To answer, no, the Degritter did not arrive yesterday. Delivery delay does have it on the truck to arrive today, though. I will have fun over the weekend and offer my opinions sometime next week.
I have a copy of Tapestry from Mobile Fidelity, Gain-2, Limited Edition (#10,254) 33 RPM and it sounds WONDERFUL!!! If I did not own this I would buy the 1-Step and get my order in ASAP. I now have two 1-Step albums (Yes "Fragile" and Patricia Barber "Cafe' Blue) and they are stupendous. Really, as good as it gets. The first iteration of such a higher level for LP production was back in the early 1980s when MoFi produced a small number of titles they called UHQR (Ultra High Quality Record). I bought a copy of "I Robot" when first released, which retailed for $50 and I got it for $35. The limited production number I have is 664. In NM condition to this day, of course. If you can find one they were last going for between $425 and $500. I will never sell this one. Anyway, I do believe that buying an extra copy of any 1-Step issue to sell at a substantial profit at a later date is a good investment. But I would strongly suggest keeping a copy for yourself, too. As I said, an "extra copy" for the profit purpose. 1-Step is the latest state-of-the-art in LP production quality. There simply is no better.
I will just have to play Tapestry this weekend. Let's see (or, hear) if the Degritter can bring out another level of musical SQ. I am very familiar with what Tapestry sounds like on my rig. This will be a fun time of it.
