch Carbonfiber Tonearm, and a direct drive system from a Reloop RP-2000 MK2. To describe this TT: It looks like a Big Zylinder, with a Diameter of 34cm, and a hight of about 25cm. The main part of the round casing is covered with middlebrown buffalo leather, and the top-plate with a beam for the Tonearm on the side is made from oiled black acacia wood. As soon as i have my video equipment ready for making some videoclips, i will provide some pictures from this stuff. But in short words: My "masterpiece" has a touch of steampunk Design, with a plate of grinded raw Aluminium (just covered with clear paintjob) for the switches, and the brown leather.. So, at last, i am working on a swiss Turntable, a Lenco L-236! One of the last Fully Automatic Turntables from Lenco before they closed the doors.... This TT also will be housed in a massive new plinth out of black acacia and maybe red leather. As a supplement, I have to mention, that my slipmats are made out of the same leather as the cover of the housing. Leather is pretty good against static energy, and gives the whole thing a nice look! At last, i think, that i will make a Stand-alone Project with my Lenco. For this i may use a nobsound little bear tube - preamp, and a descent poweramp, all together in the same casing, and with two DIY 2Way Loudspeakers. I just must figure out how the small class"D" Amp i have in plan for this All in One Solution, is good enough or not... And before someone will come with bad critics to the little bear: I figured out, that with a really strong power-supply of 10A, this gear works really fine, and has a good dynamic range! I red some bad critics about the little bear, but i think, the lack of sound-quality comes from the wimpy original power supply! All that said, i also want to reveal the rest of my gear: The main is a chain with a Dynavox TPR3 Preamp, and two Dynavox ET100, which i use to bi-amp my 4way JBL 4341 Clones. And, the second chain is just an old Philips Receiver, a Philips AH683 with 2 pairs of Philips loudspeakers from the 1980ies! One pair is a FB565 Bass-reflex with passive membranes, and the second is a pair of FB563 ported Bass-reflex. Both Chains work excellent, and reproduce Music very fine! Especially the Philips Loudspeakers have got a total makeover, and are better than new nowadays, as they are over 30 Years old lol... And the JBL Clones... what should i say? They have the potential to bring an orchestra into my living room, just as possible as this can be done... But, i will provide a video as soon as i am ready to do so.... You must know, i am retired, and i have time for almost nothing... lol....
@@anadialog Bytheway: I see you have the Dynavox Aux-S! How would you rate this switch? As i got mine, i first tried it out with some wimpy interconnects, and i was really annoyed from the Net-Frequency hum. Then i added a Binding post for Ground, and purchased better Chinch-Cables, and - Simsalabim: The hum is gone! Everything is dead quiet now! cables matter lol... They matter, more than one can imagine! They really matter! And, the Aux-S is a really good device, i think... That casing only matches my Dynavox MT-50, and not my ET-100`s. The MT-50 is used for my little Computer Loudspeakers, and i don`t need a switch for this... But, it is what it is... lol... Saying this, i am really annoyed by the costs of simple casings with nothing inside. Most of the time, it would be cheaper to buy a device with a casing that matches my needs, and to throw away what`s inside, and then use the casing for my own project.... Sounds funny, but so it is... sadly... I purchased 2 sets of 4to 1 switches with some good relais, and a remote controlled ALPS-potentiometer, with the possibility to controll my switches. All together would be a proper device, but the costs for analuminium casing are three to four times higher than the electronic stuff that comes inside... Isn`t this crazy?
I will tell you crappy CD can die after 2-5 years, I have plenty of old CDs with data that were not used and died due to whatever happens to plastic over time.
If the vinyl version of Californication is even worse than the CD one I can't even imagine how bad it is! I had the hope it would have been better than the CD, as a lot of times vinyl is mastered with better levels as it was never directly streamed to the radio...
@@anadialog Probably you are right, that album comes from a time when vinyl was long dead. They probably fed the lathe to make the master plates straight with the CD, why waste money with another mastering process for a long dead technology?
No flash player required today . No sane man will repeat the same track over & over unless he works as a radio presenter as they always do . CDs rot when they are not being used ,that is a fail for me . I do not know anything on the Red Hot Chilly peppers so they must of recorded it wrong in the first place . Sounds like this album is to be avoided as it is controversial . Music should be born Analog in this case ? I do not have any CD player fitted anymore . all records & tapes now after all this format war is now giving back HI FI , well almost .
@@anadialog I have to like the music first but I have finished with CDs . If anything for other format I use Minidisc as we can wipe off the recordings as many times as we want . The worst recorded record is a 12" single from INSOMNIA , unlike The Prodigy XL Records .
