clh2285 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Anyone in the US still waiting for theirs from Amazon.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Amazon.com stopped selling these for now. "Item Under Review While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!) We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 OK. Here it is. Both samples were imported into the audio recording program MixCraft by Acoustica through the turntable's RCA cables into the microphone input on the PC with the table's internal phono preamp on. Both samples were recorded at 4% input gain. Both recordings were done tonight. All settings are the same. Post gain levels left at standard 100% on both. Same turntable. Same needle. Same computer. Same everything. EQ was completely untouched. Both albums are the reissue versions from 2011 and 2012 respectively. Both are exported to 320kbps mp3's. Siva: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|0|4270142477|Siva%20%282011%20Gish%20LP%20reiussue%204%20percent%20input%20gain%29.mp3|6797 Jellybelly into Zero: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|487|4238418787|Jellybelly%20to%20Zero%202012%20MCATIS%20LP%20reissue%204%20percent%20input%20gain.mp3|8932 almightyseancore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 My box only shipped a few hours ago from Canada and it is in Los Angeles? That is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clh2285 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 My copy shipped last week and was suppose to arrive via USPS (from Fed-Ex Smart Post) Monday. Hopefully I will wake up to it in the a.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinyl Fury Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Jellybelly into Zero: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|487|4238418787|Jellybelly%20to%20Zero%202012%20MCATIS%20LP%20reissue%204%20percent%20input%20gain.mp3|8932 yeah, that sounds like dump. I downloaded the 24/96 version of the remaster, and I think i'll be just fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Jellybelly into Zero: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|487|4238418787|Jellybelly%20to%20Zero%202012%20MCATIS%20LP%20reissue%204%20percent%20input%20gain.mp3|8932 That sounds exactly as it's been described. I'm happy to say I'm one of the lucky ones, and mine doesn't sound anywhere near that bad. i'm sure there must have been enough of these pressed to warrant more than one set of stampers. i wonder if there was something wrong with a certain set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks for the feedback, guys. I hope you listened to the "Siva" rip also to for proof that its not simply the way I'm ripping that is causing the distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just listened, mine sounds great, but maybe it also depends on what player you use, i don't know? I hear many people complain that have modern lp players, especially with usb connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Did you listen to "Siva" also? It actually sounds good and was ripped the same way (NOT BY USB. It was real audio through RCA cables) My player isn't crap. Its not an audiophile table but 99% (1% margin of possilby poorly pressed records in my collection) of my other records sound great on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ok, well i don't know ofcourse, the music is also pressed to much to the center on this record i think, i have not much lp's like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azvd Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 This Zero debacle is beaten up at this point. The only thing that amazes me is that appearantly no one (or perhaps a deaf person) listened to test pressings prior to giving the factory the thumbs up. BTW, I didn't jump onto the SP vinyl reissues bandwagon, decided for the CDs instead, but a well mastered/cut/pressed vinyl is supposed to sound good or be flawlessly played in any decent equipment. It's even a bigger suprise that they went from a 3xLP to a 4xLP and got a backwards effect. crapforgenius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapforgenius Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 So my copy arrived yesterday and I picked it up from the mail room today. For something I was so on the fence about and ultimately didn't want until the Amazon price drop convinced me to give it a shot and see what happens, I'm actually glad it's here. That said, I was expecting the book to be a little sturdier than a glorified concert program, especially since it was one of the big selling points in the press release and presumably one of the things that was driving the price of the set up. Had I paid full price, I'd be a bit miffed at that, but I didn't so moving on. Of course, I went right to "Zero". It's a bit loud and there's definitely noticeable distortion - especially on the vocals - as we approach the end of the song, so close to the center of the record, but certainly nothing as bad as McPherson123's sound clip and nothing that makes it unlistenable. I guess I got lucky once again with this set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan4ever80 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 OK. Here it is. Both samples were imported into the audio recording program MixCraft by Acoustica through the turntable's RCA cables into the microphone input on the PC with the table's internal phono preamp on. Both samples were recorded at 4% input gain. Both recordings were done tonight. All settings are the same. Post gain levels left at standard 100% on both. Same turntable. Same needle. Same computer. Same everything. EQ was completely untouched. Both albums are the reissue versions from 2011 and 2012 respectively. Both are exported to 320kbps mp3's. Siva: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|0|4270142477|Siva%20%282011%20Gish%20LP%20reiussue%204%20percent%20input%20gain%29.mp3|6797 Jellybelly into Zero: https://www.rapidshare.com/#download|487|4238418787|Jellybelly%20to%20Zero%202012%20MCATIS%20LP%20reissue%204%20percent%20input%20gain.mp3|8932 Wow, that is awful! Makes me want to tell DHL to return it before it even arrives. Have you tried experimenting with your cartridge alignment? I'm sure your cartridge is aligned just fine, but I wonder if a minor tweak would make it sound better. Regardless, it's unacceptable for a set like this. Thanks for the rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just listened, mine sounds great, but maybe it also depends on what player you use, i don't know? I hear many people complain that have modern lp players, especially with usb connection. this has been brought up several times. my copy sounds really good save for a little sibilance at the very end. i played it on my high end turntable and i played it on my cheap USB table. so i can rule out the "depends on the player" theory. This Zero debacle is beaten up at this point. The only thing that amazes me is that appearantly no one (or perhaps a deaf person) listened to test pressings prior to giving the factory the thumbs up. i can also rule this theory out. like i said just a few posts ago. not every copy is bad, and a record with this many copies pressed would have warranted more than one set of stampers being made. they don't run test pressings on every set of stampers (maybe they should), usually just the first ones. it's very possible the first ones sounded fine. it's possible they didn't make as many sets of stampers as they should have and they got warn out toward the end, it's possible some sets of stampers got messed up or mothers got messed up toward the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsostarich Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just got a called from DHL. I have to sign for this package so they were wondering what's the best time for me. This package left Canada yesterday and it's already here in Florida. How the hell does that happen? I picked standard shipping and they must've upgraded it to overnight shipping because of the delay (my guess). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Got mine overnight in CA as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 My tracking info went blank soon after I mentioned it showing up in LA. Hope it randomly shows up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesar11 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Holy shit, this shipped out to me yesterday and I just got it. You're pretty good in my book, amazon.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clh2285 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Mine was deemed "lost in the mail" by amazon today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donttchange Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Mine says delivery delayed due to external factors. Whats that mean, DHL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Mine is waiting for me on my front porch... can't wait to get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Fuck. DHL came but I didn't hear them knock. Just got new headphones so I was checking those out. I didn't think that it would actually be here from Canada already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Fuck. DHL came but I didn't hear them knock. Just got new headphones so I was checking those out. I didn't think that it would actually be here from Canada already. Chase 'em down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Chase 'em down! Hahaha, I hate having to do that. They were here like 30 minutes before I noticed the slip on my door. I will just wait until Monday. I got a few things from amazon.com today that will hold me over until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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