I got an early Christmas present a few days ago. It is a Pro-Ject RPM4 turntable installed with a Pro-Ject K6 phono cartridge. Finally I can listen to my Anthrax records.
My one-minute review:
Anthrax: Live - The Island Years (Audiophile Limited Vinyl Edition)
~The sound is a disaster. The mastering engineer squeezed 30 minutes of music on each side and the volume has suffered considerably. First a small note: if you put more than 20 minutes of music on an LP side, the volume level will have to be reduced. The opposite holds true as well. The louder the mastering engineer cuts the LP the less music will fit on the disc. At 30 minutes per album side, the vinyl edition of this live album by Anthrax has a shockingly low volume level. Even at the 2'o'clock position on the volume control of my amplifier, the sound was still not loud enough. The album should have been spread across two LPs. Other than the extremely low volume level there is nothing wrong with the LP itself. However the mix is terrible and muddy which can be heard even on the CD release.
Anthrax: The Greater of Two Evils (Double LP vinyl edition)
~The sound quality of this double LP is very good. The volume level is good, the bass is solid without being muddy, the sound is not as compressed as on the CD and the vinyl helps to lend the sound an analog feel despite the digital recording and mixing. There is a lack of seperation between the instruments but that is the fault of the mix and not the LP. Even after being recorded digitally this album could have benefitted from being mixed on analog tape.
Some pictures of my new record player:
My one-minute review:
Anthrax: Live - The Island Years (Audiophile Limited Vinyl Edition)
~The sound is a disaster. The mastering engineer squeezed 30 minutes of music on each side and the volume has suffered considerably. First a small note: if you put more than 20 minutes of music on an LP side, the volume level will have to be reduced. The opposite holds true as well. The louder the mastering engineer cuts the LP the less music will fit on the disc. At 30 minutes per album side, the vinyl edition of this live album by Anthrax has a shockingly low volume level. Even at the 2'o'clock position on the volume control of my amplifier, the sound was still not loud enough. The album should have been spread across two LPs. Other than the extremely low volume level there is nothing wrong with the LP itself. However the mix is terrible and muddy which can be heard even on the CD release.
Anthrax: The Greater of Two Evils (Double LP vinyl edition)
~The sound quality of this double LP is very good. The volume level is good, the bass is solid without being muddy, the sound is not as compressed as on the CD and the vinyl helps to lend the sound an analog feel despite the digital recording and mixing. There is a lack of seperation between the instruments but that is the fault of the mix and not the LP. Even after being recorded digitally this album could have benefitted from being mixed on analog tape.
Some pictures of my new record player:
