KEF Q11 Meta Reveals Much

[Squishman]

A couple years back, I bought Santana Abraxas LP in supposedly VG+. It has no marks and must have been well taken care of but I was never seriously happy with how it sounded. I figured it was played excessively. I hadn't played it yet in the almost one year that I have owned my KEF's until this week and I had to take it off the platter! I could replace it with a newly mastered one, but I generally shy away from digital on vinyl. May as well buy the CD. But I didn't do that. I found a VG+ Japanese original pressing and ordered that.

 

[highfigh]

A couple years back, I bought Santana Abraxas LP in supposedly VG+. It has no marks and must have been well taken care of but I was never seriously happy with how it sounded. I figured it was played excessively. I hadn't played it yet in the almost one year that I have owned my KEF's until this week and I had to take it off the platter! I could replace it with a newly mastered one, but I generally shy away from digital on vinyl. May as well buy the CD. But I didn't do that. I found a VG+ Japanese original pressing and ordered that.

Some remasters are made for vinyl- check for info about who is behind the remasters and you may find something much better.

Was the sound bad because of noise from amplifiers, general condition of the LP, bad instrument sounds, lack of or emphasized frequencies?

 

[Squishman]

Some remasters are made for vinyl- check for info about who is behind the remasters and you may find something much better.

Was the sound bad because of noise from amplifiers, general condition of the LP, bad instrument sounds, lack of or emphasized frequencies?

Just wear and tear on the record. Although it was handled well over the years. I know what that sounds like.