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Originally Posted by Trollheart
Are they? So you're saying that if I bought, say, Ziggy Stardust on vinyl now it would sound different to the copy I already have, bought in the early 80s? Is it worth paying over four times the price though?
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They will generally sound different from CDs / streaming, yes. You can see more about this in the video I posted if you want.
I assume different releases of the same album on vinyl will also usually sound different, although probably less apparent. They can release it with a previously used master, buy if they have a stereo mixdown (which I assume is usually the case), it seems reasonable to assume one would master it again for a new release. You can put it through some new hardware / software, perhaps update it a bit according to the times (bit more compression / loudness maybe), etc. At least if the master is old and you're able, it seems weird not to do it.