"No sane man will repeat the same track over & over unless he works as a radio presenter..." I must be insane then. Here are some of the several hundred LPs I own. I would have played them at _least_ 500 times since purchasing them (i.e. ~10 times a year). Blind Faith: _Self-titled_ Pink Floyd: _Dark Side of the Moon_ The Who: _Who's Next_ Donovan: _Mellow Yellow_ Miles Davis: _In a Silent Way_ Chicken Shack: _Forty Blue Fingers_ Johnny Winter: _Second Winter_ Sly and the Family Stone: _There's a Riot Going On_ Bob Dylan: _Highway 61 Revisited, Blond on Blond_ Jimi Hendrix: _Rainbow Bridge, Electric Ladyland_ ....
Amen! Oh my god... One of the worst Vinyl reissues is the "Legend" from Bob Marley! This album is around since a few years, but in any way, the streaming of the mp3 file on amazon unlimited is Lightyears better than the Vinyl edition. Once you have listened to the Record, you do not find the Words to describe how dull and overall poor this pressing and mastering is done! Truly unbelievable!
@@anadialog And to go a step further: Also the pressing should be made by people that have more "responsibility" to good sounding reproduction! As dull the mastering of the "Legends" Vinyl reissue is, the more poor is the pressing! I played the Record te first time, and i was surprisedd! Normally i turn my Preamp up to about 12`o Clock to have a descent Soundstage and Loudness. But for this Vinyl, i needed to turn it to 15`oClock, and as it was loud enough then, still the Sound was, like the record was worn out due to be played a million times. I washed it, i played it wet,:nothing helped me out! (I washed it because i thougt: "maybe there are some residues from the pressing plant in the grooves, that should be put out of them!") Nice thought, but it didn`t help. So, i went to Amazon reviews, and it turned out, that not only me was the one with this problem, but a big number of other customers, so i could close out that just I got a "Mondays Product"... So, i ended up with my download Code, so i could download the Album at least, to have a Copy of my own, that works fine!
Ive just got to say something here does this guy think we are all idiots whats with all the signing we can understand English and most of us are over the age of three and under 110 yrs old . I think this guy reads this info then makes his video as to me he just dosn't come across right like hes reading auto que Stop with the hands.
You may have a fair amount of experience and knowledge but basically you don't know what you're talking about. I'll take that back if you can tell me the real reason pop music is compressed.
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I can remember putting a coin on the head shell, to stop the record from skipping, back in the 70's, how's that for tracking force?
Well, if you used a good, heavy counterweight, no problem!
When diamond chafes plastic, plastic breaks down. Vinyls wear out.
Thank's for all Infos.👍 Yes, I love my old amp from the 70th. It's a TA 2000F Pre and a TA3200 Power Amp. For a new one like this you have to spend a lot today.
T&A always built great devices.
There is a lot of good information on this channel, I sub. Thank you!
Thank you Wolfgang!
Yes do you remember "Taping is killing records" printed on the record in the 80's?
Same with recordable CDs, MiniDisc, mp3...and consumers usually don't care anyway. We know out of $18.99 CDs, the artist didn't even receive $2!!! Screw the record companies...
Actually it's less the number of artists that lessens sales, than the lack of shared experiences. In the years before digital radio and individual playlists, broadcast radio was the primary source of music for most people. The combination of having a limited choice of sources, repetition of songs on DJ playlists, and promotion of those artists on the top 40 or top 100 playlists meant the everyone's attention was focused on those songs/artists.
Artists today don't have the shared experience/exposure available to them. Broadcast radio is virtually dead and with it the DJ promoting songs he/she likes or that the station told them to play. E.g. Wolfman Jack wouldn't be able to tell 200,000 listeners, "Wow, I really dig this song," and drive half of them to the record store. The last vestige of that disappeared with the appearance of satellite radio and music players that can store thousands of songs.
Just my personal opinion...CHEERS!!!
Less individual promotion is surely one of the causes but again that happens alla because there arebjuatbtoo many artists and albums! On one side, thatbis positive, but you really needn't to dig because allot of crap, that would have never find its way in now sufficient to be published or occupy a space on social media. Thanks for your input!
Loudness is needed because everyone now listens to music on Apple earpods or smart speakers. Obviously, without loudness pumping nothing coms out of those devices. Hence compression.
I have had fabricated music CD's "die" on me due to oxidation of the reflexive aluminum layer through edges that weren't properly sealed. And once the reflexive layer is compromised, the data is gone. Which is when I decided to rip all my CD's into a lossless format on a harddrive archive that I keep several backups of. Vinyl might indeed last longer, but will also fail if not stored properly.
As for older gear: 100% agree. There were some great amps and turntables back in the day that still stand their ground.
Remastering: I remember buying the CD remaster of Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life". The remaster sounds like the studio monitors used had no tweeters. Yuck.
Vinyl and CD can both sound crappy. Or fantastic. Quality is in the mastering and the production process. For CD, it is mostly mastering due to built-in C1/C2 error correction that can - up to a certain point - recalculate missing chunks of data. Vinyl doesn't have that luxury which is why the production process is much more important. And there are real issues involved. After all, it all comes down to a case-by-case comparison.
When I moved house in the early 90's I stored a box of CD's in a mates shed.
