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post #16 of 19
1/10/10 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by Veefy View Post
my pressing is on white vinyl and I have the same general issues with regards to poor sound quality.
Generally coloured vinyl pressings have a higher noise floor than than traditional ones as they don't bother to clean the presses properly so you often have visible discolourations where colours mix with residue left on the presses.

Personally I'd only buy coloured vinyl or picture discs as a collectors piece unless they are coming from an audiophile label that will really go the extra mile to ensure pristine pressings. Many labels print these kind of releases purely for obsessive fans who must have every edition ever so sound quality is not always at the forefront of their minds.


Also the Rega Super Elys cart you are using is a very analytical design which will expose flaws like this mercilessly, much more so than some other carts. Of course there is nothing wrong with this and many cart designers favour a warts and all sound but it's certainly something to be aware of...
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post #17 of 19
1/10/10 at 11:10pm
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Originally Posted by memepool View Post
Generally coloured vinyl pressings have a higher noise floor than than traditional ones as they don't bother to clean the presses properly so you often have visible discolourations where colours mix with residue left on the presses.

Personally I'd only buy coloured vinyl or picture discs as a collectors piece unless they are coming from an audiophile label that will really go the extra mile to ensure pristine pressings. Many labels print these kind of releases purely for obsessive fans who must have every edition ever so sound quality is not always at the forefront of their minds.
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Thanks for the info, I had suspected that the coloured vinyl releases were more prone to this kind of thing in general. I think in the case of the Air release, it was probably done for asethetic reasons.

I think the Rega Super Elys is probably not a great match with my current high efficiency speakers as it is probably too analytically revealing as you say.
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post #18 of 19
1/11/10 at 5:28pm
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Any ideas why the issue would have switched channels, or also why it's more prevelant after the first track on the disk?
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post #19 of 19
1/11/10 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan_01 View Post
Any ideas why the issue would have switched channels, or also why it's more prevelant after the first track on the disk?
You need to test each link in the chain methodically to see if it's the record itself or some effect it's having on the rest of your equipment.

Does it do this on another set up? would be the obvious first question.
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