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BSD2000:

--- Quote from: migkiller1971 on February 24, 2012, 07:17:36 PM ---
How about some to avoid?????

Only acquire if cheap and if you absolutely want it and can't find a better Copy.

Jazz Time, Jazz Track and Jazz Wax Time. All pressed in Spain taken from CD's. I have two of these. I don't want to be cruel. >:(

I'm also curious about the Doxy label in Italy. if anyone can share some insight. It will be greatly appreciated.

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Checkout the thread for labels to avoid.  :)

I have a copy of Dave Brubeck - Time Out on Jazz Wax. It's not terrible, but nowhere near as good as the original Columbia pressings. Even Brubeck greatest hits LP's sound better, which are usually cut from multiple generation master tapes. I ordered it new from Amazon, thinking it was an audiophile pressing, but it's not audiophile quality. The pressing has a fair amount of surface/groove noise and some IGD, no matter what turntable and cartridge combo I use for playback. Overall, the sound quality isn't terrible, but it's nothing special.

RakeAngle:
Some to avoid sounds like a good idea:

DGG - the last good-sounding records DGG produced were recorded prior to 1970. Check TAS's recommended list. See many DGGs? Generally, they are bass shy, over miked, (the BSO/Ozawa Swan Lake was recorded with 24 mikes.), shrill, and generally unlistenable. I speak only of the LPs, of course. Part of the problem was von Karajan's "interference" with the Tonmeisters who knew better. Unfortunately the later Abbado/BPO recordings were not much better. Strangely enough, DGG's Archiv label fared much better. (BTW, what is "antique" classical music?) Most Archiv's have great sound, and, by today's standards, middle-of-the-road interpretations, which I find preferable. Anything by conductors Karl Richter and August Wenzinger, sonically, are first class. The presentation boxes for t. he Bach Passions and Handel Concerti Grossi and Organ Concertos are beautiful.  A first class label all the way. The earlier, heavy pressings are preferable. Definitely NOT to be avoided!

Everest - rotten vinyl, poor pressings, a joke, really.  Orange label LPs are the worst.  To think that some of Everest's late '50s recordings (beautifully recorded by the Master Engineer, Bert Whyte - on the early purple and silver labels) ended up botched in the remastering - sad.

Admin:

--- Quote from: RakeAngle on August 17, 2012, 01:41:10 AM ---Some to avoid sounds like a good idea:

DGG - the last good-sounding records DGG produced were recorded prior to 1970. Check TAS's recommended list. See many DGGs? Generally, they are bass shy, over miked, (the BSO/Ozawa Swan Lake was recorded with 24 mikes.), shrill, and generally unlistenable. I speak only of the LPs, of course. Part of the problem was von Karajan's "interference" with the Tonmeisters who knew better. Unfortunately the later Abbado/BPO recordings were not much better. Strangely enough, DGG's Archiv label fared much better. (BTW, what is "antique" classical music?) Most Archiv's have great sound, and, by today's standards, middle-of-the-road interpretations, which I find preferable. Anything by conductors Karl Richter and August Wenzinger, sonically, are first class. The presentation boxes for t. he Bach Passions and Handel Concerti Grossi and Organ Concertos are beautiful.  A first class label all the way. The earlier, heavy pressings are preferable. Definitely NOT to be avoided!

Everest - rotten vinyl, poor pressings, a joke, really.  Orange label LPs are the worst.  To think that some of Everest's late '50s recordings (beautifully recorded by the Master Engineer, Bert Whyte - on the early purple and silver labels) ended up botched in the remastering - sad.

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