robertrobyn Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I got the Snakes & Arrows 180Gram LP for X-mas. All I can say is WOW!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-a RUSH fan! Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 QUOTE (robertrobyn @ Dec 25 2010, 03:24 PM) I got the Snakes & Arrows 180Gram LP for X-mas. All I can say is WOW!!!! Oh, haven't you heard, "Snakes & Arrows" is a terrible album. Supposedly, it's a fact. Congrats. I love that album and even though I don't get the whole LP thing, that sounds like a cool present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealpert Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 What a waste of vinyl Make sure to get Vapor Trails too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I love S&A. Must be an awesome gift. I'm jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 I have VT and it is outstanding also. The only LP'S Im missing are Counterparts and Chronicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealpert Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 QUOTE (robertrobyn @ Dec 25 2010, 06:16 PM) I have VT and it is outstanding also. The only LP'S Im missing are Counterparts and Chronicles. What do you mean outstanding? Is the clipping still there? Or i guess i shoud ask how do you think the cd sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I aint a huge fan of S&A but I dont hate it either. What I do know is vinyl makes music sound better so maybe that wouldnt be so bad to own. Heck, I'd take it anyday so.... You rock on robertrobyn, and play it loud. P.S., I'm waiting for Rush to re-release Moving Pictures on vinyl again, especially since it's kinda semi-popular again-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spok Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 QUOTE (Presto_a RUSH fan_06-08-90 @ Dec 25 2010, 03:31 PM) QUOTE (robertrobyn @ Dec 25 2010, 03:24 PM) I got the Snakes & Arrows 180Gram LP for X-mas. All I can say is WOW!!!! Oh, haven't you heard, "Snakes & Arrows" is a terrible album. Supposedly, it's a fact. Congrats. I love that album and even though I don't get the whole LP thing, that sounds like a cool present. I always have to ask when somebody doesn't get the whole LP thing... I don't know but have you heard a proper vinyl setup through a 2 channel stereo system with big freaking speakers and lots of watts for headroom and clarity that move the air in the room around you? if you have, I don't understand If you haven't, you don't understand Really Snakes and Arrows on Vinyl sounds great but it sounds the same as the CD because the mix and master is the same over compressed for the digital age. Music recorded to be pressed to vinyl sounds best on a turntable setup as mentioned above. Sound is more the a measure of volume, its also the movement of air and a real setup does that. I apologize, no soap box was intended in this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spok Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Dec 26 2010, 05:58 AM) I aint a huge fan of S&A but I dont hate it either. What I do know is vinyl makes music sound better so maybe that wouldnt be so bad to own. Heck, I'd take it anyday so.... You rock on robertrobyn, and play it loud. P.S., I'm waiting for Rush to re-release Moving Pictures on vinyl again, especially since it's kinda semi-popular again-ish. I would like to see test for echo come out on vinyl.... dang!....can't they at least do a 5000 copy run like the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 QUOTE (spok @ Dec 26 2010, 12:45 PM)QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Dec 26 2010, 05:58 AM) I aint a huge fan of S&A but I dont hate it either. What I do know is vinyl makes music sound better so maybe that wouldnt be so bad to own. Heck, I'd take it anyday so.... You rock on robertrobyn, and play it loud. P.S., I'm waiting for Rush to re-release Moving Pictures on vinyl again, especially since it's kinda semi-popular again-ish. I would like to see test for echo come out on vinyl.... dang!....can't they at least do a 5000 copy run like the others? That would be fantastic! The ones I need Rush-wise are VT and mint first pressings of FBN, CoS, 2112 & MP to upgrade my current copies. The rest I have in mint condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozmo4Rush Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Happy for you!!! Congrats! Actually, I just listened to S&A on vinyl the other day. MalNar nearly blew me through the walls! (Reach for the volume on that track!) Then I spun HYF, FBN, 2112, CP (Russian pressing), PeW and some 45rpm singles. Then some Iron Maiden, Billy Thorpe, KISS, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, Styx, Slayer, and Napalm Death. Ah, the joy of ANALOG!!!!! IMO, nothing soundwise compares to the quality of fine vinyl. It blows digital away. Because.....you can FEEL the vibes from vinyl, not from digital. (Ok...start that argument now......