They ended up living there for several years and when I retrieved them about a dozen or so were ruined.
The silver layer had disappeared from around the edges..!!
Darn cd's!! People think they are indestructible, me too in the past,...spread the word!
@@anadialog as with any digital format, backups save your day. If you are going digital, music CD's serve best as a show-off (if they have a good booklet with artwork, lyrics and liner notes, that is) while the actual music plays from lossless formats like FLAC. The first thing to do with a CD is always to get a perfect rip to a PC. Pretty much like the first thing to do with a new vinyl record is to get a copy on tape for everyday listening.
@@anadialog
Not only that but even the names a LIE,,,,
My LP's take up less room to store, those lil' silver coaster thingies take up WAY more room on shelves than records do..!! lol
Interesting
3:20, I did some research and found an old transcription from 1948 (when the LP was invented) that says they designed the "microgroove LP" to handle up to 4 grams of vertical tracking force! I've played some my records on 3.5 grams every week since the 80's , and they still sound the same! I've never used a system over 3.5 grams!
Thanks for adding this!
Thanks for putting me on the thumbnail lol. Jokes aside, nice channel. I subscribed.
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As a kid I discovered that I could hear the music by folding a piece of paper to a horn and attach it to a sewing needle I took from my mom. If was a nice discovery, but man did I destroy some records that way.
The scars on those records were audible as terrible squeeks from cutting into the grooves.
But what can I say. It was in my experimentation age where I blew up capacitors in my room for fun, and setting glue on fire with sparks of my model train transformer.
😂
👍 Again, the remasters done by Kevin Gray and Bernie Grundman at their studios are *ALWAYS* kept in the analog domain. That doesn't mean that they are always necessarily better, but these guys do VERY good work! 😊 Now, I'm gonna hafta check out that Audioslave album! ***EDIT WOW! Just listening to them now (funny I never checked them out before) they're pretty good! You mention that the Bernie Grundman remaster is not good on vinyl, BUT there is an original 2002 release that MIGHT sound fine, although you will hafta spend about $150 - $200 to find out 😊 Here are two comments on Discogs about the 2002 US release:
*Around-About-Records Mar 18, 2022*
Definitive copy. I've had 3 versions of this record and and this one is by far the best. Great dynamics, soundstage and intricacies I had never heard before. The groove spacing is much wider than the first EU/MOVLP (they used the same metal work) and the most recent run. Pick it up if you can!
*MrGonorrhea2 Mar 21, 2021*
Sounds brilliant. Very impressed with this pressing. Really warm bass tones
I was also very disappointed with the Californication. At that time we did not hear any album more often. But the vinyl could not make me feel nostalgic. Now I hear the CD from back then.
Again a very interesting video thank you!
My gear
Speakers - 42 years
Integrated amp - 37 years
CD player - one 34 years, the other 27 years
Price 4500 euros, I compared it with the new gear at 15000 euros
4,500 euros won over 15,000 euros hands down
Hello again from Canada! I don't believe "vinyl deterioration" is a myth. It's a physical reality: There is physical friction between a stylus and a hard vinyl surface. There has to be deterioration. Everytime you go out on your bike your tire deteriorates a little bit. It's the same principle. And yes the sound is modified after several playbacks. I use to have a large vinyl collection in the 80's and I use to record all my records on high quality cassettes the first time I played them. Once I did the following experiment: I played the same record everynight side A and B for a month. 30 days. After that I listened to the tape I had made when it was new. There was a clear audible difference after only 30 plays. And yes, I had the correct weight on my stylus.
Don't get me wrong, vinyl does sound great. No doubt there. But if you are a perfectionist like me,then I don't think a well transferred and mastered digital version of any audio that was well recorded to start with, can be beat. The problem of terrible sounding cd's is mainly due in my opinion, to mediocre sound engineers who just don't know what they are doing. And they dominate the industry today... A very sad fact. But I submit this to your consideration...
Keep up the interesting videos!
I agree with the last part of your comment!
By the way, what is your opinion on high quality flac digital audio files format?
I listen to a lot of this now off
Of a USB stick on a good DAC and they sound great.
Plus there's the ease of convenience and the transportability... plus many music formats can be digitized in flac whatever they may be: vinyl, cd, shm cd, dvd etc...
@@jeandejazz6426 I just don't like streaming and liquid music in general. I need a physical medium in my hand and, as you can imagine, I am an analog guy. If I can decide between a format I usually go analog. This is how I use high resolution digital audio: ruclips.net/video/A1skO6rDgtA/видео.html
I think CD plastic is not silica-based but polycarbonate
You are correct. The data on a CD is also stored with multiple levels of redundancy so that if some bits go missing, the information they represented does not.
I remember when a Billion was a much bigger number that it is today. 1000 x times more but I will look up the CDs. Thanks for the tip.
CD sales today are about the same as 1983. CD was released in 1982 so you can see the sales are very low.
