Mobile Fidelity Silver Series Vinyl

Johnny Vinyl · May 7, 2011

In conversation with Ken (lasercd) this morning we touched on this new (to me) reissue label from Mofi, which is pressed on 140-gram standard vinyl. Here is what the website says:

About Silver Series:

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New from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series will
feature an eclectic mix of recordings. This series is mastered and cut on the
famous Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed
mastering system. Vinyl will be pressed at RTI on audiophile-grade standard
vinyl and will be numbered limited-editions. Future releases will continue to
stretch stylistic boundaries, as the MoFi Silver Label continues to explore
music from many different genres. Expand your musical horizons with the Silver
Label!

Has anyone purchased one of these pressings, and (if so), what are your impressions?

Johnny Vinyl · May 14, 2011

No one?

Johnny Vinyl · May 17, 2011

I just purchased my first MoFi Silver Series vinyl, and I'll be giving it a spin later on today or this evening. I bought Dead can Dance-Spiritchaser and it's #001573.

Paul V K · May 18, 2011

After my first test purchase of the B-52's, I further purchased the Echo and English Beat releases. I am very happy with the quality. The pressing on all three is very quiet and the sound quality of the music is very pleasing. I would not hesitate buying more if you like the music.

Johnny Vinyl · May 19, 2011

I just finished listening to the "Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser" vinyl that I brought home the other day, and I'm very pleased with it for the most part. The packaging is first rate and identical to their other releases with a nice anti-static sleeve and cardboard (promotional) housing around each LP. This is a 2LP set. The sound quality is just as good IMO, even for a disc(s) that is only 140-g as compared to 180 or 200-g pressings. My only concern, and it's not really a concern, is that the vinyl had a slight warp to it. It didn't effect the sound any, and to call it a warp may be a slight exageration....it just wasn't perfectly flat.

Despite the fact I am pleased with my purchase, I'm sort of failing to understand why MoFi felt the need to create this new series of pressings.

Paul V K · May 19, 2011

I concur that the sound and pressing quality of this Silver series is of the same level as their "standard" 180g releases. I plan on buying more.

John72953 said:
Despite the fact I am pleased with my purchase, I'm sort of failing to understand why MoFi felt the need to create this new series of pressings.

So my theory is this: There is a resurgence of young twenty something "kids" who have started buying lots of vinyl, and declaring it is vastly superior in sound quality to "digital." But remember, their version if "digital" is MP3, not redbook CD! While we can all argue about the merits of vinyl vs. cd, I think we can safely say that a good lp does indeed murder a compressed MP3. So I suspect that Mofi is trying to hook this new crowd of converts, who probably would not be all that excited about spending $30 or more on a recording that they normally have been paying $12 or less on iTunes.

Just a guess.....

Lee · Jul 6, 2011

This has been a terrific series so far for me. Into the Labyrinth by Dead Can Dance was reference quality.

class a · Aug 24, 2011

Picked up the Bobby Darrin: Love Swings. A+ SQ fantastic album. Right up there w/the 180gm releases.

slowGEEZR · Aug 24, 2011

I also have an album of MoFi Silver Series and it sounds great. Some believe that the thinner, 140g vinyl is actually better than thicker 180g or 200g vinyl, for allowing the transmission of unwanted vibrations (noise) down and out through the turntable's spindle, plinth and feet, as the thicker vinyl hinders this process.

MylesBAstor · Aug 24, 2011

Picked up the Stevie Wonder Innervisions and thought sounded great!

MylesBAstor · Aug 27, 2011

MylesBAstor said:
Picked up the Stevie Wonder Innervisions and thought sounded great!

Oops...meant Talking Book.

MylesBAstor · Aug 27, 2011

Paul V K said:
After my first test purchase of the B-52's, I further purchased the Echo and English Beat releases. I am very happy with the quality. The pressing on all three is very quiet and the sound quality of the music is very pleasing. I would not hesitate buying more if you like the music.

I think those were cut by Paul Stubblebine with his modded lathe (Pass Electronics).

Lee · Sep 20, 2011

Talking Book sounds great Myles but the original Tamla vinyl (if you can find it) beats it. Still a great series.

Johnny Vinyl · Oct 17, 2012

Finally some TEARS FOR FEARS.

I'm a huge TFF fan and I've been waiting for an audiophile pressing of their albums for decades. That's not to say I'm unhappy with my standard copies, which are still in sublime condition, but I'm a fan and need this indulgence!

The 2 LP's just released are "Songs From The Big Chair" and "Sowing The Seeds Of Love". Hopefully "The Hurting" is coming too one day!

I've been very pleased so far with the Silver Series of LP's and I have no doubt these will be wonderfully done as well.

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