Definitive Audiophile pressings

Colonel4Bin said:
I’m on the opposite end. Those series’ are both putting out fantastic music, some of which i’m not familiar with. I’m not someone who needs to have all of them, as I’m not going to like all of them. But they’re also not “buy now, cry later” limited titles and they’ll almost always be around if you don’t pre-order.

I would much rather have a bunch of titles like that to pick and choose what I like from. With the MoFi stuff, it’s like they’re baiting people by putting out a 33 and then down the road a 45 of the same album, to which they know “audiophiles” will want to compare and argue about endlessly. All of those resources could be put to much better use IMO, building a bigger catalog instead of redoing the same albums over and over and over for what is 99% of the time very small improvements only people with really high end stuff can even decipher.

But what do I know lol. At the end of the day they’re making money and that’s what they really care about. There’s just a lot I would like to see get better treatment.
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I don’t think it’s really baiting when they said they would be doing both 33 now and 45 later. They said it in the press release and the promo materials. I like having the choice vs only doing 45s for everything. MMJ did it as well. It’s an easy decision for me but I know others may not know which they prefer for now.

And I agree that the selections are more interesting with AS and TP series. The MoFi titles largely make it easy for me to pass. I think I got overwhelmed a bit with multiple releases every month from the TP/BN classic/AS series and there being too many titles to choose from. Sometimes I get a bit of analysis paralysis on those on titles I’m not super familiar with. Kind of feels like there are new title announcements before the titles in the last batch even are out. I’m super excited for the Karma reissue but couldn’t even remember if it had been announced already.

It’s a good time to be a vinyl listener right now since there’s constantly so much to listen to and choose from. It can also be a bit overwhelming. I have a bunch of albums I haven’t even opened or spun yet! Need to get on that before buying more. And there will obviously always be stuff we all want to get the audiophile reissue treatment. But like you said, it’s down to what will sell tons of copies. They will easily sell 40,000 copies of Thriller and I’m guessing they made that many because the licensing cost was exorbitant
 
This might be a good system check sampler.
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Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album 200g 45rpm 2LP

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...
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Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra Equipment!
Cut All Analog at Bernie Grundman Mastering!
AAA Audiophile 200g 45rpm Double LP!
Pressed at Le Vinylist in Quebec! Plated by Master Craft!
Featuring Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Monty Alexander & More!

Nagra is on a course to become a major force in the world of vinyl. Having just launched their first-ever turntable - the "statement" level, Reference Anniversary turntable/tonearm system - they now follow with the production of The Nagra 70th Anniversary 45rpm double vinyl album. Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra equipment and cut at famed Bernie Grundman Mastering, the set is pure analog from analog master tapes. The LPs feature tracks from Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Monty Alexander and Buddy Tate along with some amazing audiophile tracks recorded on the legendary Nagra IV-S tape machine.

"We have just received the acetate test records. To say that they are stunning is an understatement." -statement from Nagra

Features
AAA Vinyl (All-Analog Recording, Mixing & Mastering)
Audiophile Vinyl
200g Vinyl
Double LP
45rpm
Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra Equipment
Cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Plated by Master Craft
Pressed at Le Vinylist, Quebec
Audiophile Tracks Recorded on the Legendary Nagra IV-S Tape Machine
Selections
Side A:
Bill Evans - Very Early - from Some Other Time
Piltch and Davis - Horizontal Blue - from Take One
Side B:
Buddy Tate - Stardust - from I Cried for You
Louis Armstrong - C'est si bon - from Now You Has Jazz
Marlene VerPlanck - Deep in a Dream (Rudy Van Gelder rec.) - from I Think of You with Every Breath I Take
Side C:
The L.A. Network - Take 5 - from Dave Brubeck Redux
Monty Alexander Trio - Samba de Orfeu - from Love You Madly
Drum Sound Check - Dynamics demo (Recorded by Matthieu Latour on a Nagra IV-S with a pair of Neumann U-87)
Side D:
Marc Vallée Trio - Caméléon (Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with a Fidelio RL-1 custom tube microphone in M-S technique.) - from Hamadryade
OSL - The Soldier's March (Igor Stravinsky) [Live recording. Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with only one microphone (Neumann SM-69 tube) in Blumlein microphone technique.]
Trio de Curda - Oblivion (Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with only one microphone [Neumann SM-69 tube] in Blumlein microphone technique.) - from Liber Tango
 
