Which do vinyl do/would you prefer?

mookeywrench
mookeywrench Posts: 6,122
edited December 2011 in Other Music
Mass-produced, 120 gram, no frills, paper sleeve vinyl for $9.99-12.99...

or

Limited-edition, 180 gram, fancy gatefold packaging, polylined sleeve for 19.99-29.99?
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I'll go with the 120 gram.
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  • mcriecken
    mcriecken Indiana Posts: 265
    Aren't most 120grams 19.99 plus anyway? At least new releases.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,122
    mcriecken wrote:
    Aren't most 120grams 19.99 plus anyway? At least new releases.

    Nope. I've been paying 9.99 to 13.99 depending on the record label.
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,589
    I'd love to find new vinyl for $10. I'm consistently paying $20-$25 regardless of weight.
  • Yarden
    Yarden Posts: 820
    i must admit i'm a sucker for fancy gatefolds..

    and i'm always afraid a regular paper inner sleeve won't protect the the record well enough
  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,147
    I have both, 120 g and 180 g, I like both of them, I have many black vinyl from the 80's, they are superb, not all the 90's vinyl have the same quality, but of course, 180 g is kinda better, I don't mind as long as they are black... have you ever seen a red or blue traslucent/transparent/clear or whatever 180 g vinyl?
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,122
    javiselerrante wrote:
    ... have you ever seen a red or blue traslucent/transparent/clear or whatever 180 g vinyl?

    Benaroya
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    The one that sounds best.
  • Arthur Digby Sellers
    Arthur Digby Sellers Posts: 259
    DewieCox wrote:
    The one that sounds best.

    I don't think there actually is a sound difference. But the 180 gram is a sturdier record.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    The one that sounds best.

    I don't think there actually is a sound difference. But the 180 gram is a sturdier record.

    180g can sound better b/c they can press the grooves deeper(part of the reason 45rpm sounds better), also causing 180g to have a shorter running time.


    And I was just saying I don't care about the weight, I just want it to sound good.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Mass-produced, 120 gram, no frills, paper sleeve vinyl for $9.99-12.99...

    or

    Limited-edition, 180 gram, fancy gatefold packaging, polylined sleeve for 19.99-29.99?


    depends on the artwork of the gatefold.
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  • okblueduck
    okblueduck Posts: 427
    Don't get me wrong I love a 180 gram 2LP
    set with a nice gatefold- their beautiful. But honesty I get sick of flipping the record over and over after 2 or 3 songs. So I'd go with the 120 gram LP. Fit it all on one record!
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  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,147
    mookeywrench wrote:
    javiselerrante wrote:
    ... have you ever seen a red or blue traslucent/transparent/clear or whatever 180 g vinyl?

    Benaroya

    I knew it was red, I didn't know it was red AND clear... thanks for the tip... I don't have that on vinyl, and I guess I will never have it, and it's ok...
    okblueduck wrote:
    Don't get me wrong I love a 180 gram 2LP
    set with a nice gatefold- their beautiful. But honesty I get sick of flipping the record over and over after 2 or 3 songs. So I'd go with the 120 gram LP. Fit it all on one record!

    I completely understand you, I have the same feeling about double vinyl, 3 songs, around 15 minutes of music, kinda boring flipping records over and over, but the worst is the The Song Remains The Same vinyl reissue, how on earth did someoen figured out to put half Dazed and confused on one side and the other half on the other side, at least, they are on the same record...
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