shat Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Funny cause this was pressed at the same plant in the exact same way as ACBtLD and everyone said that one sounded great. to be fair there were far, far more people who exclaimed "this looks great! best looking vinyl i own!" than "this sounds good." what are the odds the people who exclaimed "this looks great! best looking vinyl i own!" actually listened to the record before hanging it on their wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Funny cause this was pressed at the same plant in the exact same way as ACBtLD and everyone said that one sounded great. ACBTLD sounded pretty terrible on cd so the vinyl would have most likely either been a lateral movement or an improvement in terms of sound. i bought ACBTLD on vinyl and think it sounds better. WATT didnt have this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 to be fair there were far, far more people who exclaimed "this looks great! best looking vinyl i own!" than "this sounds good." what are the odds the people who exclaimed "this looks great! best looking vinyl i own!" actually listened to the record before hanging it on their wall. This is just making assumptions for the sake of shit-talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 ACBTLD sounded pretty terrible on cd so the vinyl would have most likely either been a lateral movement or an improvement in terms of sound. i bought ACBTLD on vinyl and think it sounds better. WATT didnt have this problem. Both Thrice LPs, all the Blink LPs....all the Universal HT exclusives were presseda at the same plant the sam way as WATT. Not saying thats going to make them all sound identical but they were all done the same way by the same people. mesi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shat Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 This is just making assumptions for the sake of shit-talking. kinda like how you assume war all the time should be perfect because it was pressed the same way as every other hot topic exclusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluessinger Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It sounds...ok. I'd like to hear an original press too before being too harsh. Side A has a lot of surface noise, but the rest of the record sounds fine. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 kinda like how you assume war all the time should be perfect because it was pressed the same way as every other hot topic exclusive Nope, didnt say that. Not saying thats going to make them all sound identical but they were all done the same way by the same people. ketchupnmustud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 look, i wont be buying the WATT repress because i still own a first press and i cant comment on the B182 records either because i didnt buy those. im not saying any of those records sound bad because i dont know if they do or not. the thrice records are fine by me (though id say TAIA sounds a little "tinny" by comparison to the original press). im simply pointing out that most people disliked the way ACBTLD was produced, so expectations were likely much lower (and as a result the end product was a pleasant surprise). id also say its realistic to assume that we all own various records manufactured by the same people and some sound great, some sound ok and some sound like shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 haven't picked up the reissue and i'm not sure i will. all i know is the original pressing sounds really good and the city by the light divided sounded better than the cd. the rawness translated better to vinyl than to cd, and i'm sure it's the same master. they probably used the war all the time cd master for this reissue which sounds really good on cd and did not translate well to vinyl. it happens all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Second press on 180g! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Second press on 180g! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundofsulfur Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Both Thrice LPs, all the Blink LPs....all the Universal HT exclusives were presseda at the same plant the sam way as WATT. Not saying thats going to make them all sound identical but they were all done the same way by the same people. I bought most of those represses and agree they all sound great, that's why I was so shocked at how this record turned out. I'll be glad to post sample recordings of the the first pressings versus the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Wait, so it wasn't just me that thought it sounded bad? I haven't looked at this thread since I got my copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 ACBTLD and this WATT press both sound fucking amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundofsulfur Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 ACBTLD and this WATT press both sound fucking amazing. That's good to hear. I'm sending mine back tomorrow to be swapped out, hopefully just a small few had pressing issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand0mher0 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Yeah, mine sounded fine. There were 3 in the Rockaway, NJ store when I got mine on Friday. The hole on my A/B vinyl is really tight, took forever to get it off the spindle. Labels were fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daysaves Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Sounds great to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Are there still a fair amount of these left? Or should I probably bite the bullet sooner rather than later/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Are there still a fair amount of these left? Or should I probably bite the bullet sooner rather than later/ Yeah, i'd love to know this too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dearericiquit Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I ordered one and had a ton of surface noise and the the right channel was cutting in and out. I called and they just sent me another one and this one sounds awful too. I guess I'm going for round three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdturbo Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Upon first listen, mine sounds fine. Gonna listen to listen again when I get home from work for further analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Had mine swapped out, same issues. Listened to my OP to confirm I'm not crazy.... I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuffsux00 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Mine came out fine! Especially awesome to hear Ny Batteri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefoxUSSR Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I still haven't bought this reissue as I have an OG press which sounds vastly superior to the CD. I'm more than a little suspicious about the source material on this new pressing... seeing as it includes a never-released on LP/7" track. My concern as an audiophile is that this a 16-bit sourced recording... which really defeats the whole purpose for me. I've never got a definitive answer about these hot-topic re-issues... to me remastering for "vinyl" is important. Getting rid of that overblown, flat sound found on many CDs is key to the listening experience. That said, I pulled out my HT reissue of Vheissu, seems noticeably better than the CD. I encourage record labels to quit being lazy. If you want physical or digital music sales... quit adhering to a 33 year old digital standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 quit adhering to a 33 year old digital standard. I think it's 33 1/3 years old turnstiles, seangj and travis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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