Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site


In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: My today’s views on LP culture and my audio habits.
Post Subject: The lifespan of vinylPosted by drdna on: 6/16/2009
fiogf49gjkf0d
 Paul S wrote:
I have a few old 6-eyes that are among the best-sounding LPs I own.  I cannot say this of the older "solid label" Columbias; but perhaps they just want more careful VTA to get the best from them? The older LPs were not yet made of "vinyl", and many sound quite "brittle" now, in my experience, including some of the most wonderful stuff on early RCA, pre-"shaded dog".  This stuff is the strongest argument for a 2nd, spherical stylus, for serious listeners.
This absolutely agrees with my impressions.  I have a large number of the older pre-"6-eyes" and "Shaded Dog" versions, you know the older 12" and even 10" versions. They have an incredible immediacy and lifelike sound that cannot be beat, but there is a lot of noise, even when the albums are pristine with no groove wear, to the point that is hard to listen around the noise sometimes.  

You may be on to something regarding the formulation of the vinyl and that the older albums may be reaching the end of their lifespan, hence the brittle sound, although there is always the possibility that with the proper VTA, the proper equalization, and a real mono needle, we might both be pleasantly surprised.

Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site