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The goal of every high-end audio consumer is perfect reproduction of a recorded event which can only be accomplished by perfect recordings. The reality, of course, is we can not achieve perfection in either case. These are "IDEALS". All audiophiles/music lovers build their systems to get as close to these ideals as possible. Good recordings, well reproduced, is relevant, not just to one's overall enjoyment of the music, but also,to one's appreciation of that music. I am in the camp that feels vinyl renders much greater "MUSICALITY" than the silver discs. With that being said, I would like to list some vinyl recordings that I feel come very, very close to allowing us to hear the recorded event the way it was meant to be heard.
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John
3/20/2012 04:24:40 am
What a great list of amazing classics! Very informative post -- thank you!
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John Clayborn
3/22/2012 11:07:39 am
Mike, I share your passion for vinyl. I prefer vinyl because the whole process is sort of reassuring. You interact with the LP, from extracting it from its liner to lowering the tone arm, to setting the stylus in the groove, to turning the record over at the end of the side. It takes time and a lot of care to get the potentially great results that are waiting in those grooves. I don’t remember who made the statement, but with vinyl, “there’s MORE there.”
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John Wheeler
3/22/2012 11:31:17 pm
I have always loved the ritual of vinyl. The previous, John Clayborn, post put it best. Vinyl makes you slow down and hear the music, hear the system, connect with the artist, appreciate the engineer.
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Michael
5/4/2012 10:33:04 pm
Lee Morgan Quintet/ Take Twelve Jazzland
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Greg Powell
4/6/2012 05:12:48 am
I love music and as a result I have always believed I had a very good ear for reproduction of sound. I remember wanting to purchase Bang and Olufsen products to have what I thought was was high end stereo equipment. I was young and although my funds were limited, I sought to do just that, have the best. I did find my way to the best quality I could afford with the purchase of an SAE system backed with a set of Wharferdales. Some parts still are in my collection, however it is now time to entertain once again, where I would find a system worthy of my present lifestyle. I am totally ready to see what this site has to offer by way of savings and quality. I appreciate the blog for its input and will surely find value in participating. Keep up the good work!
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Michael Mcgee
5/12/2012 12:28:38 pm
The purity of the sound is in the vinyl, also the vinyl allows you to take part in the process of how the music was recorded, because the mistakes and everything else on the recording was played out and not planed , we were able to be a part of the process of the recording, we melted into the music and respected the musicians behind it.
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9/3/2012 07:59:50 pm
Perfect reproduction of recorded event is the main goal for each and every audio consumers. For them Vinyl Recordings seems to be best.
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