Comments on: Explorations in Jazz Vinyl

By: William

William — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:03:39 +0000

I was attracted to Waxtime reissues for the price, but might as well listen to the CD.

By: David J

David J — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:13:14 +0000

Mr. Fish,

I agree. I bought it at a much lower price point to rip 78s and 45s (and a few lps). It does the job better than other things I’ve tried. For me it was worth it for the rips; the de-clicking is a bonus.

By: Adamski

Adamski — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:19:05 +0000

Horrid things those booties
I tried one a while back and it never went on the TT again.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:33:44 +0000

the sugarcube is an interesting idea, but i’d rather have clean vinyl, i suppose.

i mind noise, but one or two single pops? no, that never stopped anyone sensible. and you can’t even really avoid that entirely.

By: david j

david j — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:49:47 +0000

You can always get a SugarCube to get rid of the clicks and pops…

https://sweetvinyl.com

I have the first generation, which I think is great. Unfortunately the price has gone way up since I purchased mine…

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:04:14 +0000

Yeah, echoing what others are saying, WaxTime, Doxy, etc., are bootlegs to be avoided.

I do mind scratches and the clicks that result but if it’s a pressing issue not likely to be improved upon, I don’t really care.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:20:40 +0000

hell yes, maarten!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:22:05 +0000

DOL, Wax Time, Doxy are the spawn of Satan. Infuriates me when I go into a record shop to find this junk on the shelves – and being flogged for £20

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:56:52 +0000

I agree with Joe L. I have a couple of wax time pressings and they sound pretty poor. Like a smear of vaseline over the whole sound . Doxy pressings are even worse , 180 grams of rubbish.
OJC reissue pressings sound much better.

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:38:57 +0000

you can listen to the music, or you can have an audiophile experience.. the first time i (1970) heard
coltrane, led zeplin, bill evans, david bowie was on the cheap radio of my parents.. and i was mesmerized
it’s the music that does it..
i have originals, cd’s, spotify, japanese, tone poet, you tube, .. for appreciating the music it is not interesting
i listened to nina simone on a iphone at night in a tent on a mountain in switzerland and i was in heaven

i would not like to mix my freaky – i-must-have-an-original-because-the-bass-is-so-deep-on-this-one-and-what-about-the-dynamics, with gettin’ moved by perfect music making

if you mind two pops and clicks on your record, …you forgot about the music