UPDATE 2026
Not sure if this record is in reversed polarity or not. 2010 was a long time ago.
VICS-1026 is one of the pressings we’ve discovered with reversed polarity.
This Very Nice Plum Label Victrola has excellent sound — sweet and spacious — but only if you reverse your absolute phase. The vinyl is quiet and, most importantly, this is arguably the greatest performance of all time. The LSC might be a tad better overall; they’re so darn rare it’s hard to know.
This is our current favorite Brahms Second Piano Concerto.
Further Reading
- Building a store of knowledge, one record at a time
- To find out how much you’ve been missing, consider a different approach
- Better reproduction of large orchestral works is the only way to get to the highest levels in audio