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Old 09-08-2011, 03:21 AM
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Re: dubnobasswithmyheadman Vinyl
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Originally Posted by ultradave View Post
Is there an advantage to 160g? I'm not sure what the standards are when it comes to vinyl - but my assumption is that the heavier the better... am I correct on that or do I stand to be corrected? Thanks!
According to this, apparently a standard record is about 130g, with inferior stuff going as low as 90g. The high fidelity stuff is 160-200g. The US limited edition vinyl of Barking is 180g:

http://www.borndirty.org/2011/01/bar...leased-for-us/