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Eric Clapton Unplugged MoFi UD1S thoughts

Well...this has been one of my top five favorite records to sit back and listen to and also the 2011 2LP 180g US pressing one of the most impressive sounding in my collection. I felt many months ago when I pre-ordered the MoFi UD1S...how much better can it get?? Well, unfortunately...NONE! I just received my MoFi copy, played side 1 of my original and then to the MoFi and essentially no difference at all. I then went to side 2 and I think Lonely Stranger may be slightly better on my 2011 copy! What a let down. I have been very impressed with my other 6 UD1S releases. Maybe I have a ’hot stamper’ of the original?? Curious what others think when they get theirs.

dhite71
analogj
105 posts
 

Yeah, I'm surprised when I read from those who hear no difference. It makes me think either their ears or equipment are less resolved.

vinylvin
151 posts
 

To me, the 2LP Bellman is like pushing a loudness button. It still sounds great though. The 1 Step is so natural sounding, the tone is perfect. Also, the Bellman is much louder so you need to listen to both at the same level.

dhite71 OP
376 posts
 

This is a classic case of how I get a little too excited over highly anticipated results. I expect so much immediately and then start getting frustrated.  We say over and over to try and not be so critical of a new component or really anything the first couple days, but damn it is so hard!  Now that a month has passed and I am relaxed this evening I have listened to each side from the former copy to the MoFi and while it still doesn't just blow me away there are these subtle improvements that are starting to show themselves.  I suppose at this level, subtleties are often all we can expect.  Glad to at least get people talking about such a wonderful album.  With either release, you really can close your eyes and put yourself into that audience.  It will go down as one of my favorite records of all time.

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daveyf
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@dhite71 It is nice to see someone come here and rebut their OP. I think with a lot of these ’audiophile’ releases, the better your system, the easier you are going to be able to hear the differences.

The new MoFi ’One Step’ is clearly a lot better than my already excellent prior releases. This is what I always find when listening to these ’One Step’s...they are going to be typically better than any other release of the same title (as they should be for the price asked, IMO).

One thing to remember though, and I think why a lot of folk have been severely disappointed in these releases, is this: The ’One Step’ is only going to sound as great as the original master recording! If that master was lacking in some way, the ’One Step’ is not going to fix that issue. This is why I was so excited to acquire the EC ’Unplugged’ as the master was very good, and why I was not really interested in the ’One Step’ Simon and Garfunkel ’BOTW’ release...as I knew the master of this one is a mess!

 

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