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RE: Is MoFi and the likes

Mo-Fi really was the leader of Audiophile-quality recordings back in the day. They had competition from others along the way, but they lasted the longest. I have a bunch of their 70's/80's/2000's pressings...but things have really changed for them. Ever since the whole DSD file issue, they really have kinda taken a lesser approach to the quality of their vinyl records from what I've personally experienced. They discontinued the nice card stalk inserts with the whole "The Art And Science of Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs" info and pictures of their releases and equipment available. The last few titles I bought from them were defective and had to be returned. "Tango In The Night" had one disc that was bad and had to be replaced. Needless to say, I didn't bother with the "Mirage" release as I already had the one they did in 1984 which is fantastic so why get another copy that's made from a DSD copy of what we hope is the Original Master Tape. Now, I will say their SACD's are TOPS!!! I love em' but again, they have been striping the packaging down so I don't enjoy them as a "special product" any more.

I would say for NEW Audiophile titles on Vinyl, Acoustic Sounds ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS 45rpm releases are fantastic and I've not been disappointed with them. However, I've not had good luck with their crazy expensive UHQR releases. I don't think they sound like they're worth $100+ and again, my Jethro Tull "Aqualung" was defective and had to be replaced. Recently, I picked up a Blu-Ray audio disc that was mastered in Dolby ATMOS of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and it blew my mind. I also have a bunch of multi-channel and Quad SA-CD's that are freaking amazing. Rhino just did a series of Blu-Ray audio discs called QUADIO mastered in DTS Master Audio and to be honest, I really haven't been messing around with records that much... Waiting for the Dolby ATOMS mix of "Purple Rain" to arrive Friday...can't wait. Just my 2 cents, take it for what it is.


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