I agree wholeheartedly that the format is not the key to HI-Fi narvana. BUT i would still say that overall, the vinyl record come out tops!!
I am quite happy and grateful for your knowledge of the world (I would say Universe, hehe) of analog and digital recording. Little I have to add, except that above the prize of the diamond disk exists (or existed, because it is impossible to sell so many copies these days by the multitude of artists, as you say) the uranium disk, which corresponds to 50 million copies. Those who have this award are AC / DC for Back In Black (1980), Queen for his compilation Greatest Hits (1981), Michael Jackson for Thriller (1982) and the singer of my country (Spain) Raphael for his total discographic sales.
It was just that. I greatly appreciate your contribution to the world, your realistic vision on the quality of analogue technology over digital (although I recognize that analog sound is superior in many aspects to digital, I must confess that my record collection is mostly CD´s because of the practicality that it has. My dream is having a vinyl collection like a good friend called Gerson, that when I met him at age 14 he already had in his vinyl collection 17 LP's of Queen that "tortured me" (just kidding) a whole year listening to them on a superior analog set until making them one of my three most listened and favorite bands, sharing the podium with Pink Floyd and Alter Bridge, bands with a lot to say (analog listening preferred :)
Wish you the best, from music lover to music lover. Keep on this great channel !!
This comment was spammed...just got it back! Thanks for pointing that out...WOW!
Hi there, here in the Netherlands we have an expression, I played that record grey. With other words played it a lot. If someone say's that to me I response with, check the stylus pressure.
Then with a simple explanation how it works they get it. I explain his as follows. If your wife weights let's say 75KG and she step at you're toes with a sneaker at her feet you will feel it. But it aint hurting that much. But now she wears High heels and step at you're feel, My gosh that hurt a lot. To me it's the same with the 1.8 gram my stylus is set. If you calculate this, this 1.8 gram to the stylus thewight is actualy around 1500KG at that tiny little tip. Think noone is realizing this. Therefore allso the tip can become very hot. And as you just mentioned in this video, by playing the same song over and over again, yes that song can wear out a little It is melting a bit. Espacialy at cheap player with a conical tip which need more tracking force. Enough about this now.
I would like to see you do a video about a liniar tracking turntable the so called prons and cons. I never understood why it really din't take off. I wont tell you right now which one well Actualy 2 I do own, but there are many brands that did produce at one or 2 models. The only thing I tel you right now is I do use an Ortofon 2M Black in one turntable and in the other a Grado ReferenceMaster+1
So keep on doing the good work and spinning the records.
Thanks Rob, took note of your suggestion!
I’ve listened to No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” cd so many times that it got worn out and couldn’t play anymore.
;-)
Remastering is like repainting a rembrandt. Music is art, leave it alone once it is done.
Not sure I agree. Definitely some re-masters that are better then the originals because of improvements in technology and experience etc. Sure there are plenty of bands who wouldn't mind there original recordings re-mastered too. Then again Gerorge Lucas re-mastered Star Wars and he completely fucked it up!
@@eatdrinkwineguy Hj Myles.
I agree. It is possible to improve on a bad recording in a limited way. When bad means noise or distortion, there are some digital tricks these days. On the other hand, when bad means, we don't like the way it sounds, well....music quality is rather subjective. You might like something that somebody else dislikes.
Having said that, I am under the impression that most remasters have been done for commercial reasons. Sadly enough, for record companies, better often means turning up the bass and volume.
A good example is the version of the remastered Bad album from Michael Jackson on Spotify. Bad is the only correct word for it indeed. My wife still has the original LP from the eighties laying around but I have no record player any more to play it on. Perhaps one day I buy myself a record player again, just to enjoy some of my old record again.
If you have some recommendations of good remasters, please let me know. I would be happy to give it a listen. :-)
Something about remasters over the past few years that suggest to me digital chips have improved in studio as much as household DACs. The led zeppelin compilation from 2018 sounds more likeable to my ears than the remasters from 2014. Same with abbey road where you can follow Ringo's drums with ease
I remaster but I don’t use compression
Good job man!!! Spread the word!
I thought everybody knew about CDs being fragile and prone to failure. I’m old enough to have owned CDs for decades, and oh boy. I also had bad luck with DVDs which are supposed to be better. My B5 boxset is almost entirely unreadable. BDs are supposed to be a step further still, let’s hope that turns out to be the case.
Also, didn’t know you were Italian. LOL. To be fair I just watched a couple of your videos so far. Anyway, ciao. Ci vediamo il prossimo video.
Ciao Davide!
Really?I love the Audioslave vinyl record. Could it be the pressing? I have the Music on Vinyl 2010 re-issue. Sounds fantastic.
Really?! That gives me hope! Mine is Music on Vinyl 2011...
UK now has separate charts for physical and downloads as well as overall sales.
Cool!
Great info, my friend!:)
tHANK yOU FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS- lOVE FROM uk
I've had two CDs 'decay' quite quickly (out of a couple of 1000). One went within two years both surfaces look perfect though the silver layer shows some sign of wierd blemishing.
