Hardbopjazz Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 Just got the Kenny Clarke's Golden Eight and Lee Morgan's Vol 2. The sound is so great. I known we're all aware of the wonderful sound of TOCJ's, but why can't the domesticsrelease sound as good? Quote
jazzbo Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 Are you talking about RVGs from Japan, or TOCJ "non RVG" releases. I myself think many of the domestic RVGs sound better in some ways (or at least the polarity doesn't have to be reversed on some of them) than the Japanese counterparts, and I actually am a little bored with the sort of warm and fuzzy sound of TOCJ "non RVGs." As my stereo system has changed, so has my lust for these. . . . Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted July 17, 2004 Author Report Posted July 17, 2004 Are you talking about RVGs from Japan, or TOCJ "non RVG" releases. Yes the RVG's from Japan. I find the sound better the US release of the RVG's. Just wonder what could be different. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 (edited) Well pressing plants are different, and the engineering right at the end before pressing can make a difference, as well as quality control of cabling and power, etc. But I think most anyone here could only offer guesswork of varying degress of education. Also I find that a lot of JRVGs sound different to me because of polarity reversal, something that has been debated on the boards over and over and which I believe is a real phenomenum: if it isn't polarity reversal somewhere in the chain the Japanese series, then something is happening that causes the cds to sound better in playback with the polarity reversed. That's just how I hear it in the first series of JRVGs especially. I also think that the RVG series in general, either side of the Pacific, yields sound that can be system dependent. JRVGs and RVGs sound pretty darned good in my listening system, less especially so in my computers at home or work or my B&O system in my living room. . . . They sound good, but don't "shine" as brightly. Edited July 17, 2004 by jazzbo Quote
jazzbo Posted July 17, 2004 Report Posted July 17, 2004 One interesting thing to point out: there are no AMERICAN RVG versions of those two titles yet to compare with however. . . . The American versions that may come out MAY sound as good or better! (Anything is possible). Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted July 17, 2004 Author Report Posted July 17, 2004 One interesting thing to point out: there are no AMERICAN RVG versions of those two titles yet to compare with however. . . . The American versions that may come out MAY sound as good or better! (Anything is possible). True. Quote
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