Definitive Audiophile pressings

MikeH said:
been awhile since i've ordered from them.....but how is Record City with their VG+ grading? conservative? or should i expect some noise?
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It’s visual grading, so really depends, but overall I’d say they’re on target. I’ve gotten a couple that we’re pretty far off VG+, but they credited me/agreed with me after sending sound samples. They use the EX grade too, so that’s what to look for if you want something pretty minty.
 
ngower said:
Everything I’ve purchased has been pretty true to grade, if not a touch conservative
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D Jilla said:
It’s visual grading, so really depends, but overall I’d say they’re on target. I’ve gotten a couple that we’re pretty far off VG+, but they credited me/agreed with me after sending sound samples. They use the EX grade too, so that’s what to look for if you want something pretty minty.
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Thanks yall. I’ll put a cart together and sleep on it before I order haha
 
Looking to get some new classical and wanted to start with something I know like The Four Seasons. I am curious if anyone can direct me to a good pressing and performance of this?

I was hoping there might be a pressing company or two that are top notch that focus on classical as that would be a good place for me to start as far as product quality goes. Then I can filter offerings out by performance. Really just been getting into classical recently, so appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.
 
Perrin2025 said:
Looking to get some new classical and wanted to start with something I know like The Four Seasons. I am curious if anyone can direct me to a good pressing and performance of this?

I was hoping there might be a pressing company or two that are top notch that focus on classical as that would be a good place for me to start as far as product quality goes. Then I can filter offerings out by performance. Really just been getting into classical recently, so appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.
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Deutsche Gramophon's "Original Source" series is doing really good stuff but they're a little pricey.
 
Perrin2025 said:
Looking to get some new classical and wanted to start with something I know like The Four Seasons. I am curious if anyone can direct me to a good pressing and performance of this?

I was hoping there might be a pressing company or two that are top notch that focus on classical as that would be a good place for me to start as far as product quality goes. Then I can filter offerings out by performance. Really just been getting into classical recently, so appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.
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Classical is a weird genre on the format. That being said audiophile classical is $$$$. The original source series is about the best you can expect in an affordable package.
 
Perrin2025 said:
Looking to get some new classical and wanted to start with something I know like The Four Seasons. I am curious if anyone can direct me to a good pressing and performance of this?

I was hoping there might be a pressing company or two that are top notch that focus on classical as that would be a good place for me to start as far as product quality goes. Then I can filter offerings out by performance. Really just been getting into classical recently, so appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.
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If you want the four seasons then the pressings of both versions of Max Richter’s reimagining are very good.
 
Nee Lewman said:
I’d say the first version is closer to the actual Vivaldi though.
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I think both are the same re-composition but using different types of instruments? The first is modem synth and modern synthetic strings and the second vintage analogue synths and gut string instruments?
 
Joe Mac said:
I think both are the same re-composition but using different types of instruments? The first is modem synth and modern synthetic strings and the second vintage analogue synths and gut string instruments?
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Maybe? I think, thought that the first sounded more like the original compositions till you got to the crazy second disc. (I listen to the newer one more often). But what do I know?
 
Nee Lewman said:
Maybe? I think, thought that the first sounded more like the original compositions till you got to the crazy second disc. (I listen to the newer one more often). But what do I know?
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My memory when I listened to them both not that long ago was that the compositions sounded identical but the second one sounded more organic which makes sense given the differences in instrumentation.
 
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