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  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,251
    PP193448 said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    Not psyched about this one at all sound wise.  I played a little trick on my wife and played side A of the vault, then side B from the Parachuttes “live in Chicago 1995 volume 1” bootleg vinyl and my wife goes “Wow this side sounds way better!! It’s so much richer.”

    Maybe not richer, but it’s WAY WAY clearer.  Sounds WAY better.  I have to turn up the vault to 55 to get the same output as 45 on the bootleg.

    happy to have it as an addition to the vault collection, but this is the very last time I’ll be spinning it.

    Edit: the bootleg has all of the banter and ALL the tracks as well as a bonus  track or two.

    So the mint green boot vinyl sounds better??  Anyone else feel the same?  Haven’t listened to it yet til after Christmas.  Might just not spoil my ears and just go with whichever sounds better???  Leave the vault 7 on the shelf...
    I actually own that one too, but I didn’t compare the vault to it.  I compared the vault to the volume 1 of Live in Chicago, which is just the FM recording pressed to vinyl.  If I did it all again I would leave vault 7 sealed and listen to the full, uncut show this way.


    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Yea, my vault 7 will prolly be relegated to the shelf. Wish it had sounded better, but I think there was only so much they could do with the source.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,967
    PP193448 said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    Not psyched about this one at all sound wise.  I played a little trick on my wife and played side A of the vault, then side B from the Parachuttes “live in Chicago 1995 volume 1” bootleg vinyl and my wife goes “Wow this side sounds way better!! It’s so much richer.”

    Maybe not richer, but it’s WAY WAY clearer.  Sounds WAY better.  I have to turn up the vault to 55 to get the same output as 45 on the bootleg.

    happy to have it as an addition to the vault collection, but this is the very last time I’ll be spinning it.

    Edit: the bootleg has all of the banter and ALL the tracks as well as a bonus  track or two.

    So the mint green boot vinyl sounds better??  Anyone else feel the same?  Haven’t listened to it yet til after Christmas.  Might just not spoil my ears and just go with whichever sounds better???  Leave the vault 7 on the shelf...
    I thought the new version sounded better (At least the HD FLAC I listened to).  I never really thought the mint green vinyl or raw FM sources sounded that good.  
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,306
    edited December 2017
    Agreed. I'm happy with this given the source available at that time. 

    I have the "mint green" boot (but mine is yellow). But I'm gonna choose this every time. That FM hiss drives me nuts and I think this is an improvement. 
    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,306
    From all the FM sourced shows from this era, I've always thought the Chicago show sounded the worst. Those Fall FM shows from 95 were way better in .

  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,219
    Tim Simmons said:
    From all the FM sourced shows from this era, I've always thought the Chicago show sounded the worst. Those Fall FM shows from 95 were way better in .

    San Diego 2 is amazing. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,394
    Mine arrived yesterday in STL. It sounds far superior to the previous fm boots of the past. Packaging is awesome. I’m very happy with this vault!  Love Jack on this record!  Ed’s voice was so raw and perfect. The band was on fire this show!
  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,449
    Tim Simmons said:
    From all the FM sourced shows from this era, I've always thought the Chicago show sounded the worst. Those Fall FM shows from 95 were way better in .

    I agree.... I could never get through the full Soldier Field show the past fifteen years, as I found the various iterations of the mp3 and/or flac bootlegs that were being generously shared to sound less than desirable.

    I'm about five songs in on the FLAC Vault 7 version and I think it sounds considerably better than the aforementioned bootlegs.
    Have a good and healthy Holiday season everyone. 
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Always thought the original 95 boot was harsh sounding.  Bad mix  

    this is way better
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,306
    Everyones going to have different ears and preferences, so I get why people would be disappointed. I'm incredibly happy with this. Yeah the audio source isn't the best. But given the limitations at the time (we know recording shows wasn't their priority), this is pretty damn good to my ears. 
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Tim Simmons said:
    Everyones going to have different ears and preferences, so I get why people would be disappointed. I'm incredibly happy with this. Yeah the audio source isn't the best. But given the limitations at the time (we know recording shows wasn't their priority), this is pretty damn good to my ears. 
    I agree with you. Maybe not "damn good", lol. But I agree
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,969
    Where are you supposed to find the digital tracks not on the vinyl? My Account?  Can't seem to find them.
  • wndowpayne
    wndowpayne Posts: 1,469
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    Where are you supposed to find the digital tracks not on the vinyl? My Account?  Can't seem to find them.
    look under order history...you have to go to the vault 7 order itself..
    Charlottesville 2013
    Hampton 2016

  • erocshifty
    erocshifty Posts: 1,170
    I went with the digital version and will most likely end up buying it on cd just because. I could just burn it and put in the bootleg case I bought last Spring. All the banter seems to be there, even though there is a noticeable drop in quality during the entirety of the encore. This show still sounds infinitely better than what I'm used to. I just wish the Vault cd's got deluxe packaging similar to the Let's Play Two and PJ20 sets.
    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
  • Blredyellow
    Blredyellow Posts: 843
    GREAT mix. Warm, full and clear. Bass and drums sound awesome. Like hearing a totally different show in the best possible way. 

    Awesome packaging, too. LOVE the Vaults. 

    Thanks, PJ and 10c!!!
  • Blredyellow
    Blredyellow Posts: 843
    The band is great now. But they were also sooooo good back then. Ed just rips. 
  • Blredyellow
    Blredyellow Posts: 843
    And anyone who thinks they play some songs “fast” now should listen to Last Exit and STBC on this. Much faster ... back in 95. And they sound great. 
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,969
    wndowpayne said:
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    Where are you supposed to find the digital tracks not on the vinyl? My Account?  Can't seem to find them.
    look under order history...you have to go to the vault 7 order itself..
    Thanks. I swearing checked that before but now its there.

  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    Anyone outside of the US received this yet?
  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    mcgruff10 said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    From all the FM sourced shows from this era, I've always thought the Chicago show sounded the worst. Those Fall FM shows from 95 were way better in .

    San Diego 2 is amazing. 
    That show is a killer set. Some of the original boots were quite harsh though, some of the latter mixes that were done in the early augts, I think 2003-04 was when the Monkey Wrench fan project was done (?) sound really really good.  

    The digital board of night one in SLC obviously is the most clear and defined sonic-wise, but in terms of shows, and this is like ranking kids...

    1. 11.6.95
    2. 11.4.95
    3. 11.7.95
    4. 11.1.95
    5. 11.2.95

    Delorean, flux capacitor, please.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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