Definitive Audiophile pressings

HayesWeighsIn said:
The only newer one I've really checked out is I actually bought the picture disc (gasp, I know) of Seventeen Seconds from 2020(?), cause it's my absolute fav of theirs - obviously not a hifi production, and I was shocked at how good it sounded for the medium!
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I have the picture disc of Wild Mood Swings and was really surprised at the sound quality. I thought it would be abysmal, but sounded quite good, like any other modest vinyl pressing.
 
Mather said:
It appears this whole time, that I've been playing checkers... and Bob's playing chess.
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Lol.

it's really with the recent reissues, I think. I have an original 17 Seconds from when I was a kid and despite the scuffs on it, it sounds beautiful, with deep bass and good separation. I also have "Mixed Up" from back then and it's also excellent. So I don't buy the "80's sound" thing, this is recent thing. My Disintegration reissue is just ok. Same with Wish, though that one may be worse. The one reissue I don't mind is The Head On The Door.

Don't some of the reissues say they were supervised by Smith himself? Is he good buddies with Tom Waits?
 
Turbo said:
Lol.

it's really with the recent reissues, I think. I have an original 17 Seconds from when I was a kid and despite the scuffs on it, it sounds beautiful, with deep bass and good separation. I also have "Mixed Up" from back then and it's also excellent. So I don't buy the "80's sound" thing, this is recent thing. My Disintegration reissue is just ok. Same with Wish, though that one may be worse. The one reissue I don't mind is The Head On The Door.

Don't some of the reissues say they were supervised by Smith himself? Is he good buddies with Tom Waits?
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You have to seriously wonder if their ears just suck now so they don't realize what they're doing to the mix.

I know it's been a debate on here before about whether most artists care about how their music sounds on vinyl, but it's hard to imagine that they don't care if they're willing to spend the time to "supervise" it.
 
Hemotep said:
You have to seriously wonder if their ears just suck now so they don't realize what they're doing to the mix.

I know it's been a debate on here before about whether most artists care about how their music sounds on vinyl, but it's hard to imagine that they don't care if they're willing to spend the time to "supervise" it.
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Question is… are they supervising it for vinyl or just in general and then get asked if it should be mastered specifically for vinyl and they say no.
 
So for the prompt in the challenge thread, I finally got around to listening to the Aphex Twin SAW II reissue and holy shit. Great dynamics, rich low end, and silent vinyl. Only problem with the thing is how the fuck are you supposed to know which disc is which? Also it’s a single pocket for four discs, eww.
 
Nee Lewman said:
So for the prompt in the challenge thread, I finally got around to listening to the Aphex Twin SAW II reissue and holy shit. Great dynamics, rich low end, and silent vinyl. Only problem with the thing is how the fuck are you supposed to know which disc is which? Also it’s a single pocket for four discs, eww.
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so glad Matt Colton cut this one. he's starting to get more love/attention for these types of releases. was also surprised how quiet it was since it was pressed on biovinyl.
 
Mather said:
Those that own this one... did you have good luck with the pressing? It seems like an album that's going to be near impossible to get clean pressing of due to how quiet it would need to be...
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It’s fantastic. There were a couple of tics here and there but could have just been fuzz from the air landing on the slab. One of the discs was slightly warped but I imagine the sleeve means that will happen over time anyhow. It’s really really well done. Full disclosure - second half of listen when I noticed the few tics was with headphones on.
 
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