There is nothing subjective about the quality at QRP, They are constantly excellent and unwavering in quality. it's reasonable for them to make that claim. RTI (who press Tone Poet) are also right up there. The Walmart version is also pressed at QRP, is all analog from the original masters and cut at Sterling Sound, an absolutely high end studio. The $15 version is without question, an audiophile record and an astonishing bargain at the price, I have a bunch of Analog Productions records, but didn't even consider the UHQR because I have the Marino/QRP version and it's great. The thing about gauging QC by internet comments is, you only hear about the copies that have problems and don't get a proportional representation of peoples satisfaction generally. I have bought a decent amount of RTI, Pallas, QRP as well as the others Optimal, GZ, Record Industries etc... QRP are not perfect but they are consistently the best sounding and cleanest.

Compression is used to make recordings louder, not softer. So in all likelihood the UHQR-version is less compressed. Otherwise your observations are valid, and much appreciated!

Both are pressed at the same plant in Salina Kansas! A special press is used for the UHQR!

Thank you, I wished they made regular AP titles like classic records did in the early 2000s with a tipon. I recently listened to a mono axis from classic records and I was impressed

I have the $15 one, and I love it!

45 RPM is a fantastic channel brother but I'm glad you went ahead and did this video anyway... I own a copy of each album as well. I think it was worth it for me to spend the extra money there is a difference it's not maybe a huge difference to spend that kind of money but to me it was there. Great presentation my friend a brand new to your channel and I'm going to go ahead and subscribe to you my friend...✌️

Also worth mentioning there's a version out there with the $15 mastering in a nearly identical gatefold jacket as what comes with the UHQR

I am with 45 rpm audiophile. The UHQR is far superior. The Standard pressing is quite harsh on top. Don't get your comments about compression, not what I'm hearing.

the original record from the sixties did not come in a gatefold cover in the usa. seems to be a sales gimmick on expensive reissues.

The 2008 vinyl pressing that was done at sterling sound is also quite good not as good as a first American pressing or a uhqr but it's closer than you would think I also have the 15 dollar version that was cut in 2010 and repressed in 2015 is for the money nothing short of amazing The modern mono reissue pressings sound terrible they are dull lifeless even with a great cartridge they leave much to be desired

Back in the day $1.99.

Thanks for the heads-up because I passed up the two track master audio on LP at Best Buys last night. I'll wait to find it at the next record swap & record show. I have to disagree with you on guitarists because Prince was a PHENOMENAL guitarist and not only was his guitar playing CLEAN but he had the GREATEST tone EVER. He was NEVER sloppy unlike Jimmy Page.

I looked up the cartridge used , thinking that such an unusually thick record might need the cartridge tracking angle adjusted, and lack of doing so might affect the comparisons, making the non standard thickness, and mcc more expensive record, sound puzzlingly less vibrant . But in checking, the cartridge used has an elliptical tip, which is not supposed to be as angle sensitive as modern tip designs that seek to mimic the mastering cutter heads, and track the grooves with a very different contact area. If a 200 gram record, about as thick as they come today, is thick enough to effect tracking with his set up, I don't know. With a system that uses a more modern tip design, such as many people use, the stylus rake angle would have to be adjusted to hit the "sweet spot" , and that is why some record players have provisions for on the fly adjustments, to make it easier to hear the correct adjustment as the record plays. Other players use shims to adjust arm height, because it can be critical, depending on your listening goals. I don't adjust my cartridge for every record, I usually just keep it in the general ballpark of correctness, just like most record players are set up. But on an extra thick album , especially one so costly, I would certainly adjust my cartridge until it sounds like it is exactly in the correct contact angle with the groove. an incorrect contact angle sounds fine. but when you hit the correct angle, the music comes alive, as if someone said to snap it up and get with it, , and only then do you realize the incorrect angle sounded kind of dull in comparison.

Came across your vid by recommendations of other UHQR views. I picked up the 2010 all analog to compare it to my UK Polydor stereo issue of Experience. The original issue is a bit harsh and flat, and the reissue is louder, brighter with some bass to it. Will agree with others about QRP pressings.

Your review is very interesting because I have seen several and you are the only one that has a somewhat negative opinion on this pressing. That is not to denigrate your review. You are being honest and I appreciate that. I heard almost too much bass on the UHQR on my system and had to turn the bass way down. Different experiences. I am beginning to wonder how much of all this is purely subjective. Thanks. 😁

I have to agree with you

I’m wondering if the deadwax is the same. I bought the Wal Mart exclusive of Love Supreme. It turns out it comes from the same master plates as the Acoustic Sounds audiophile version. They have the exact same deadwax.

6am makes videos I wish the other audio equipment reviewers would make

I have the Moreno version and am waiting for delivery on the UHQR version which I think is overpriced by at least $20.00. I'm happy that the mass produced versions are getting better quality pressings. I think that is a result of the audiophile popularity trickling down to the regular releases. Definitely a positive trend. OK. Finally received it 5/31. Music Direct should change their name. Maybe my system can take advantage of these premium releases better but to my ears the more expensive version is many times better. The vinyl is so quiet that you can crank up the volume and get Jimied without any shill highs and the only distortion by design by Jimi. First time I wanted to go to the corner and score a doober and listen again. Still feel it was over priced but what isn't today

Try to listen the Kind of Blue UHQR version, that one worth it, better than the mono original version.

