A 45 RPM groove is longer. It holds more information. I have some 45 RPM reissues that sound pretty good and seem to have greater resolution, but they have the dreaded thicker new formulation vinyl so there are trade-offs. Others who know more about it may be able to explain more about why they sound different. They do not always sound better in my experience.
I'm not sure what you mean by dreaded new formulation.
With Mofi they have the UltraDisc One Step where they remove 2 steps in the plating process (from 5 to 3) avoiding 2 processes of generation loss yielding higher resolution. Then as stated, 45RPM = more data per unit of measure. Then a much more meticulous than factory processed records of the now and past is employed (see https://mofi.com/pages/technologies#one-step ). All is done using a new proprietary compound vinyl.
Analogue Productions UHQR - "Each UHQR is pressed, using hand-selected vinyl, with attention paid to every single detail of every single record. All of the innovations introduced by QRP that have been generating such incredible critical acclaim are applied to each UHQR. The 200-gram records feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable."
I'm trying to understand, if above is the dreaded new formulation, what the downside is because if these 2 examples are it, I and thousands others don't hear it. Can you please give examples?
A while back at a show I think it was the owner of sound smith , did a vinyl playback presentation. he has some great ideas but I’m not so sure they all add up to me.
one thing he brought up was groove size and do we really get all the information layed in the grooves.
of course in part it was his sales pitch of cactus needles on a cart but !!
there is a lot going on dragging a needle on vinyl.
a 45 spaces are wider if they want them to be
meaning more dynamics and info
but this still isn’t all
it may allow for less compression if they want it.
I own one album in 3 analog formats all from analog productions
33 /45 and tape.
the hope album.
in just comparing vinyl they do sound very different to me.
it facilitates to me what one is correct to the master tape sound.
Oddly the 33 I like more seems more high frequency clarity.
FYR - There are multiple 45RPM versions so unless you have the one that's the same master as the 33, you really can't compare. Then there's stylus shape, VTA, SRA, etc. Many variables.
I’ve listened to a range of Diana Krall albums this afternoon.
The voice, however limited, is very easy on the ears AND in nearly every track, she is with me in the room. I’d rather have her here than, say, Patricia Barber.
Melody Gardot is, in my opinion, the best of the lot. Most of her recordings are songs she’s written (as opposed to standards).
Diana Krall is generally quite smooth. Patricia Barber is often very edgy. Melody Gardot is smooth with an edge.
I am impressed by DK and PB because I know how hard it is to sing and play at the same time.
Of these three, DK has the most traditional story, including her long term relationship with Declan McClaghnahan (sp?) and their family.
I like the 58 year old DK singing better than the 28 year old DK singing. She probably does too.
I was first introduced to DK via a friend’s sharing of an early video. I did not like it. I told him she was phoning it in. I think I was wrong. She hasn’t sold 15,000,000 albums by phoning it in.
Thats way too much Pipe and slippers with cheese music for me, good for a one or 2 soft melodies. PB music jumps , lots of flare and very rhythmic , DK can be like that too while being good on the melodies..!
The drum strikes on PB recordings are fantastic same for DK with piano strikes ..
Thats way too much Pipe and slippers with cheese music for me, good for a one or 2 soft melodies. PB music jumps , lots of flare and very rhythmic , DK can be like that too while being good on the melodies..!
The drum strikes on PB recordings are fantastic same for DK with piano strikes ..
They all offer cuts that can support pipe, slippers & etc (cheese? Really?).
Listen to March for Mingus on the European tour multi disk album. Then think about the saxophonist who is actually blowing two saxophones at once.
Many, if not most, of the recordings from these three artists put them right in my room. They’re all very well recorded.