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derxst Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I am missing S&A and TFE on vinyl. Awesome gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennb2112 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 i got 2 copies for SnA on vinyl..whoo hoo..unopened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I had it plus everything else and had to sell over the summer, hopefully the new owner (who checks in on here occasionally) is enjoying the crap out of it. Glad you are enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 QUOTE (Kozmo4Rush @ Dec 27 2010, 09:04 AM) IMO, nothing soundwise compares to the quality of fine vinyl. It blows digital away. Because.....you can FEEL the vibes from vinyl, not from digital. Oh yeah, I agree about the vibes. I recently became re-aquainted in 2010 with vinyl again after growing listening to LP's and I'm lovin' it awesomely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddPratLerxst Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 QUOTE (Kozmo4Rush @ Dec 27 2010, 09:04 AM) Happy for you!!! Congrats! Actually, I just listened to S&A on vinyl the other day. MalNar nearly blew me through the walls! (Reach for the volume on that track!) Then I spun HYF, FBN, 2112, CP (Russian pressing), PeW and some 45rpm singles. Then some Iron Maiden, Billy Thorpe, KISS, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, Styx, Slayer, and Napalm Death. Ah, the joy of ANALOG!!!!! IMO, nothing soundwise compares to the quality of fine vinyl. It blows digital away. Because.....you can FEEL the vibes from vinyl, not from digital. (Ok...start that argument now......) Analog forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybyknight Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I don't get the fuss over vinyl versions of Rush recordings, unless of course they are pre Moving Pictures and sourced from an analog master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxxiStarr Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Vinyl is just SO much warmer ... there's a clinical coldness to the compressed sound on cd. I'm going to invest in a new turntable so I can play all my Rush vinyl I think. Anyone in the UK got any suggestions for a set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Vynil is cool...too bad none of the record players in the house work anymore. On another note, I found a golden CD remaster of Permanent Waves (5000 CD run). I bought it and it's still in the packaging. Here's hoping it'll be worth something like the 2112 and Moving Pictures versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindrift82 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'd get this, except that Amazon doesn't carry it. And I'm not paying over $100 for a vinyl record, I'm sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 An LP does not have a wider dynamic range than a CD. CDs are not compressed, the music was compressed in the mastering process. If it wasn't for the stupidity of wanting the average level so high, you could put out an album with enough dynamic range that many turntables would skip, but it would play fine on a CD player. Sometimes an LP will sound warmer, but this is distortion or a different master. If a CD and an LP are sourced from the same master tape, with the exception of the rumble and clicks and pops, the sound of the two should be very similar. The comments about moving air are laughable. All sound reproduction is about moving air. Some do it more faithfully to the source than others. Massive systems 'moving lots' of air are fun, but many such systems are not very accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spindrift82 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I suppose it's tomato, toma-to. To me, vinyl is a lot more fun. However, if an album isn't available on vinyl, or if I already own it on cd, I'm not going to pay money to buy it again. I could be spending that money on 'new music', rather than rebuying the same thing I already have. An exception goes to those albums that have a great remastering. However, why fix it when it's not broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappa_da_bass Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 QUOTE (Grover @ Dec 31 2010, 09:55 AM) An LP does not have a wider dynamic range than a CD. CDs are not compressed, the music was compressed in the mastering process. If it wasn't for the stupidity of wanting the average level so high, you could put out an album with enough dynamic range that many turntables would skip, but it would play fine on a CD player. Sometimes an LP will sound warmer, but this is distortion or a different master. If a CD and an LP are sourced from the same master tape, with the exception of the rumble and clicks and pops, the sound of the two should be very similar. The comments about moving air are laughable. All sound reproduction is about moving air. Some do it more faithfully to the source than others. Massive systems 'moving lots' of air are fun, but many such systems are not very accurate. Absolutely right! Great first post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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