Any vinyl gurus out there?
It seems as the vinyl market has become more and more boutique-y, there is more hype around 180 gram vinyl as being "audiophile quality".
I've spoken with 3 different vinyl pressing guys who say the weight of the record does not in anyway change the groove, therefore the audio is in theory the same "quality" regardless of thickness, right?
Am I getting this all confused? Does 180 gram refer to a denser type of vinyl, or a thicker piece of vinyl of the same density as say, 160, 140, or 120 gram? Are there sonic differences, wear differences, or no differences?
Please illuminate! Thanks!
It seems as the vinyl market has become more and more boutique-y, there is more hype around 180 gram vinyl as being "audiophile quality".
I've spoken with 3 different vinyl pressing guys who say the weight of the record does not in anyway change the groove, therefore the audio is in theory the same "quality" regardless of thickness, right?
Am I getting this all confused? Does 180 gram refer to a denser type of vinyl, or a thicker piece of vinyl of the same density as say, 160, 140, or 120 gram? Are there sonic differences, wear differences, or no differences?
Please illuminate! Thanks!