Hemotep said:
This might be a good system check sampler.
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elusivedisc.com

Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album 200g 45rpm 2LP

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...
elusivedisc.com elusivedisc.com

Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra Equipment!
Cut All Analog at Bernie Grundman Mastering!
AAA Audiophile 200g 45rpm Double LP!
Pressed at Le Vinylist in Quebec! Plated by Master Craft!
Featuring Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Monty Alexander & More!

Nagra is on a course to become a major force in the world of vinyl. Having just launched their first-ever turntable - the "statement" level, Reference Anniversary turntable/tonearm system - they now follow with the production of The Nagra 70th Anniversary 45rpm double vinyl album. Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra equipment and cut at famed Bernie Grundman Mastering, the set is pure analog from analog master tapes. The LPs feature tracks from Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Monty Alexander and Buddy Tate along with some amazing audiophile tracks recorded on the legendary Nagra IV-S tape machine.

"We have just received the acetate test records. To say that they are stunning is an understatement." -statement from Nagra

Features
AAA Vinyl (All-Analog Recording, Mixing & Mastering)
Audiophile Vinyl
200g Vinyl
Double LP
45rpm
Mastered at 2xHD on Nagra Equipment
Cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Plated by Master Craft
Pressed at Le Vinylist, Quebec
Audiophile Tracks Recorded on the Legendary Nagra IV-S Tape Machine
Selections
Side A:
Bill Evans - Very Early - from Some Other Time
Piltch and Davis - Horizontal Blue - from Take One
Side B:
Buddy Tate - Stardust - from I Cried for You
Louis Armstrong - C'est si bon - from Now You Has Jazz
Marlene VerPlanck - Deep in a Dream (Rudy Van Gelder rec.) - from I Think of You with Every Breath I Take
Side C:
The L.A. Network - Take 5 - from Dave Brubeck Redux
Monty Alexander Trio - Samba de Orfeu - from Love You Madly
Drum Sound Check - Dynamics demo (Recorded by Matthieu Latour on a Nagra IV-S with a pair of Neumann U-87)
Side D:
Marc Vallée Trio - Caméléon (Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with a Fidelio RL-1 custom tube microphone in M-S technique.) - from Hamadryade
OSL - The Soldier's March (Igor Stravinsky) [Live recording. Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with only one microphone (Neumann SM-69 tube) in Blumlein microphone technique.]
Trio de Curda - Oblivion (Recorded by René Laflamme on a Nagra IV-S with only one microphone [Neumann SM-69 tube] in Blumlein microphone technique.) - from Liber Tango
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I wonder how often people will use something like this after purchase?
 
Anticipating the upcoming Mofi Bitches Brew, dropped $30 on a near mint copy of this repress today.
Hopefully it's as NM as described.
I know it's not 2 eyes, but still should be a -1 cut.


Anyone have any comparison of the old BB pressings compared to the last Mofi?

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Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

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jamieanderson1968 said:
Love my 40th anniversary box set. AAA pressing. Though at this point it probably is more expensive that a 1-Step
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Yeah last time I A/B'd the cleaned up 40th remaster vs the Mofi 2LP I thought the 40th beat it. Now the 40th was streamed but the master is so much cleaner and clearer. Whether that changes the album too much from its original sound I don't know, but it sounded really good.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
Love my 40th anniversary box set. AAA pressing. Though at this point it probably is more expensive that a 1-Step
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I got that one too last year, it was like $100 retail, but came with the CDs and all that cool bonus printed stuff. Pressed at United though some pressing roulette almost. Great sounding, night and day better than the standard version that's out there now, but I imagine the MoFi UD1S is gonna be an even bigger step up the sonic ladder.
 
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