Sade – Diamond Life

The sound of the vinyl is nice, though our came with a big patch on a A side, smooth operator, it is not possible to listen to the first part of the song. 😭

This pressing is superb! Fantastic dynamic range. The bass is fat and punchy. The mids and highs are detailed and clean. Absolutely no surface noise. Overall, the sound is warm, rich, open, and lush. The quality of the pressing is similar to Love Deluxe and Promise. I am very impressed with the half-speed mastering process. Highly recommended.

Sounds pretty decent to me but i can see why theres some negative comments. While the bass and mids are good the treble and presence region - while clean and undistorted - runs dry. It leaves the recording sounding a little lacking in sweetness and air and colour. However its FAR from the disaster that some speak of. This clean dry mastering would probably work better if my AT cart wasnt so surgically clean and neutral in itself. My old Nag MP50 or Shure M75 gets abit more juice in the sound but they are olde and worn and just dont manage inner grooves anywhere close to AT microlines. For £22 im happy enough and the Optimal pressing is dead flat and dead silent after ultrasonic cleaning.

This is such a good record for those Sunday afternoons or times when you just want to have a good record on while putting your feet up. Great grooves and every song seems to get your foot tapping. Lots of little details and fun to get lost in. Whether you’re a Sade fan or not this record is worth picking up just for the production value.

Worst sounding Diamond Life.
Half speed mastering = half the music !
If it had a Spars code it would be DUD
:D

Not good (listening on a 50k system).

It might not be too hard to find an og that sounds more natural than this pressing.

I’m sure the original is better, but this one rocks. Very punchy, bassy, and rich

I like this pressing. The sound is clean and dynamic, it’s an absorbing listen. If every repress was only as good…

Für jede Anlage ein Fest, diese Aufnahme ist pure Referenz, wenn diese Platte nicht gut hörbar ist, bitte werfe deine Anlage weg!! :-)

smooth as silk. no one like sade. enjoy with your green friend and feel a little romantic ;)