Definitive Audiophile pressings

Viking Dan said:
This may be of some interest to all of you. The linked videos show lots of one step pressings and other pressings I’m sure are in the list of wants here on the audiophile thread.

Not sure if you can purchase online - I always go to the Princeton Record Exchange in person.
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Hello from Princeton Record Exchange

Huge Audiophile Collection!

We have just purchased one of the largest audiophile collections we’ve seen in many years consisting of over 400 records and 300 CDs/SACDs.

For those unfamiliar with the term, “audiophile” records are known as much for their sonic qualities as for their performances. They are made with more care than standard issues and usually in smaller batches. They are often manufactured using all-tube recording equipment on high-quality heavy virgin vinyl, and are sometimes made direct-to-disc, or at 45 rpm to replicate the original sound more closely.

The vinyl portion of this collection contains a wide variety of labels, mostly from the 2000’s. It is very heavy on titles from Classic Records including the boxed Clarity series, 200 & 180 gram pressings, and six or so boxed, numbered, test pressings, most notably Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” which was never officially issued in this format.

You can see a short video showing a sampling of some vinyl titles here:



Some of the other premier labels include Analogue Productions, ORG, Pure Audiophile, Acony, Quality Record Pressings, Wilson, Fone, Groove Note, Mobile Fidelity (quite a few “One-Steps”), Alto, Impex, The Electric Recording Co. (extremely rare, and expensive, only 300 made of each), Water Lily, Super Sense (direct to acetate!), Acoustech, Analogue Experience, and many more.

Many of these titles are from very small runs (usually numbered), so very scarce, and quite a few from this collection are autographed by the artists. Prices range from $10 up to $400 or so.

You can see some more of the LPs here:



The audiophile discs are mostly “hybrid” meaning they can be played on regular CD players, or SACD players for higher fidelity. There are around 200 of those in this collection. We also have 80 or so of the sought-after SACDs (Super Audio CDs) which can only be played on an SACD player. This format was established around 2000 to improve on CD quality. While it never reached mass acceptance, it remains a favorite of dedicated fans. There are also handfuls of quality CDs on Mobile Fidelity, some Japanese audiophile discs, and other nice pieces.

You can see a video of some of the CDs/ SACDs here:



The titles are mostly classic rock, jazz, and classical. Prices range from $10 to $100
Please note that these titles are sold first come, first served, in-store only. Many of these pieces are in very high demand, so to be as fair as we can to everyone, no calls or holds please. For those not familiar with us, sorry, we are a walk-in store only and do not handle phone orders or shipping.

We hope you get a chance to visit us soon as we don’t expect this unique collection to last very long.

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P.S. We got our old Instagram back!

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Hope to see you soon.



Best Regards,
Prex Staff
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Damn they have Bill Evans Village Vanguard ERC at retail. Very fair of them.
 
Mather said:
Long shot here, but have any of you heard any of the Japanese Simon and Garfunkel pressings? Or Plastic Ono Band? Debating....
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As you would have it, I ordered the Plastic Ono Band 1977 pressing that was on Ella. Had it in my cart for a good week and finally pulled the trigger. There were so-so reviews for the earlier pressings on discogs so I decided to try this one since it was pretty cheap ($20). That one had a good review, but only one person commented. I can report back with my impressions, with the caveat that I'm no expert on Lennon pressings.
 
Turbo said:
As you would have it, I ordered the Plastic Ono Band 1977 pressing that was on Ella. Had it in my cart for a good week and finally pulled the trigger. There were so-so reviews for the earlier pressings on discogs so I decided to try this one since it was pretty cheap ($20). That one had a good review, but only one person commented. I can report back with my impressions, with the caveat that I'm no expert on Lennon pressings.
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Yep aaaaand as I suspected that's the same one I had in my cart.

You know what? All that praise I had for Ella? I was lying, Ella sucks. Everyone stop ordering from them now please.
 
Joe Mac said:
The Japanese Band on the Run I bought is pretty awesome too. Didn’t get any Fleetwood Mac though…
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I picked up Tusk and Mirage because I feel the reissues I have could be improved upon. Especially Tusk. I actually have a decent reissue of Band On The Run but I saw somewhere that the japanese issue is well regarded.
 
Turbo said:
I picked up Tusk and Mirage because I feel the reissues I have could be improved upon. Especially Tusk. I actually have a decent reissue of Band On The Run but I saw somewhere that the japanese issue is well regarded.
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Ah I have an UK OG of Tusk that is remarkably clean and sounds fantastic! I don’t care enough about Mirage to upgrade it lol!
 
Oh, and I got a copy of the second Yaz album, but I didn't think you guys would care about that one. I have a canadian original press of that one but it's pretty beat up.
 
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