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Mobile Fidelity Surface Noise

Recently bought my first two MoFis in a few years - 'Sinatra in Paris' and 'The Cars.' Cleaned both on a VPI 16.5 w/ the VPI fluid. Both have an unacceptable level of (the same) background noise - kind of a shushing sound with the occasional tick. Played some other LPs after for comparison, inc. a vintage MoFi and some regular issue stuff. The noise was not there, eliminating a set-up issue. Has anyone else had this problem with the new issues? Is it mold-release compound, or the old saw they used back in the day ('i.e. "MoFi does not de-horn its masters, so you my hear the occasional tick or pop until the record is played a few times..."), or just lousy QC? Disappointing, to say the least.
radiodaddy
roblanger
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I've also found them to be hit or miss on the pressing quality. Music Direct has been good about returns. Sometimes the replacement has been better, but a bad pressing run is just that.
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
This can't be. Don't you read their catalogs. Everything sounds gr-r-r-reat, and is highly recommended.
Rah! Rah! Rah!!!
inna
7,296 posts
 
Do you clean them with Mobile Fidelity fluids? If not - you must. That's the ticket.
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
Do you clean them with Mobile Fidelity fluids? If not - you must. That's the ticket

Ahhh, yes, you are right. my retired medicine man - an Apache - always danced around my records before playing...unfortunately with no success (but it started to rain outside)...
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
"Do you clean them with Mobile Fidelity fluids? If not - you must. That's the ticket."

I know some with top notch systems, that use VPI cleaning fluid. I use RRL/MFSL, and it is a good product, but I would be shocked if it eliminated your surface noise after cleaning w/ the VPI cleaner. I would call MD, before changing to MFSL cleaning solution. I would only try new copies of your Sinatra and Cars titles if they agree to pay return shipping for the new copies and your current copies. This, in the event that your replacement copies are bad.
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