Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Pink Floyd Available Now
One of our good customers had this to say about some Hot Stampers he purchased recently:
Hi Tom,
Just a quick note about Meddle WHS. I also had an A!/B! XXX which does sound pretty good and is quiet, but this BR copy just lifted the veil.
Once I dialed in the sweet spot it was a delightful experience.
This copy is the bomb!!
Many Thanks,
Michel
Michel,
Not all A!/B!’s are created equal!
Most copies of the album with the right stampers will earn a grade of Super Hot, A++.
Some will be White Hot, A+++.
Almost all the pressings we play will have the same stamper numbers, although you may have read that we did just find another stamper for side two that can win shootouts.
Some of the difference in sound is the result of our using The Prelude Record Cleaning System, in conjunction with the Odyssey record cleaning machine we purchased in 2007 (more on that here).
Clean records sound better than they otherwise would, and properly cleaned records often sound much better than they otherwise would, oftentimes a full grade better.
Glad you liked our copy. Lifting the veil is a good way to put it. We have a list of records we found to be veiled, and you can find it here. We describe them this way:
The sound of these pressings is veiled. It’s as if someone threw something over your speakers and you are listing to music through a curtain.
Sometimes the sound is so lacking in presence, clarity and immediacy it can seem as if the curtain would better be described as a blanket, and in the worst cases, a quite heavy one.
Note that are favorite whipping boy, Heavy Vinyl, often has sound that is veiled, but to be honest, every record ever pressed is veiled to one degree or another, even if the degree of veiling is insignicant enough to be practically inaudible.
Best, TP
By the way, we are happy to buy your old copy if you wish to sell it.
Meddle has been sounding its best since 2007 this way:
- On the right reissue pressing
- On the right UK import pressing
- On (really) big speakers at (really) loud levels
Further Reading
- More Hot Stamper testimonial letters
- Record collecting for audiophiles from A to Z
- More titles that potentially sound their best on the right reissue pressing