Yes!! YES!! Thank you SO MUCH for mentioning Johnny Ramone in your list of guitar players who changed rock. I've been saying as much for years, so much of modern rock playing is his doing.

I am not in love with the Are You Experienced UHQR. The 45 RPM UHQR Kind of Blue is very nice, sounds better than the the MOFI for sure, but the vinyls is a little noisier.

Is 200gm a good idea? I'm not convinced extra thickness/weight adds anything.

I suspect most people buy UHQR releases to flip.

This isn't a super quality recording to begin with, originally made in 1966 when stereo was just becoming common. I have an original Iron Butterfly and I have the MoFi version, its similar to what you are saying here. The original is louder and more dynamic but also harsher and I guess, raw sounding. The MoFi rounds off the harshness and expands the image but then also loses some of the dynamics and powerfulness. I'm not sure which one I like better. I also have the cheaper Hendrix you reviewed and while I don't have the UHQR, I think the sound and the pressing are pretty good. The album overall is a little thin and cold sounding but, again, its probably due to the original not being the best to begin with.

Lets get some facts straight, the album was originally recorded and released in mono, stereo back in 1967 was new and not well supported by recording studios and the listeners it was a gimmick, mono was king. This is actually known as the US version of the album significantly different to the one originally released 6 months earlier in the UK !! Any Hendrix guru probably owns the bootlegs with all the original master recordings, reworking of each track and the rehearsals, the over dubs and various attempts to remix it into stereo the releases of which although "bootlegs" have now been officially authorised by the Hendrix estate. I would guess they sound similar as would the original release since they probably and almost likely all come from the same source analogue master tape. Jimi was probably the most recorded artist of all time, every time he played his guitar it was recorded, in studios live and even in various flats and apartments !! There is a huge library of his life's work unlike anything available for any other artist EVER

The 45RPM host has a sound system that is at least $100,000. Of course you will have a different opinion. 😂

I will never ever purchase one of those UHQR releases. I listen to music loud and enjoy doing stuff around the room while I’m listening, like cleaning up or putting stuff away. I don’t sit back with my glasses perched halfway down my nose, pipe in hand, and critically analyze the tonal qualities of the music on my record player! I’d rather buy 5 or 6 records at $20-25 instead of a single LP in a fancy box. My dad’s old records still sound great! I am bingeing your videos, dude. A real breath of fresh air in this forest of KISS- and Rush-worshipping ol’heads! You, @HarrisPilton, and @MattSands are the best out there!!

I have both and I don't think the UHQR is any better. In fact, I typically just pull out the Marino when I want to listen to it.

The cheap one sounds fine and I prefer the cover, I don't like those boxes the uhqr pressings come in, any albums i have that are in awkward packing i tend to not play as much as standard albums. The uhqr probably sounds a tad better but I don't care because it'll just sit on my shelf so I won't hear it anyway

Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page added to Jimi Hendrix as the best three players! Oh, Stevie Ray Vaughan! The $15.00 album isn't a standard vinyl pressing, it's a special - 180gram, virgin, vinyl remastered pressing by the JImi Hendrix Estate. It's priced as a standard LP but a standard LP it's not! I also got the 180 gram pressing from the Jimi Hendrix Extate of "Axis Bold as Love", it's really an awesome pressing! A lot better than any remastered CD or any other LP pressing I've ever heard.

No offense but the fact that you think the uhqr is “compressed” kind of says a lot. There are opinions, and there are scientific facts. The uhqr is not compressed

Yeah audiophile pressings are a mixed bag. I have three MoFi pressings; a couple B-52 albums and The Cars: Shake it up. The B-52 albums are pretty good, tho they are a bit bright. Shake it Up was a real disappointment. The Cars are one of my favorite bands, so I was very excited to hear an audiophile pressing. It’s very uncompressed, which is nice. But it sounds like somebody turned the bass knob to KILL in the mastering studio. And also it’s just got a shit-ton of static. Just crackles from start to finish.

You sound like the average listner Louder Better not knocking you but when you Listen to a High End System your ears get Educated-Smoother Sounds Better and Detail become more important. I am not a Jimmy Hendrix fan -Just Saying - Sold high end audio half my life there is a difference Unfornately most people can not afford Or have no interest in it. Your table is fine-Phono Stage & Cartridge makes a Huge Difference-Personally I would never spend $150.00 on any Rock Album .

You don’t know who George Marino is, you don’t know the album at all or the history of it, you don’t tell viewers about your system especially your turntable. You literally do not know what you are talking about! Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course but yours at least from this video has been formed from an appalling lack of knowledge. You could have looked up George Marino, Eddie Kramer, etc etc etc before posting this video. Some opinions, enriched by knowledge are worth more than others.