10-11-2016, 11:35 PM
Why did I have to get into vinyls? They cost so much and give me so much headache sometimes.
Lately I've been having problems how to approach choosing version which I want. Splatters, swirls etc are often really nice looking and might retain higher resell value (if I ever wanted to sell my copies) but on the other hand the risk of them sounding worse or even bad seems to be so much higher.
Unfortunately I started thinking about this much more after Carbon Based Lifeforms vinyls. Because to be blunt listening to them isn't a pleasure I hoped.
Sadly I haven't been able to listen to them with proper setup because my shitty speakers don't agree with their mixing. Quiet parts with strong bass make them resonate really annoyingly (afterwards I noticed the same problem with some other albums as well so most likely it's just my setup). Barring that out there's still quite a lot background noise way too often. Lots of clicks and pops as well. I don't know if I got bad copies or if there are some wider problems as people have been posting about these problems on Discogs for other versions as well. I know J says there haven't been much complaints but... :/
On the other hand Cormorant Earth Diver didn't have any big flaws and neither does Ghost Brigade's IV: One With the Storm (didn't even remember I had it as splatter).
I was quite surprised by Kauan swirl albums as well. Sorni Nai had REALLY noticable background noise at some points while Pirut was really good. Cormoran't Metazoa was pretty much perfect as well.
Oh, and I have no idea how big of a risk marbling is. I only have Furi Soundtrack and that one is absolutely flawless. One of the best I own surely.
I don't quite know what the point of this text was in the end. I guess I just wanted to vent about first world problems. Any way I think I'm leaning towards single colored vinyls in the future. Possibly black as well. I wanted to buy Meteor - Parallel Lives die-hard pack but these experiences drove towards the safe choice. In the end it's the music that matters the most.
Oh, and relating to this a bit. I don't understand (well I do financially I guess as people seem to buy them) shit ton of different vinyl variables for albums that in no way match with any album art. Kudos to J for making versions (no matter how many) always truly work together with art. I was really torn with Cormorant albums but eventually went with colored ones as matching looked so beautiful.
Lately I've been having problems how to approach choosing version which I want. Splatters, swirls etc are often really nice looking and might retain higher resell value (if I ever wanted to sell my copies) but on the other hand the risk of them sounding worse or even bad seems to be so much higher.
Unfortunately I started thinking about this much more after Carbon Based Lifeforms vinyls. Because to be blunt listening to them isn't a pleasure I hoped.
Sadly I haven't been able to listen to them with proper setup because my shitty speakers don't agree with their mixing. Quiet parts with strong bass make them resonate really annoyingly (afterwards I noticed the same problem with some other albums as well so most likely it's just my setup). Barring that out there's still quite a lot background noise way too often. Lots of clicks and pops as well. I don't know if I got bad copies or if there are some wider problems as people have been posting about these problems on Discogs for other versions as well. I know J says there haven't been much complaints but... :/
On the other hand Cormorant Earth Diver didn't have any big flaws and neither does Ghost Brigade's IV: One With the Storm (didn't even remember I had it as splatter).
I was quite surprised by Kauan swirl albums as well. Sorni Nai had REALLY noticable background noise at some points while Pirut was really good. Cormoran't Metazoa was pretty much perfect as well.
Oh, and I have no idea how big of a risk marbling is. I only have Furi Soundtrack and that one is absolutely flawless. One of the best I own surely.
I don't quite know what the point of this text was in the end. I guess I just wanted to vent about first world problems. Any way I think I'm leaning towards single colored vinyls in the future. Possibly black as well. I wanted to buy Meteor - Parallel Lives die-hard pack but these experiences drove towards the safe choice. In the end it's the music that matters the most.
Oh, and relating to this a bit. I don't understand (well I do financially I guess as people seem to buy them) shit ton of different vinyl variables for albums that in no way match with any album art. Kudos to J for making versions (no matter how many) always truly work together with art. I was really torn with Cormorant albums but eventually went with colored ones as matching looked so beautiful.