Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs

If you are willing to explore elusive disc has the most cd collections, impex gold are superb, in my case I invested with good sacd players so many good sacd collections now.Like you I don’t have a plan to go streaming? I have plenty of cd collections audiophile grade .For redbook I do have Raysonic Tube cdp.

I used to think DCC  gold CDs are equal to gold 24k MF in sound maybe be better.But 2 months ago I found 2 of my Gold dcc disc cracks in the middle , non playable now. Nat King Cole greatest is one rhat cracks.OP First impressions cd recording are amazing done by late Winston Ma.They go on sale on holiday at Elusive disc.

I also have the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC, so I know it’s considerable audio performance strengths as a best-of-breed cdp very well.

my take;

These 24K cds are no better performance wise than “regular” redbook silver discs on your 5-figure $$$$$ superior resolving and premium DAC cdp. It’s a waste of money providing only an elusive novelty factor for a select small cohort who follow the marketing puffery .

They won’t fulfill any performance uptick promises on your Uber high-end CD player. It’s not they are bad choices, it’s just they are no better performance-wise and thus not worth the crazy money prices ascribed to them. There was a limited edition offerings of gold disks issued 10-15 odd years ago by the major companies . They died off just like the stillborn HDCD’s . I tried them both with my old ARCAM FMJ HDCD player before buying the current high-end ISIS spinner . Both of these CD unicorns are still in my stash but are they not any excelling products.

BUT .,,quality build OEM XRCD’s can be a performance uptick …. An entirely different animal !

CAUTION: DO NOT buy ANY XRCD’s from vendors (new or used ) listed in China, and stick with properly OEM mastered Japanese listings .
All the flood of XRCD Chinese listings on EBay etc. are just rip-offs for illegal POS fakes, and sound like shite. The China offerings are NOT clones of OEM units … they are illegal and cheap crap lousy sounding fakes. I got stung once …never EVER again to be repeated .

choose wisely

The Mofi gold sound way better than the aluminum silver but The gold Mofi are way too expensive one of my Elton John gold Mofi is now listed $150 at eBay maybe more.

Jasonborne I have good digital playback and analog. For my taste Vynil win.In fact I have to play cd first otherwise if I play vynil I can’t appreciate my digital source.