Yeah Remasters - some are good, many bad. I bought the original Pretenders LP when it came out in '80 and then a remastered CD a few years back - I had to seek out the unremastered CD to get that magic back in digital form (I still have the vinyl though). Then there was that ZZ Top Six Pack (WTF?!). Conversely I do have a couple of Steve Wilson's and several good remasters that recaptured stuff that was lost in the original digitization. Then of course there is the truly marvellous White Album and Abbey Road 'rebuilt' remasters.
Great video, the new Sting remastered Lp's, the Soul Cages for example and the Beatles mono lp reissues, Revolver for example, are superior to any previous versions in my opinion. Comparing the new Beach House album 7, on cd and lp, the lp version grabs you more, the cd is colder. Could be because the lp master has more bit depth, because of the digital to analog conversion used, who knows
Interesting...I will check that out!
When a brickwalled MP3 gets mastered on vinyl... the result makes your skin crawl haha
One of the best examples of vintage gear being better is the Nakamichi Dragon casette deck.
After more than 30 years, it still outmatches almost every modern casettedeck.
Love my Nak!
@@anadialog I wanted to buy one some time ago, but I changed thoughts when I saw the price haha
I don't play cassettes that often, so I can't justify spending 2 grant on it.
Instead of that, I upgraded my Phono preamp to an SPL Phonos, which I can highly recommend.
It is very neutral, doesn't add its own characteristic sound and leaves the vinyl sound the same as it was played by the cartridge, except for RIAA equalization.
What modern cassette decks?
Certainly right about alot of the topics discussed here some of us know some of us think we know and some of us know it all and here's my 2 cents on the topics what ever the format equipment is going to make a difference for instance I prefer moving magnet cartridges for sound/ for CDs I own 3 transports my Cyrus cd I with OB transformer is my optimum player if the others sound bad I compare vintage amp pre amp 40 YEARS OLD ACOUSTAT on with modern BRYSTON 4B SST 2 AND BELIEVE ME I LOVE THE SOUND ON THE ACOUSTAT I have other amps too BUT IN ORDER TO HEAR THESE TRUE TRIPOLOGYS YOU CANT BE TONE DEAF IF THE RECORDINGS BAAAD! ITS BAAAAD! AND THATS THAT! LOVE YOU MAN!
True...that is always the minimum requirement for high fidelity...a good recording...amen brother!
Corporations LOVE to sell us stuff we don't need! Like SHAVING - I discovered shaving old-school (before my time - brush, shave soap, safety razor) is WAY better for me & does a better job than 3, 4, 5 blade razors.
Like audio & video, they have to invent stuff. No, my razor does NOT need to vibrate or pivot (my wrist does that). Now I spend .15cents per razor vs. $2.65 per cartridge...and mine last same/longer and are Gillette! Damn they make MILLIONS off men every year when they perfected it long ago.
I use a free hand razor too!
@@anadialog 👍Sometimes things just can't be improved. But Capitalism 🇺🇸... 😞
You MAY want to change the capacitors in that vintage gear, thiugh. Capacitors do not improve with age… akthough modern good (and expensive) ones age now very well.
Biggest mistake is not to enjoy your music.
Hi
Could you share the sales numbers? Where can you find these on internet?
Thanks!
Sure! List of music recording certifications: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications
I don't know what he's saying , I feel free , because I used to have to pay for music , now every now and then , I can get everything ,except the one cut I'm looking for , unless I buy it , haven't done it yet .
The Genesis remasters from 2007/8 are the worst I've ever heard. They're an absolute travesty, as if they were executed by someone who hates Genesis. I hope one day Steven Wilson gets to do them.
Really enjoyed your video, as always. Thank you!
Thanks! I totally agree...I had the SACD... and sold them immediately...the originals are way better!
@@anadialog Absolutely!
Apropos music sales. During the heyday of the 1970s when I was living in Melbourne from time to time, and it was the music capital of Australia, the record companies used to pay people to go to the record stores to purchase records in order to boost the sales figures. A friend in the US music industry told me that the record companies used to report sales of records to the performers from only one of several record pressing plants so they could pay the musicians less. I imagine that much of the silver, gold, platinum etc was based on bullshit sales figures.
Unbelievable!!
@@anadialog "TIDAL ‘FAKE STREAMS’: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY"
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Nothing much changes...
Vinyl edition of Californication done in Bernie Grundman Mastering has much more dynamic range than any digital release of this album.
CD/HDTracks is DR4 and the vinyl is DR11!
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In my opinion it is very poorly chosen example of digital sounding better than analog;)
Have you heard Steven Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase on vinyl? The hi-res digital sounds much better than vinyl release of this album IMO.
My hears say differently...by far! Yes, there are other releases we could mention but don't go high resolution, that is too easy! Not because it is but because it seems to sound better in most cases...more than a CD...
