130 Gram Vinyl

These are poorly mastered vinyl pressings often sourced from a cd or even poor digital sources.

130 gram vinyl. Groovehouse 12 lps are pressed to a weight of 130 grams allowing for the highest fidelity sound without breaking your budget. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2015 130 gram vinyl release of the original basement tape on discogs. The vast majority of 12 inch records that have been pressed in the 20th century weigh between 120 and 140 grams. In fact a great many records sold with the 180 gram hype stickers are often inferior scorpio pressings.

180 gram is a heavier grade of vinyl that many believe coaxes a richer audio palate than lighter standard grades. 10 inch vinyl record 140 150 gram vinyl record 180 gram vinyl record 200 gram vinyl record 45 rpm vinyl record 7 inch vinyl d2d vinyl record low serial numbered vinyl record multi format box sets preowned vinyl record sealed out of print vinyl record uhqr vinyl record vinyl lp box sets. In other words 180 gram vinyl isn t any indication of a better sounding record. 180 gram vinyl by contrast is significantly thicker and heavier creating a product that is widely considered to be audiophile grade but heavy duty records aren t capped at the 180 gram limit.

Besides the standard black vinyl specialty records are also pressed on different colors of pvc a or picture discs with a card picture sandwiched between two clear sides. Compare these to the original columbia 12 inch lps ml 4001 at around 220 grams each. Using a biscuit of 130 grams of vinyl had been the standard. The quality of the sound derives from the vinyl compound as opposed to the weight of the disc.

Funk soul. The rule is simple the more damping applied to the lp the better it sounds. Sure 180g lps ride more smoothly on a turntable thanks to their weight but the benefits end there. Our lacquer master plating and pressing facilities rank among the best in the world.

One reason the heavier and thicker records sound better is the vinyl will not vibrate to the degree as the light weight records. Not on label larry t. The 180 and 200 gram records are the choice for less vibration and can render better sound. And the family lt 301 format.

Most pressings weigh from 100 to 130 grams.