The Beatles Mono Vinyl Box Set

[SimplyOrange]

So that's why this project has been taking so long. It was certainly well worth the wait.

AAA vinyl? I'm seriously impressed.


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[spartanmanor]

I hope these sound as good as they appear they should. I think I am in on this. I am not a huge fan but a big enough admirer of the band to jump on what could be the best sounding Beatles on vinyl in mono that I can afford to buy. Framer has hinted that we will not be disappointed.

 

[Jack Lord]

I bought the Mono cd boxset. Love it.

Tempation for this is growing....

 

[onwardjames]

Why would a person with a typical stereo cart have to hit the "mono" button anyway?

Does it improve sound?

I'm always curious about why the mono enthusiasts state that it can sound better, tho I have some mono pressings that sound great (don't miss the "stereo" effect at all)

I ask naively, since I'm green on this issue, all input welcome, and I've read all the posts thus far.

 

[Gang-Twanger]

So that's why this project has been taking so long. It was certainly well worth the wait.

AAA vinyl? I'm seriously impressed.


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Wow... All-analog AND they're gonna' be available individually? OMG.

If they did the same for the stereo mixes, I'd probably pass out from shock. VERY-cool. Apple Corps finally got the message. I know they're doing the Capitol mono MMT, but what about the UK mono mix? Did they do that one too? Wow, this is awesome. My birthday is in September too. I'll have to get the Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt Pepper for sure. My mother might be into these as well.

 

[onwardjames]

And direct from the master tapes as opposed to the highrez transfers? That makes it a winner. My former vinyl mastering engineer friend will definitely be hearing these.

See, I wonder....those digital transfers were in what, '86? How much resolution has been lost from the master tapes in the ensuing 28 years?

Only a question, and food for thought.

 

[shacky]

Why would a person with a typical stereo cart have to hit the "mono" button anyway?

Does it improve sound?

I'm always curious about why the mono enthusiasts state that it can sound better, tho I have some mono pressings that sound great (don't miss the "stereo" effect at all)

I ask naively, since I'm green on this issue, all input welcome, and I've read all the posts thus far.

Mono can sound better when in the case of Beatles and other groups in the 60's they spent more time perfecting the mono mix. Stereo was still a fad - the majority of record sales still mono and AM radio played mono. So that's what they focused on.

A well engineered stereo master will sound better than mono.

A mono cartridge is specifically designed for mono. Stereo is not. As to what effect hitting mono button is I'm not that sure.

 

[shacky]

I bought the Mono cd boxset. Love it.

Tempation for this is growing....

I wonder if there will be sound advantages other than the worn LP sounds better than CD motto. :scratch2:

 

[shacky]

From LP Gear website

MONO records actually sound wonderful. Good MONO pressings have depth perception that is sometimes better than its two-channel (stereo) counterpart. The resolution in general is very good. Part of the reason can be traced to learning curve. When stereo first came out, recording and mastering engineers had gained expertise at making MONO recordings. Highly skilled mastering engineers came of age a decade or so later in the seventies and beyond. Also, music arrangements in the era of MONO recordings was simpler and some would say genuine (as compared to more contrived and electronic). This then required less tracks and more headroom for music within the recording. Additionally, recording equipment at that time used tubes, thus their effect in the sound recording chain. The key is to play these records the way they were meant to be played - via a MONO cartridge. You will hear less noise and experience the excellence of MONO recordings in the manner that they were meant to be heard and enjoyed.

 

[onwardjames]

okay, cool, thanks Shacky.

Guess I need to find a good mono cart. Can't say I haven't noticed the depth of good mono pressings. Noticed that on an old Nat King Cole I had. Sounds tremendous.

 

[KeninDC]

Why would a person with a typical stereo cart have to hit the "mono" button anyway?

Does it improve sound?

The "mono" button usually sums the channels (L +R). On older, noisy mono LPs, played with a stereo cart, this can lead to less noise. On a pristine mono LP, I doubt you will hear a difference.

Someone smarter than me can explain why the summing of channels affects the noisy frequencies in a positive way. I know I've heard it on my old Capitol Merle Haggard mono LPs.

 

[SoundGammon]

The best way to go MONO is Y the leads from the cartridge BEFORE any pre-amp! This set-up gets rid of any out-of-phase noise from the vinyl and sounds way better than the mono/stereo switch on the amp way!

 

[Jack Lord]

Why would a person with a typical stereo cart have to hit the "mono" button anyway?

Does it improve sound?

I'm always curious about why the mono enthusiasts state that it can sound better, tho I have some mono pressings that sound great (don't miss the "stereo" effect at all)

I ask naively, since I'm green on this issue, all input welcome, and I've read all the posts thus far.

I am just a layman, but to me, Mono sounds more natural. The same thing coming out of both speakers. The closest replication to standing in front of a live band and listening to them. Your brain is not going to seperate the instruments by ear.

Of course it is a creature of that era. I cannot imagine Boston's first album or Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in Mono.