Hey Guy, I hate to waste your time with this but I can’t find your ana(dia)log turntable mat! I think it’s really cool but can’t find...when you get a chance, thanks
I had it custom made from a company...not for sale unfortunately
"Music is born analog". Hmmmm... When sound waves reach the inner ear, they are digitised by hair cells so they can travel through nerve cells to the brain. They are then converted to music (or not) by the mind.
Eh no, your inner ear converts pressure waves into electrical impulses which travels to your auditory cortex, and then processed by the parietal and frontal lopes of the cerebral cortex. There are no 'ones' and 'zeroes' in the human brain it is all electrical impulses.
@@dan.nathan Quoting a computational neuroscientist:
"the signals sent around the brain are 'either-or' states that are similar to binary. A neuron fires or it does not. These _all-or-nothing pulses_ are the basic language of the brain. So in this sense, the brain is computing using something like binary signals. Instead of 1s and 0s, or 'on' and 'off', the brain uses 'spike' or 'no spike' (referring to the firing of a neuron)." Emphasis mine.
Sorry but Dan is right! Not only our ears, but also the way microphones pick up sound (very similarly, again sound waves transformed in electric impulses) is analog!
@@anadialog I am currently reading a book by Robert Burton, M.D. He graduated from Yale University and University of California at San Francisco medical school, where he also completed his neurology residency. At age 33, he was appointed chief of the Division of Neurology at Mt. Zion-UCSF Hospital, where he subsequently became Associate Chief of the Department of Neurosciences. Why should I believe you rather than computational neuroscientist (quoted above), a neurologist, and a consultant anaesthetist (a close friend) especially in the absence of explanation?
Microphones work in an entirely different way than mammalian hearing systems there being no interpreter analogous to the brain/mind involved. At best it is analogous to the ear and hair cells. Note that above I was _not_ talking about the conversion of pressure waves in air into electrical signals. I was referring to the way the signals are conveyed from the ears to the brain and within the brain.
See: www.quora.com/How-does-our-brain-create-electricity/answer/VIJAY-RAJ-8?share=17232f99&srid=XfwL
Thing is with the internet thing. I know loads of people that say why should I pay for my music when you can download the tunes off torrent sites and whatnot. It annoys me as I’ve beena music lover all my life and have always bought physical copies be them digital or analogue
Another great video, agree records do wear but it takes many plays to become noticeable.
On another point, I suspect it is in the mastering, in the early days cd did not sound so good if they were burned with media mastered for vinyl.
And now albums mastered for cd (digital/streaming as well) will be too hot and sound not good on vinyl. Albums need to have a separate masters created to sound right on each media format.
Very true!
If you play a vinyl phonograph record and exceed the plastic's elastic limit even once it will be permanently deformed and won't sound the same.
Sadly true...the downsides of analog...
@@anadialog analog has many downsides.
Much less than its upsides!
@@anadialog I disagree.
Back in the 1970s we "listened" to several records with a spectrum analyser. Invariably, a previously played record had more HF than a virgin record. Playing with too _low_ of a tracking force was _worse_ in this regard than playing at the upper limit. The tone arm was a Shure SME and the cartridge was a V15 Mark 3, or 4 (I can't recall which). The damage was not only permanent, it was cumulative.
Most people have more than one record, so don't play just one over and over. Even If you do - just buy another ! you've spent very little on records.
I think the studios and record labels f##ked up the CD, if a CD is well recorded and mastered, it will sound fantastic, it’s a shame that the people giving us music on CD choose to jump the fence where it was the lowest.... remasters, I totally agree with you, but I also think that the Hi-Fi dealers being often very snotty and know it all types scared of a lot of costumers in the 80s and 90s that would like well recorded music played over a good system, mp3 made the system redundant.
On the CD implosion, I agree!
Worn out records are much more possible due to sticking dirt on the diamond. This stuff can weld together to a really annoying hard stuff that destroyes the grooves. It`s astounding how hot such a stylus can get when not be cleaned properly! And, going back to 1970ies Vinyl culture: People with an eliptical stylus had much more responsibility for the maintainance of their cardridge, while coneheads had more "Headroom" in their accuracy of cleaning and setting up their cadridges and tonearm parameters. It`s not without sense that DJ Cardridges have a conical needle. It`s just because being a record in a Discothek was a pure torture for the poor vinyl. And i am concerned, that a Record that came from a Discothek immediately came into the heaven of music when they died at last, because they had already hell on earth lol....
(I often explode inside when Friends see my group of 6 audiophile Turntables, and say: "ok, so how good are you in scratching and Teccno? " ) Wow.. scratching is the last thing i would do with my poor Records. I even have a bad conscience, if i don`t clean the Record before i play it! Scratching is a pain in the ass for me and i thank the gods of Walhalla that CD-Scratching was invented!
Thanks for adding up Bernhard.. I agree...wow 6 turntables!!! Tell us which ones you have!
