Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory

One of the lowest quality pressings I have. Came in great condition, but has pressing issues with skips and noise. Otherwise, I love this album.

This album brings back all the memories. And the pressing looks amazing and doesn’t sound bad either

Thought I would share this here as I was struggling to find reviews comparing this to the 2024 reissue. I have heard this Brian Gardner lacquer cut and now I own the Chris Bellman Yellow color 2024 cut.

I do not claim to be an “audiophile” but I do seek out sonically better sounding vinyl releases of my favorite albums (i.e at least needs to sound better than what’s on streaming platforms like Spotify/Qobuz).

https://youtu.be/Dn4b0dihUbI?si=7nQ_E7H3m5hDen_2

I was watching this video where the regular yellow color issue was compared to the 2024 audiophile release of this album. I have not heard the audiophile release and as much as I love this band, I am not willing to pay $100+ for this record.

However, in this video, he also compared this regular yellow colored issue to what’s on CD and on streaming. As per his review, this one sounds much more dynamic, defined and punchier.

The new version is a new cut by Chris Bellman in 2024 and I absolutely agree it sounds the best I have heard so far. I used to own the CD (played it to death), I did a volume matched A/B testing with Qobuz and Spotify and I also heard this 2020 black vinyl reissue that was mastered by Brian Gardner. I am not sure if this 2020 reissue used a different source, but it didn’t sound pleasant to me esp since the drums hihats and crashes sounded quite harsh.

The 2024 version is not audiophile version and it definitely has room for improvement but it is a really good deal for the price and a very enjoyable listen front to back. There are some records I have/used to have like Soundgarden Superunknown reissue, RATM - Battle of LA/Renegades, Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See, The Strokes - FIOE just to name a few. These records are actually hard to listen through as they sound harsh which leads to ear fatiguing listening experience. This vinyl mastering is still loud but not as ear fatiguing.

Thought I would share this here. I do not claim to be an “audiophile” but I do seek out sonically better sounding vinyl releases of my favorite albums (i.e at least needs to sound better than what’s on streaming platforms like Spotify/Qobuz).

https://youtu.be/Dn4b0dihUbI?si=7nQ_E7H3m5hDen_2

I was watching this video where this regular issue was compared to the 2024 audiophile release of this album. I have not heard the audiophile release and as much as I love this band, I am not willing to pay $100+ for this record.

However, in this video, he also compared this regular colored issue to what’s on CD and on streaming. As per his review, this one sounds much more dynamic, defined and punchier. This is what led me to purchase this.

This version is a new cut by Chris Bellman in 2024 and I absolutely agree it sounds the best I have heard so far. I used to own the CD (played it to death), I did a volume matched A/B testing with Qobuz and Spotify and I also heard the 2020 black vinyl reissue that was mastered by Brian Gardner. I am not sure if the 2020 reissue used a different source, but it didn’t sound pleasant to me esp since the drums hihats and crashes sounded quite harsh.

This version is not audiophile version and it definitely has room for improvement but this is a good deal for the price and a very enjoyable listen front to back. There are some records I have/used to have like Soundgarden Superunknown reissue, RATM - Battle of LA/Renegades, Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See, The Strokes - FIOE just to name a few. These records are actually hard to listen through as they sound harsh which leads to ear fatiguing listening experience. This vinyl mastering is still loud but not as ear fatiguing.

I am happy to have this in my collection. I remember as a kid enjoying this record so much. Brings back lot of joy.

Legendary album, from first song to last it just gets better. This pressing is excellent, all in all by far the best I’ve ever heard this album

Not that it’s important really, but like 4-5 months ago the owner of the company was talking about the Green Day releases and said this release was on the verge of selling out and as of now it’s still on the website. Just interesting 🤨.

My top 3 :
1 - In The End
2 - One Step Closer
3 - Crawling

I don’t see anything wrong with this pressing, highly recommend

Hello everyone, in case someone has this vinyl record. And you want to sell it. Please write to me in private messages. I will only be glad if we agree on an adequate price)

Glad I pulled this from a convention some years back. Holds up very well to this day. No noise. Good bass. No sacrifice on any fronts. Excellent mastering.