Do Mobile Fidelity Vinyl Re-issues Have a Digital Step in the Process?

howiebrou said:

Not sure why that is lazy? I would have thought it was a fair expectation. Do you eat at restaurants where you need to guess at the dish and ingredients or do you lazily go to those who actually describe it?

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Absolutely spot on. It is ridiculous to think otherwise imho ymmv etc.

Tango said:

What is left for you to optimize Mike. Your vinyl has reached the end point...with a luxury to choose variation too. The way I see what you are doing is just out of curiosity.

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just working through the DaVa cartridge and Primary Control FCL arm niggles. now need to get my MC Trio for the EMIA phono built so i can switch inputs again. at the moment stuck plugging and unplugging phono cables. so vinyl 'variation' becomes a buzz kill. which pushes me to digital (not a bad thing) when my head is not in the plugging mood. the quality of the digital takes the urgency away from the vinyl frustrations. sorting out these explorations has taken longer than i expected. not plug and play.....so out of my comfort zone.

last night a break through with the DaVa. listened to it for 4 hours. reminded me very positively of the Neumann at ddk's. so a nice turning of a corner. i see light now.

adrianywu said:

I have been transferring my analogue master tapes to high def. PCM and DSD. The two sounds quite distinct, at least on my DAC, and one can easily tell them apart. DSD sounds closer to the analogue tape.

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If this is the case, I would very much like to know the particulars of your DAC and your system's components. Subsequently, since you've been making these transfers, I'd like to request sample transfers of two tracks from one of your tapes in both PCM and DSD. Please feel free to email me a link for the downloads.

My email address: dblumenstein@dagogo.com

Thanks

Honesty and audio who thinks it’s possible lol
aside of mofi not being possible upfront

I think they are doing all they can to make great sound
talk of chain of custody is good to read on there part

I have done some digital scans to try to determine sources for high Rez and dsd as well.
im not a pro but if we take the time to read up on this topic
the take away is simple
it ruins the feel or love of the music I loved a few mins before

does anyone who has a basic understanding of tape alone think there is a perfection ?
the thought of perfection is a debatable topic in itself

if this thread is purely a legal argument it’s above my pay grade , but even without the legal aspect this hurts all of us
from reviewers , to industry experts to us buyers

years ago I heard digital studder on a song
a song i own ten alt ways
it was clear to me most do the best they can to make great sound regardless of source

howiebrou said:

Not sure why that is lazy? I would have thought it was a fair expectation. Do you eat at restaurants where you need to guess at the dish and ingredients or do you lazily go to those who actually describe it?

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I was just comparing to the activity in sites where people collectively built great databases on recordings, such as sacd.net or later HRAudio.net.

You analogy is humorous but IMHO lacks sense an audio forum. We are supposed to be proactive in stereo matters, not average consumers!

Go out and buy the original vinyl release, great music, especially during a divorce !

PeterA said:

This paragraph is interesting:

“Most importantly, Dylan's voice sounds utterly natural and convincing, though if your set-up isn't up to the task, the sibilants may go all smeary on you. Don't blame the mastering. Properly decoded it should sound as clean on this vinyl as on the SACD.”

I do not see the (TM) after “natural”. I also have a hard time following whether he’s talking about the digital vinyl or the digital SACD. How does one “properly decode“ a vinyl record?

The review did not encourage me to go out and buy the recording in either format. And I don’t know what this review has to do with the subject of this thread. It doesn’t really go into the digital step process or describe how the digital vinyl sounds different from the digital SACD. He does imply that it sounds different from the other vinyl re-issues, but not necessarily better.

I may withdraw my comment that the review is informative.

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microstrip said:

I was just comparing to the activity in sites where people collectively built great databases on recordings, such as sacd.net or later HRAudio.net.

You analogy is humorous but IMHO lacks sense an audio forum. We are supposed to be proactive in stereo matters, not average consumers!

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To be honest, I would rather use my spare time listening to music than compiling lists. I don't choose my music based on the source or mastering process and I don't really care if it is digital or analog, but I do care if someone markets it as something it is not.