@@anadialog Ciao Amico, My Turntables are especially 3 Pieces Unitra GS531, a polish Manufacturer that built very good TT`s in the 1980ies, but i made them from descent Turntables to proper audiophile Ones! They were also sold under the Brand of Tecco and Altus back then. I decided to use them, because they have a very good and stable casing, made of 2mm solid steel, and a Tonearm with an excellent Antiskating System. The steel casing is excellent shielded against all kind of magnetic fields, and i also braced them with inlays of MDF for extra acoustical damping. And, it`s no question that i rewired the tonearm with new british silver covered oxygenfree Copper-Cables.
A man must do what a man must do ;-) ^^.
Also a new SME mounting System had to be installed, so i can use the newest Headshells i ever want to use!
One comes with a Nagaoka MP110,
One with an AT95,
and One with the new AT-VM95 E -
which is a really excellent cardridge for middle weighted tonearms! I was really surprised when i compared the VM95 E to the Nagaoka!
And, for additional acoustical damping, and for the eye, i covered the steel housing of my TT`s with a very fine Leather!
The first of my tuning Projects i made up with a fine black leather, the second one with a bordeaux-red calve-leather, and the third one is just waiting to be covered with a middle brown Buffalo Leather!
The Leather is a value surface, and has an extra damping factor that we must not underrate! every milimeter counts!
So, then i also have two DUAL CS 430`s that i tuned up also in a certain way.
One comes with an AT 95 E,
and the other one has the Ortofon OM20 installed.
OK, the Duals are not the same league as the Unitras, but they play very well. I just work on them to give them an extra massive plinth, to make them more stable, but that`s a project i am not finished by now... But they play!
Then, in a weak minute of my life, i bought a DJ TT.
A stanton T.80, which i converted from DJ Stuff to audiophile with a new 9" Tonearm, silver cables, and an Antiskating System with the usual counterweight that`s hanging down beside the Arm...
But my 7th TT will be the masterpiece!
This is a Turntable completly designed by myselve, and this comes with a 12 Inch Carbonfiber Tonearm, and a direct drive system from a Reloop RP-2000 MK2.
To describe this TT: It looks like a Big Zylinder, with a Diameter of 34cm, and a hight of about 25cm. The main part of the round casing is covered with middlebrown buffalo leather, and the top-plate with a beam for the Tonearm on the side is made from oiled black acacia wood.
As soon as i have my video equipment ready for making some videoclips, i will provide some pictures from this stuff.
But in short words: My "masterpiece" has a touch of steampunk Design, with a plate of grinded raw Aluminium (just covered with clear paintjob) for the switches, and the brown leather..
So, at last, i am working on a swiss Turntable, a Lenco L-236! One of the last Fully Automatic Turntables from Lenco before they closed the doors....
This TT also will be housed in a massive new plinth out of black acacia and maybe red leather. As a supplement, I have to mention, that my slipmats are made out of the same leather as the cover of the housing. Leather is pretty good against static energy, and gives the whole thing a nice look!
At last, i think, that i will make a Stand-alone Project with my Lenco. For this i may use a nobsound little bear tube - preamp, and a descent poweramp, all together in the same casing, and with two DIY 2Way Loudspeakers. I just must figure out how the small class"D" Amp i have in plan for this All in One Solution, is good enough or not...
And before someone will come with bad critics to the little bear: I figured out, that with a really strong power-supply of 10A, this gear works really fine, and has a good dynamic range! I red some bad critics about the little bear, but i think, the lack of sound-quality comes from the wimpy original power supply!
All that said, i also want to reveal the rest of my gear: The main is a chain with a Dynavox TPR3 Preamp, and two Dynavox ET100, which i use to bi-amp my 4way JBL 4341 Clones.
And, the second chain is just an old Philips Receiver, a Philips AH683 with 2 pairs of Philips loudspeakers from the 1980ies!
One pair is a FB565 Bass-reflex with passive membranes, and the second is a pair of FB563 ported Bass-reflex. Both Chains work excellent, and reproduce Music very fine! Especially the Philips Loudspeakers have got a total makeover, and are better than new nowadays, as they are over 30 Years old lol...
And the JBL Clones... what should i say? They have the potential to bring an orchestra into my living room, just as possible as this can be done...
But, i will provide a video as soon as i am ready to do so.... You must know, i am retired, and i have time for almost nothing... lol....
@@anadialog Bytheway: I see you have the Dynavox Aux-S! How would you rate this switch? As i got mine, i first tried it out with some wimpy interconnects, and i was really annoyed from the Net-Frequency hum. Then i added a Binding post for Ground, and purchased better Chinch-Cables, and - Simsalabim: The hum is gone! Everything is dead quiet now! cables matter lol... They matter, more than one can imagine! They really matter!
And, the Aux-S is a really good device, i think... That casing only matches my Dynavox MT-50, and not my ET-100`s.
The MT-50 is used for my little Computer Loudspeakers, and i don`t need a switch for this... But, it is what it is... lol...
