Too bad this is evolving into a digital vs analog debate. It's a very tired topic and one that has been done to death. By now, us old coots have all made our private choices and have well developed preferences that are unlikely to change. But maybe that lets MoFi off the hook, which might be a good thing. No matter how you slice the baloney, they have given us some great LPs that are uniquely excellent, along with some others of their production that are only "as good" as the best one can get from other sources, and still others that are inferior to the originals. But their batting average is way above .500, and I've never bought one of their $125 re-issues.
MoFi controversy
I see this hasn't been mentioned here yet, so I thought I'd put this out here. Let me just say that I haven't yet joined the analog world, so I don't have a dog in this fight.
It was recently revealed that Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs one step LPs are being cut from digital masters (DSD) rather than being straight analog throughout the chain.
Here is one of the many Youtube videos that discusses it
To me, it seems that if MOFI is guilty of anything, it's "deception by omission." That is, they were never open about the process and the use of digital in the chain.
One thing to mention is that hardly anyone is criticizing the sound quality of these LPs, even after this revelation. Me personally, I wouldn't spend over one hundred dollars for any recording regardless of the format.
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Dear friends: I think that the real issue here and that no one posted about is not if those one step pressings came from a digital master because now we all know the true but the critical issue is the MoFi credibility because no one knows how much time MoFi was doing the same with out " notice " from audiophiles/analog lovers. maybe the last 10-15 years?
I don't know and I dfon't care about. Things are what things are, that's all. R. |
These older MoFi albums look like a fair deal. https://www.audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/Software-LP/-SEALED-MoFi-albums/-see-listings/222208 |
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