MoFi v/s UHQR

I recently bit the bullet and decided to replace some of my cherished, and often played, original vinyl. I went through a similar process, purchasing a 45 rpm Mofi, 45 rpm Uhqr, and a double disc 33 rpm anniversary reissue by a record company, just to get a sense of what was available. Prices are crazy high for most of these products considering prices for standard reissue vinyl (2 to 4 times more!).

Conclusion: The jury is still out, but I think the double disk 33 rpm anniversary reissue was excellent, dead quite and quite dynamic, most reasonable purchase of the bunch and the lowest cost of these special releases. I find that both high end 45 rpm releases from the two companies were very good, (if you don't mind getting up to flip the album more often, I personally find this an issue, lazy I guess), and considering the quality of the original recordings available. Both the one's I chose to purchase, I would consider as my favorite recordings. 

I have also purchased a number of regular priced vinyl reissue's recently, and most are very good, good enough for me to conclude that I will limit my purchases of these 45 rpm special reissues.

Just as a footnote, I should add that this simple review was made using a Clearaudio Concept Turntable with Satisfy Arm, Hana ML cartridge and Icon Audio PS1 MkII Phono Preamp. Your conclusions may vary depending on your gear.   

I just checked and these records are going for $150 each at Acoustic Sounds.  Every one is entitled to spend their resources on whatever they wish, but …

i think AP UHQR or Impex One Step are all analog, whereas MFSL Ultra Disc One Step has a digital step. which is a distinction with a REAL DIFFERENCE.

you don’t know if you are screwed with the first two, 40-60 year old tapes don't always = sublime. it’s one of those random things about vinyl, but you are absolutely sure you are screwed with the MFSL.

YMMV.

why spend mega bucks for a digital step, just buy the high rez file cuz that is all you are actually getting.

A high-res file is going through a DAC; a vinyl LP is going through a cartridge, a turntable, and a phono preamp. I don't know how those are going to sound the same. 

The reputation of the MFSL LPs took a big hit when it was discovered that they were making a digital copy of the tapes they weren’t allowed to remove from the record company’s vaults, which is about all of them now.  MFSL says that making a digital copy sounded better to them than making a tape copy. Prior to the scandal, Michael Fremer had some of the MFSL LPs with the digital step on his 100 best LPs list. They have since been removed.

Mike Levigne has a 7 figure system. He can easily tell the difference. You might try one or two to see if you can, if you trust your own ears.