- MFSL2-500 Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-455 Alan Parsons Project – I Robot 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL33UD1S-041 Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (33RPM) 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-040 Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (45RPM) 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-453 Big Brother and the Holding Company – Cheap Thrills 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-446 Bill Withers – Live at Carnegie Hall 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-525 Bill Withers – Still Bill 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-388 Billy Joel – An Innocent Man 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-385 Billy Joel – Glass Houses 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-383 Billy Joel – The Stranger 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-350 Billy Joel – Turnstiles 1/4? / 30 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-016 Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-379 Bob Dylan – Another Side of Bob Dylan 1/2? / 30 IPS analog remix master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-461 Bob Dylan – Another Side of Bob Dylan 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL3-45009 Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde 1/2? / 30 IPS analog remix master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-006 Bob Dylan – Blood on the Tracks 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe-
- MFSL2-458 Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-416SV Bob Dylan – Desire 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-416 Bob Dylan – Desire 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-422 Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-423 Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-464M Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-489 Bob Dylan – Love and Theft 1? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-424 Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-488 Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-487 Bob Dylan – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-443 Bob Dylan – Planet Waves 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-421 Bob Dylan – The Times They are a-Changin’ SIDE ONE: 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe SIDE TWO: 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-460M Bob Dylan – The Times They are a-Changin’ 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-426 Bob Dylan and The Band – Before the Flood 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-336 Bread – Baby I’m-A Want You 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-022 Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-030 Carole King – Tapestry 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-414 Carole King – Tapestry 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-010 Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-401-2 Count Basie – Live at the Sands (Before Frank) Digital clone of PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-021 Crosby, Stills and Nash – Crosby, Stills and Nash 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-481 Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy direct to lathe
- MFSL2-496 David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to lathe
- MFSL2-470 Derek and the Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-441 Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms Digital clone of Sony 1630 U-Matic digital master
- MFSL2-467 Dire Straits – Communique 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-466 Dire Straits – Dire Straits 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-469 Dire Straits – Love Over Gold 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master – Plangent Processed – to DXD to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-468 Dire Straits – Making Movies SIDE ONE: 1/4? / 30 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe SIDE TWO: 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-025 Eagles – Desperado 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-024 Eagles – Eagles 1/4? / analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-028 Eagles – Hotel California 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-026 Eagles – On The Border 1/4? / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-027 Eagles – One Of These Nights 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-029 Eagles – The Long Run 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSV1-001 Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-015 Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-335 Elvis Costello – Almost Blue 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-017 Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-295 Foghat – Fool for the City 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-343 Foreigner – 4 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-341 Foreigner – Double Vision 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-338 Foreigner – Foreigner 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-342 Foreigner – Head Games 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-429 Grateful Dead – American Beauty 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-483 Grateful Dead – Blues for Allah 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-482 Grateful Dead – From the Mars Hotel 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-428 Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-413 Hall and Oates – H2O 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-412 Hall and Oates – Private Eyes 1/2? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-498 Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-499 Harry Nilsson – Son of Schmilsson 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-368 Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-368SV Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-415 J.Geils Band – The Morning After 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-013 Janis Joplin – Pearl 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-454 Janis Joplin – Pearl 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-502 Jeff Beck – Truth 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-456 Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-457 Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-430 Jerry Garcia and David Grisman – Garcia/Grisman 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-495 Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-357 Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ 1/2? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-472 Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like a Wheel 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-306 Linda Ronstadt – Prisoner In Disguise 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-299 Little Feat – Little Feat 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-307 Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-371 Los Lobos – Kiko Digital clone of original PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-402 Love – Forever Changes 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

