Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Who in heck paid $475 for this a month ago, with plenty of $40-$50 copies for sale before and since? Was it signed or something??

This was the best 19th birthday gift any kid could ask for! A freaking Grammy Winning incredible album! Daft Punk are at their greatest on this album! Utilizing old technology and making it sound modern!

Smooth, bold and lucious pressing. I use this as reference to my setup. Not the quietest, but great dynamics.

This pressing sounds so good. My only complaint is it says it comes with a digital , but I could not find this anywhere.

Great pressing, and wonderful album.
A fitting conclusion to Daft Punk's discography.
The detail in the recording is remarkable, and it comes out especially on D1. Motherboard.
This would serve well as a test record for stereo setups.

this mf sounds amazing! This is a version that you will regret not buying!

Love this record so much. So blessed to get a signed copy. This record is timeless

With little info shared regarding the different cuts I took it upon myself to seek them out and compare.
The idea that some proclaim the original Chab cut to be superior to Bens later 2021 cut is as far as I can tell completely overblown.
I have both and after some switching between records I felt I couldnt say anything definitive over the Turntable. So I made some needledrops, normalized them, lined them up and switched instantly between them. Still, there is barely any difference here worth mentioning but if I had to say something its that the drums can have a bit more snap and punch on certain tracks of Bens cut while vocals can be slightly louder on Chabs. This varies though and I mainly tested A2, B2 and B3. While I do like present vocals, on B3 they actually become sibilant on the original while the 2021 cut is much more pleasant to listen to.
In all other regards, they are near identical as far as I can tell. Theres no more dynamics on the original like some claim, or lack of distortion on , or much greater clarity for that matter, they are pretty much the same. I do like the poly inners but thats about the only advantage it has since my new release came in perfect anyway.
It all makes sense too. If you look up these engineers you will see that they all work at Translab in and both were probably afforded the same source and equipment. I would hazard a guess the same goes for the 2017 Gopher cut as well.
Bottom line is, dont worry about sound differences between these pressings too much, but if you want an original for collecting an easy way to tell is the lack of the Sony Music logo on the back of the sleeve.

Equipment Used:
Technics SL-1210GR Turntable with ATVM95ML Cartridge
iFi iPhono 2 RIAA
Cyrus 2 Amplifier
System Fidelity SF-3050 Tower Speakers

One of the best pressings I've ever heard for any albums, the background noise is so quiet.

My only issue is that the closing track, "", appears to be warped which is a little disappointing since it's a great closer.

Great sound in of dynamics, as for the pressing - there is a lot of surface noise in between the songs...
Price of 30E seems ok considering the the audiophile status of this album.