Hello to the local guys (
dobyblue and
swordo84)
I'm late to this party but I'll throw in all my thoughts:
1. It's my opinion that the original RCA BTCS vinyl pressing doesn't sound that much better than CD, if at all. Sterling Sound did the pressing, and I have a feeling they mastered it to CD then mastered the vinyl from that. If you look at Sterling's YouTube page you can see one of their guys explaining that it used to be like that in the dark vinyl ages of the 90s because the producers would give them a whole shitload of tape and say "yeah there's a song over here, a song over here, a bit over here and you gotta splice this up to this to get this," et cetera, so it wasn't very conducive to mastering a vinyl stamper in that state. I have been trying to desperately contact Sterling Sound or Ted Jensen to confirm/deny this situation to no avail. If anyone has any contacts in this area it would be something worth finding out. Otherwise, the BTCS vinyl is pretty much run-of-the-mill and the copy I had my mitts on had a small defect at the end of The Dreaming Tree, my favourite song in the universe. So I sold it.
My opinion was formed via a used copy with an M97xE stylus, I do have an AT440MLa (no, you can't get it in Canada easily) on my SL1210M5G now and a sealed BTCS on the way (should arrive early next week) which I'm still debating over opening and giving a spin, or leaving it sealed based on these new "re-release" revelations. The MLa is a linear stylus and handles sibilance and IGD much better than the M97, IMHO. It also reproduces more naturally and captures the high end and doesn't accentuate the low end like the Shure.
2. I haven't received BW yet, though it's coming.
3.
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Originally Posted by swordo84
So after searching the 'big box' stores (like an idiot) I went to the local guy here in town. Normally I steer clear of this place because it is ridiculously over-priced, but he was able to order the LP for me from the States for $20. It would have cost over $50 to order it in from somewhere else in Canada
--Colin
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You must mean Alternative Audio/Diamond Groove on Hatt St, where I just picked up Neil Young's Harvest an hour ago. Great guys, but the prices aren't in lie with e-tailers and you should only use them if you really can't find something or need something immediately. Beware of some of the snake oil. I would recommend Amazon.ca wherever possible, select the Super Saver Shipping as it comes from Mississauga and takes only 1 day anyway.
4. The proper terminology is not "vinyl players" ad nauseum, but
records are played on
turntables and are commonly made of
vinyl.
So um, rock on and stuff, and
dobyblue get at me if you have any vinyl dealers that you like to use.