How are Vinyl Records Made

[Rolling Thunder]

Cost cutting to meet a low price point.

The DVD player I have now is the cheapest LG model you can buy, about $50. It acts like it too, cheap plastic, wall wart, noisy drawer, very unresponsive to the remote and the few front panel buttons. God forbid trying to use it as a CD player. The output looks good on my TV, that’s all I care about, I don't play DVDs very often.

I suppose I could buy a high end DVD player…Crutchfield sells a Panasonic that’s $1200. I bet it’s built a lot better than my LG. It’s also twice what I spent on my TV. Or I could get an OPPO UDP-205 player for $3900. There’s probably more expensive options out there.

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I get it. In the age of streaming and Internet shopping, the day of the showroom floor is over. If my Blu-Ray (Panasonic but most likely just label slapped) were on the floor of Circuit City for Joe Public to put his fingers on, this model would be laughed into oblivion. But like you pointed out, there is no middle ground. It's either cheap crap or a flagship.

 

[frankie5string]

The Terre Haute pressing plant was Columbia Records. Their other primary pressing plants were in Santa Maria California, Pitman NJ, and Carrollton GA.

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RCA's primary pressing facilities were in Hollywood, Indianapolis, and Rockaway NJ.

I learned this stuff after becoming immersed in grading hundreds of records for listing on Discogs. Some collectors are very picky about where a record was pressed.

Whoops! My bad "Indianapolis" was the the one... Although I have some RCA albums that were pressed by Columbia's plant... go figure.

 

[brianrost]

I have some RCA albums that were pressed by Columbia's plant... go figure.

Pressing plants owned by record labels have always pressed for other labels if they have excess capability available.

 

[Major Seven]

While it's interesting the renewed interest and sales of vinyl, it's a shame that 'home stereo' as we knew it in vinyl's heyday in a practical sense no longer exists. Congrats on cramming this 'analog' format through earbuds, Bluetooth single speakers, or the 'sound bar' under your OLED big screen.

I tried to sell some old 'home stereo' as we knew it a s few years ago. No interest.

 

[Jeff Scott]

You guys are way too serious.

Anybody watch this? It's actually really good.