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RE: Is MoFi and the likes

Posted by flood2 (A) on April 15, 2025 at 13:48:26

In Reply to: Is MoFi and the likes posted by xaudiomanx on March 24, 2025 at 16:38:44:

If you are a collector then you will buy it just because it is another variation. If you just want the music then the original is how the artist intended you to hear their work.
I view them as remasters which are just "another opinion" of how the record should sound. I buy them out of curiosity to hear what the new opinion is. They aren't necessarily better...just different.
The MoFI One Step of Michael Jackson Thriller was very different to the original. If you want to listen to an exciting sound that "makes you want to dance" type of record, then stick with the original. If you want to hear a more analytical recording then the MoFI is possibly "better" in that regard. However, I found it unexceptional if you just want to enjoy the music and couldn't see myself buying another One Step of that type of music.

Take it this way, if you love the album and accept that MoFi or Acoustic Sounds is just another opinion of the sound rather than a definitive version then they are worth buying.
However, it is worth remembering that, using the Steely Dan UHQRs, sometimes they are using exactly the same master as a new recent reissue so you are paying USD125 for 2x45 rpm special vinyl and packaging for exactly the same Bernie Grundman master which might otherwise cost you USD30 (I don't know what the standard cost in the US is...).
The only difference is that the UmE edition is taken off the digital transfer whereas AP used the direct analog feed. If you believe that the high resolution digital transfer of the same master is inferior to the analogue feed used for the AP edition, then pay the difference and get the UHQR. Just be aware that you will get exactly the same tape dropouts and level changes in the channels and other tape blemishes just at "higher fidelity" (given the 45 rpm and perhaps quieter vinyl). The music will still sound the same.
Regards Anthony

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