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Without doubt I've come to the same conclusion. There are aspects of the HiFi game that don't make any sense at all. Listen to an album like Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall and you have to wonder what we've forgotten about recording techniques in the past 60 years.
Have you listened to anything on the International Anthem label? Stuff on that label sounds uniformly well recorded and mastered, puts a lot of 'audiophile' vinyl releases to shame.
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Yes, I have IARC0030 Alabaster De Plume - To Cy & Lee, Instrumentals Vol. 1 released earlier this year. I was recommending it in the vinyl junkies thread a few months ago. Really good music, recording and pressing all very good. Pressed at Pallas. I think Pallas can do a great job if labels don't ask them to cut corners, historically they have a good reputation.
My own limited straw poll which is probably 1200 pieces in the last few years has Speakers Corner at the top of the pile for musical content, mastering, pressing and sleeves. If you are in Europe they are by far the best value of the well established labels. In the states Analogue Productions would be my pick.
I have a lot of these types of pressings and they are really enjoyable to own and play, even buying from a distributor the American ones are painful to get hold of though.
I should keep a look out for more from International Anthem. If you've not heard Mary Lattimore - Silver Ladders it's worth a listen on any format, the LP was actually pretty good considering it's quite a quiet recording.
Airhead
Without doubt I've come to the same conclusion. There are aspects of the HiFi game that don't make any sense at all. Listen to an album like Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall and you have to wonder what we've forgotten about recording techniques in the past 60 years.