Saying this, i am really annoyed by the costs of simple casings with nothing inside. Most of the time, it would be cheaper to buy a device with a casing that matches my needs, and to throw away what`s inside, and then use the casing for my own project.... Sounds funny, but so it is... sadly...
I purchased 2 sets of 4to 1 switches with some good relais, and a remote controlled ALPS-potentiometer, with the possibility to controll my switches. All together would be a proper device, but the costs for analuminium casing are three to four times higher than the electronic stuff that comes inside... Isn`t this crazy?
I will tell you crappy CD can die after 2-5 years, I have plenty of old CDs with data that were not used and died due to whatever happens to plastic over time.
Sadly true...
If the vinyl version of Californication is even worse than the CD one I can't even imagine how bad it is! I had the hope it would have been better than the CD, as a lot of times vinyl is mastered with better levels as it was never directly streamed to the radio...
True...maybe I got a bad pressing....
@@anadialog Probably you are right, that album comes from a time when vinyl was long dead. They probably fed the lathe to make the master plates straight with the CD, why waste money with another mastering process for a long dead technology?
This album was re-cut in 2012 by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. That being said, I don’t know what source was used to cut the lacquers.
I know, which is why I was shocked...maybe just a bad pressing...
Mr DiaLOGUE, I have found generally Re-master ed if often worse than the original on my set-up Why is this?
All pretty common knowledge, nothing new here
No flash player required today .
No sane man will repeat the same track over & over unless he works as a radio presenter as they always do .
CDs rot when they are not being used ,that is a fail for me .
I do not know anything on the Red Hot Chilly peppers so they must of recorded it wrong in the first place .
Sounds like this album is to be avoided as it is controversial .
Music should be born Analog in this case ?
I do not have any CD player fitted anymore . all records & tapes now after all this format war is now giving back HI FI , well almost .
Californication is an incredibile album...forget the format and getta a copy, its sounds fantastic on CD, digitale, yes, but stille good!
@@anadialog I have to like the music first but I have finished with CDs .
If anything for other format I use Minidisc as we can wipe off the recordings as many times as we want .
The worst recorded record is a 12" single from INSOMNIA , unlike The Prodigy XL Records .
"No sane man will repeat the same track over & over unless he works as a radio presenter..."
I must be insane then. Here are some of the several hundred LPs I own. I would have played them at _least_ 500 times since purchasing them (i.e. ~10 times a year).
Blind Faith: _Self-titled_
Pink Floyd: _Dark Side of the Moon_
The Who: _Who's Next_
Donovan: _Mellow Yellow_
Miles Davis: _In a Silent Way_
Chicken Shack: _Forty Blue Fingers_
Johnny Winter: _Second Winter_
Sly and the Family Stone: _There's a Riot Going On_
Bob Dylan: _Highway 61 Revisited, Blond on Blond_
Jimi Hendrix: _Rainbow Bridge, Electric Ladyland_
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Amen! Oh my god... One of the worst Vinyl reissues is the "Legend" from Bob Marley! This album is around since a few years, but in any way, the streaming of the mp3 file on amazon unlimited is Lightyears better than the Vinyl edition. Once you have listened to the Record, you do not find the Words to describe how dull and overall poor this pressing and mastering is done! Truly unbelievable!
That is a shame...that's an excellent collection album...we need dedicated mastering big time
@@anadialog And to go a step further: Also the pressing should be made by people that have more "responsibility" to good sounding reproduction! As dull the mastering of the "Legends" Vinyl reissue is, the more poor is the pressing! I played the Record te first time, and i was surprisedd! Normally i turn my Preamp up to about 12`o Clock to have a descent Soundstage and Loudness. But for this Vinyl, i needed to turn it to 15`oClock, and as it was loud enough then, still the Sound was, like the record was worn out due to be played a million times. I washed it, i played it wet,:nothing helped me out! (I washed it because i thougt: "maybe there are some residues from the pressing plant in the grooves, that should be put out of them!") Nice thought, but it didn`t help.
So, i went to Amazon reviews, and it turned out, that not only me was the one with this problem, but a big number of other customers, so i could close out that just I got a "Mondays Product"...
So, i ended up with my download Code, so i could download the Album at least, to have a Copy of my own, that works fine!
Recorded analog? Then go analog, recorded digital, then get the digital. My rules are simple......
Like your vids alot but please stop pointing at me!!
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Ive just got to say something here does this guy think we are all idiots whats with all the signing we can understand English and most of us are over the age of three and under 110 yrs old . I think this guy reads this info then makes his video as to me he just dosn't come across right like hes reading auto que Stop with the hands.
I have no idea what is the problem here. Can you please explain yourself better?
You may have a fair amount of experience and knowledge but basically you don't know what you're talking about. I'll take that back if you can tell me the real reason pop music is compressed.
The initial reason was for radio broadcast, higher volume more audience...did I graduate? ;-)
@@anadialog , not really. Refine your answer.