- MFSL1-505 Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (Soundtrack) Digital clone of 3M digital master
- LMFUD1S042 Michael Jackson – Thriller 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-440 Miles Davis – A Tribute to Jack Johnson 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL33UD1S-039 Miles Davis – Bitches Brew 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-451 Miles Davis – E.S.P. 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-438 Miles Davis – Filles de Kilimanjaro 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-377 Miles Davis – In a Silent Way 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-45-011 Miles Davis – Kind of Blue 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog remix master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-437 Miles Davis – Miles in the Sky 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-486 Miles Davis – Miles Smiles 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog remix master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-374 Miles Davis – Milestones 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-431 Miles Davis – My Funny Valentine 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-436 Miles Davis – Nefertiti 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-452 Miles Davis – On the Corner 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-485 Miles Davis – Porgy and Bess 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-373 Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-375 Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-038 Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-435 Miles Davis – Sorcerer 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-023 Muddy Waters – Folk Singer 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-45-008 Natalie Merchant – Tigerlily 1/2? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-396 Patricia Barber – A Distortion of Love Digital clone of original PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-427 Patricia Barber – Smash Original PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-014 Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-019 Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin’ Simon 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-337 Ray Charles – The Genius Sings the Blues 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-476 Richard Thompson – Rumor and Sigh 1/2? / 30 IPS / Dolby SR analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-494 Run DMC – Raising Hell 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-405 Ry Cooder – Boomer’s Story 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-465 Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-449 Ry Cooder – Paradise and Lunch 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-45-012 Santana – Santana 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-484 Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-005 Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-490 T. Rex – Electric Warrior 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to lathe
- MFSL2-434 The Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-324 The Cars – Candy-O 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-442 The Cars – Heartbeat City 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-325 The Cars – Shake It Up 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-274 The Cars – The Cars 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-473 The Knack – Get the Knack 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-339 The Pretenders – Learning to Crawl 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-372 The Pretenders – Pretenders 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-450 The Spinners – Spinners 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-503 The Young Rascals – Groovin’ 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-011 Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-448 Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle – One from the Heart 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-444 Train – Drops of Jupiter 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-492 Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-032 Van Halen – Van Halen 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-491 Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-393 Weezer – Pinkerton Digital clone of original digital master to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-480 Weezer – Weezer (Blue Album) 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-012 Yes – Fragile 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256

Bergm@nn said:

- MFSL1-505 Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (Soundtrack) Digital clone of 3M digital master
- LMFUD1S042 Michael Jackson – Thriller 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-440 Miles Davis – A Tribute to Jack Johnson 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL33UD1S-039 Miles Davis – Bitches Brew 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-451 Miles Davis – E.S.P. 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-438 Miles Davis – Filles de Kilimanjaro 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-377 Miles Davis – In a Silent Way 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-45-011 Miles Davis – Kind of Blue 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog remix master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-437 Miles Davis – Miles in the Sky 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-486 Miles Davis – Miles Smiles 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog remix master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-374 Miles Davis – Milestones 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-431 Miles Davis – My Funny Valentine 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-436 Miles Davis – Nefertiti 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-452 Miles Davis – On the Corner 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-485 Miles Davis – Porgy and Bess 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-373 Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-375 Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-038 Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-435 Miles Davis – Sorcerer 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-023 Muddy Waters – Folk Singer 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-45-008 Natalie Merchant – Tigerlily 1/2? / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-396 Patricia Barber – A Distortion of Love Digital clone of original PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-427 Patricia Barber – Smash Original PCM digital master direct to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-014 Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-019 Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin’ Simon 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-337 Ray Charles – The Genius Sings the Blues 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-476 Richard Thompson – Rumor and Sigh 1/2? / 30 IPS / Dolby SR analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-494 Run DMC – Raising Hell 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-405 Ry Cooder – Boomer’s Story 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-465 Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-449 Ry Cooder – Paradise and Lunch 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-45-012 Santana – Santana 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-484 Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-005 Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-490 T. Rex – Electric Warrior 1/4? / 15 IPS analog copy to lathe
- MFSL2-434 The Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-324 The Cars – Candy-O 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-442 The Cars – Heartbeat City 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-325 The Cars – Shake It Up 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-274 The Cars – The Cars 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-473 The Knack – Get the Knack 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-339 The Pretenders – Learning to Crawl 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL1-372 The Pretenders – Pretenders 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-450 The Spinners – Spinners 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master direct to lathe
- MFSL2-503 The Young Rascals – Groovin’ 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-011 Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-448 Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle – One from the Heart 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-444 Train – Drops of Jupiter 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-492 Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry 1/4? / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-032 Van Halen – Van Halen 1/4? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL2-491 Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge 1/4? / 15 IPS analog mono master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-393 Weezer – Pinkerton Digital clone of original digital master to analog console to lathe
- MFSL1-480 Weezer – Weezer (Blue Album) 1/2? / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
- MFSL45UD1S-012 Yes – Fragile 1/4? / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256

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Thanks for all the hard work of putting together these lists!

