SEVENS vinyls: thinner than ever...

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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    cp3iverson said:

    pjradio said:

    I dunno....My 200gr 45rpm Counting Crows 2LP sounds pretty good & I have a pretty good setup as

    Thats because the CC record was a terrific masterung and pressing job. I was just relaying that just because a record is heavy doesnt make it better than a traditional thin one.
    True. This is not my point here

  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    covered in bliss said:

    To the average person, 140 gram is not inferior to 180 gram vinyl. Google it.

    True, this is not my point here
  • backspacer.
    backspacer. Posts: 70
    OK, so I weighed the records...

    Yellow Moon, SBM - 32g
    LB, sirens - 34g
    Swallowed whole, MFS - 34g
    Pendulum, MYM - 31g
    LTRP, Getaway - 34g
    FD, Infallable - 33g

    I got ID - 34g
    Not for you - 33g
    Who you are - 33g
    Wishlist - 33g
    '99 xmas single - 37g
    Olympic Platinum- 38g
    99 problems - 49g

    doesnt seem to be much of a difference from the other singles, but the xmas singles seem a bit heavier. But as my fiance said as i was sitting on the living room floor weighing 45s: "do they still play?, do they sound good?, then who gives a fuck?"
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    as long as you arent playing your lp's with a butcher knife, I think they will be A-ok.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,977
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    picola said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Just wondering why anyone cares if they are thin. I haven't seen anyone say they sound bad, so who gives a shit?

    If you don't play them on a turntable, you don't give a shit, ok...
    If records are made to be played, well, take a look at them after a few spin...

    Awesome statement picola.

    This new forum design rocks! On the old forum you were sure to be attacked, insulted and possibly banned by a select few with a comment like that.

    We are all members and have a say as long as it is not personal. The old forum seemed to be very small.

    Keep up the good work 10c and mods.
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    I'm hoping the OP is so disappointed, he will contact me about selling it to me!

    Hope so, good luck.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    backspacer. said:

    OK, so I weighed the records...

    Yellow Moon, SBM - 32g
    LB, sirens - 34g
    Swallowed whole, MFS - 34g
    Pendulum, MYM - 31g
    LTRP, Getaway - 34g
    FD, Infallable - 33g

    I got ID - 34g
    Not for you - 33g
    Who you are - 33g
    Wishlist - 33g
    '99 xmas single - 37g
    Olympic Platinum- 38g
    99 problems - 49g

    doesnt seem to be much of a difference from the other singles, but the xmas singles seem a bit heavier. But as my fiance said as i was sitting on the living room floor weighing 45s: "do they still play?, do they sound good?, then who gives a fuck?"

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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    backspacer. said:

    OK, so I weighed the records...

    Yellow Moon, SBM - 32g
    LB, sirens - 34g
    Swallowed whole, MFS - 34g
    Pendulum, MYM - 31g
    LTRP, Getaway - 34g
    FD, Infallable - 33g

    I got ID - 34g
    Not for you - 33g
    Who you are - 33g
    Wishlist - 33g
    '99 xmas single - 37g
    Olympic Platinum- 38g
    99 problems - 49g

    doesnt seem to be much of a difference from the other singles, but the xmas singles seem a bit heavier. But as my fiance said as i was sitting on the living room floor weighing 45s: "do they still play?, do they sound good?, then who gives a fuck?"

    Do I ever talk about weight ????

    i told you they are thin.
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    Now, I remember why I have never posted anything on this forum.

    thanks for the reminder.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,977
    edited January 2014
    picola said:

    backspacer. said:

    OK, so I weighed the records...

    Yellow Moon, SBM - 32g
    LB, sirens - 34g
    Swallowed whole, MFS - 34g
    Pendulum, MYM - 31g
    LTRP, Getaway - 34g
    FD, Infallable - 33g

    I got ID - 34g
    Not for you - 33g
    Who you are - 33g
    Wishlist - 33g
    '99 xmas single - 37g
    Olympic Platinum- 38g
    99 problems - 49g

    doesnt seem to be much of a difference from the other singles, but the xmas singles seem a bit heavier. But as my fiance said as i was sitting on the living room floor weighing 45s: "do they still play?, do they sound good?, then who gives a fuck?"

    Do I ever talk about weight ????

    i told you they are thin.
    That's basically the same thing with vinyl, no?
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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    edited January 2014
    For a small 7", I don't think so, for a 12" for sure

    On a 7" vinyl, weights are quite the same (see the post from our friend who weights them all), and the weight is concentrate mainly on the center parts, not a vinyl part .. the % of vinyl is very small on a 7" if you compare it to the total weight
    (here excuse my english, difficult to explain, but you see what I'm saying)
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  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    A lot of 7 inch singles can be thin, never noticed any degrade in sound quality on anything in particular but a thick vinyl is always a bit steadier on the turntable and a bit more rebust. Thin ones can bend and snap quite easy but only if you mistreat them. Ive also bought some RSD 7 inch singles in the past few years that seem incredibly thick and a bit over the top.
  • PJForceofNature
    PJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    Thick or thin, I'm still kicking myself for not purchasing Sevens when I had the chance!!!
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  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    edited January 2014
    @FR181798 : right, but some of your (or mine) vinyls which are new, are already bend, even if we took care of them, just take a look at them when they spin ...

    What I find incredible, is that there's many folks here who know a lot about vinyls (I just have to read this thread here to notice that) but nobody have ever experienced or ever read about grooves destructions on poor vinyl records after a few spins ...

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  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    edited January 2014
    PJForceofNature said:

    Thick or thin, I'm still kicking myself for not purchasing Sevens when I had the chance!!!

    yeah $400 for this makes me jealous too. other than that i would have still passed cause i can listen to the full vinyl without getting up every song to flip. PJ merch is a drug
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  • PJForceofNature
    PJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    PJ merch is definitely a drug, and I'm completely addicted! lol
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  • TinAnt
    TinAnt Posts: 343
    Whether these were pressed into 30 grams or 300 grams of vinyl, the groove depth and quality still come from the master. The amount of material between sides is irrelevant to the quality of the sound.
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    ok, i always say "true" when something was true on this thread, but here your comment is not true
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    the quality of the sound, the very first time is the same, but not after a few spin
  • picola
    picola Posts: 40
    Awesome. It seems that many fans like to comment without reading before ...

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