Re: [ARSCLIST] Angelic sound quality? (was Re: [ARSCLIST] Cetra pressings)

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember some of those Greensleeve issues having pretty noisy surfaces as 
well. And the early Angel LPs from digital masters were cut at such a low level 
I don't know why they bothered.

dl

Mike Richter wrote:
> Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:
> > So what do you think of Angels from the 70s,and 80s ?
> >
> > I found them unlistenable,about the time,they switched to the 
> > mustard/brown label,and that they only continued to go downhill from 
> > there.I  see a lot of people listen to the sEraphimsmwhich I consider 
> > bottom of the sonic barrel.By the time they went digital,even the UK 
> > issues sucked so badly,that  even that was an improvement.
>
> We've wandered far off the original Subject, so I've changed that line.
>
> The later Angels and Seraphims vary in quality but never reach that of 
> the European pressings. However, for my taste they are far from the 
> bottom of the barrel - perhaps about two-thirds down. Leave the bottom 
> to minor labels, Everest's stereo 'enhancement' and the like.
>
> Mike