I have four MoFi recordings and have not listened to them in years. I don't see them on the list. Never really liked the way they sounded, for whatever reason.

1. MFSL 1-208 Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
2. MFSL 1-201 Muddy Waters/Folk Singer
3. MFSL 1-284 Madeleine Peyroux/Careless Love
4. MFSL 1-337 Ray Charles/ the Genius Sings the Blues

i have only 1 One Step, the Abbraxas, plus 13 other MoFi 45's, 10 of which are listed with digital steps. my Aretha's Gold 45, Primus, and Richard Thompson 'Enchanted' are not specified. i'm a complete'ist 45rpm collector, buying almost every one. even the RR "meh" 45's....that are openly digi-sourced.

the 10 with the digisteps-----3 Dire Straits, 4 Dylan, Tigerlilly, Santana, and i Robot.

interesting that i cannot recall playing any of those in the last few years other than One Step Abbraxas and the Santana 45. although i recall feeling that the earlier 2007 MoFi of Santana (MSFL1-303) sounded better. i've used 'Jingo' as a demo track frequently for guests and prefer the earlier pressing for that.....makes more sense now.

i have not bought 33rpm MoFi's for years, so maybe i have zero of those with a digital step.....or maybe i have one somewhere. i own many early MoFi's, some of which are very good.

Are there any unique problem with the 1step process in itself?

The impex Patricia Barber 1step box has sonic problem - low, low soundstaging and forward imaging, and just flat, lethargic feeling.

There's also another 2 HK releases of 1step that sound underwhelming as well.

Just adding my two cents to this discussion. Was I disappointed there is a digital step involved? Yes. However, in mitigation, I turn to the 45 rpm MFSL2-466 "Dire Straits" double LP in my collection. Based on recent reporting, this item has a digital step. To me, even with that black mark, lol, it is still one of the best sounding LPs that I have. I use it for demonstrating, to guests, how amazing properly made vinyl can sound. As long as the final product provides good listening, the digital step does not concern me that much.

jbr7 said:

Just adding my two cents to this discussion. Was I disappointed there is a digital step involved? Yes. However, in mitigation, I turn to the 45 rpm MFSL2-466 "Dire Straits" double LP in my collection. Based on recent reporting, this item has a digital step. To me, even with that black mark, lol, it is still one of the best sounding LPs that I have. I use it for demonstrating, to guests, how amazing properly made vinyl can sound. As long as the final product provides good listening, the digital step does not concern me that much.

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The problem is - was this pressing derived from the digital "master" kept at Warner USA or was it derived from the digital master kept at Mercury(Universal)?

For years, it has always been noted that US pressings of this recording has never sound as good as those from the UK.

Both the US and UK pressings have their unique own sonic signatures...

jeromelang said:

The problem is - was this pressing derived from the digital "master" kept at Warner USA or was it derived from the digital master kept at Mercury(Universal)?

For years, it has always been noted that US pressings of this recording has never sound as good as those from the UK.

Both the US and UK pressings have their unique own sonic signatures...

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I am way out of the loop to hazard a guess on which digital master was used. My copy was purchased in December 2019 from Acoustic Sounds. The album jacket has a Special Edition No. 006646. If someone can discern which master was used from that information, more power to them , lol.

adrianywu said:

I have been transferring my analogue master tapes to high def. PCM and DSD. The two sounds quite distinct, at least on my DAC, and one can easily tell them apart. DSD sounds closer to the analogue tape.

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I do the same thing... but you would be hard pressed to hear a difference... I'm using the Merging Horus