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New Post: Inside California’s New Vinyl Manufacturer (and Every Audiophile’s Dream) - https://lnkd.in/g8wPJKVn - “I don’t know if there’s ever a perfect time to open something like this,” says Jim Davis with a laugh.  Davis, president of audiophile retailer Music Direct, is standing at the front of the newly unveiled Fidelity Record Pressing, a high-end vinyl pressing plant in Oxnard, Calif. And while he doesn’t believe there can be a “perfect” time to open a new pressing plant, he does believe in the “right” time, adding: “Our niche in this industry is the high-quality end, and there’s always room for someone making a better quality product. So I’d like to think it’s the right time because we have the right people who put this plant together, and that’s going to make all the difference in the world.” Plus, as he admits while scanning the state-of-the-art facility during an invite-only preview, it’s “very encouraging that people wanted to see what’s going on here.” Related How Vinyl Can Harness the Influence of Superfans (Guest Column) 04/25/2024 Davis co-founded Fidelity with the father-and-son team of Rick and Edward Hashimoto; the two have over seven decades of pressing plant experience combined and have emerged as leaders in quality and proficiency. Rick sees Fidelity as an opportunity to bring high-end vinyl back into focus. “I think that commercial records have been kind of pushed out the door , and I think it’s important for the vinyl industry to maintain a high-quality presence,” Rick says. Fidelity Record Pressing Plant One way Fidelity’s practices help set its products apart are the burnished edges, which Edward says is an “extra hassle” but well worth the quality. “Whether you realize it or not, one of first things people notice,” he says. Another way is through the plant’s record cooling process, in which only five vinyl are stacked on aluminum plates (as seen above) to help preserve disc integrity by drying slowly. Specially designed spindles also run through the center to hold each disc and prevent warping. But perhaps Fidelity’s biggest differentiator is that the plant presses both vinyl and SuperVinyl, a proprietary compound developed by PVC manufacturer Neotech and Record Technology Inc. (RTI) exclusively for Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MoFi). The composition features carbonless dye, resulting in a quieter surface that reduces noise floor and enhances groove definition. (Manufacturing costs for SuperVinyl can be eight times more than regular vinyl.) After a two-year build, Fidelity officially opened at the start of 2024 as the p

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📰#MUBUTVNews Vinyl is back for good and that’s exciting. Don’t let the greed of big labels ruin it | John Harris Mainstream music’s take-up of the format has led to soaring demand. But beware a trend that drives out indie labels and drives up prices At first, it looked like it might be a momentary revolt against the digital future that would inevitably fade away: a rebellion based on plastic, cardboard and century-old technology that was simply too quaint to last. But after at least 15 years of growth, the renaissance of old-fashioned vinyl still seems to be alive and well. This Christmas was surely a case in point: thousands of us will have unwrapped records, the hardware that plays them, or both. In 2022, 5.5m vinyl records were bought in the UK, the largest volume of sales since 1990. Over the first nine months of last year, British vinyl sales increased 13% year on year. The retail chain HMV has just returned to its famous premises on Oxford Street in central London: ceremonially opened in 1921 by Sir Edward Elgar, recently occupied by one of those irksome faux-American sweet shops, but now back in business as an updated version of its former self. It sells a lot more than records, but has set aside space for a mountain of vinyl, marketed “to a younger customer base” rather than the stereotype of nostalgic dads with money to burn. John Harris is a Guardian columnist Continue reading... https://vist.ly/svdz

Oh good gods! So, we have great year-end 2023 numbers for the vinyl format across the GLOBE. All the major markets in Europe, The UK and Canada as well. But 2024 looks to be the year that Luminate decides to just trounce the vinyl format in the US. Even Canada (Hey, I love you cats North of our demarcation line) is UP for vinyl over the first four weeks of 2024. UP 43.4%, in fact. Oh wait, maybe we can't trust any physical market measurement anymore... Tell me again how the company tasked with accurately measuring the US market has us DOWN 45.8%? Someone please explain to me, like I'm just a simpleton, how both Luminate and Billboard expect us to take them seriously and TRUST their measurement and charts for the US market when they have LOST the handle on virtually the entire Independent Retail market segment in the US. You know, on the record, in public, with clarity and transparency. Clock is ticking...

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