Definitive Audiophile pressings

Lee Newman said:
the degradation stops at the digital master
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But it doesn't...there's still some degradation when you go to a traditional pressing method. And DMM has a different tonality to it than regular pressing methods and can often sound pretty bright from the ones I have.

Plus there aren't many DMM lathes left apparently in the world. I think the last one in the US is owned by the Church of Scientology lol. (edit and I think there are under 10 DMM lathes left in the world).

you can question the degree to which one step makes them sound better, or if its the supervinyl formulation, or different mastering choices. But I have heard a few regular MoFis vs the One Steps (Pearl and Tapestry) and the one steps definitely sound better.
 
Lee Newman said:
Multiple steps aside, the degradation stops at the digital master… whether you direct metal master, one step or traditional press, you can do it as many times as you want with a digital master.
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I still don’t understand because the degradation the one step is stopping was always AFTER the master. So the benefit exists regardless of the source of the master?

The fact that it can be used to make more lacquers without degrading just means you can press more copies.
 
MikeH said:
For UK folks, someone on a FB group pointed out this site which may have some better pricing on MoFis. Mostly SACD but there are some LPs in there. No clue how their shipping/packaging is but they mentioned free shipping in the UK.

Search results for All Products : "Mobile fidelity"

www.wowhd.co.uk www.wowhd.co.uk
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They're pretty much the same as Deep Discount. They just price a little different because they offer free shipping but they operate out of the same warehouse and pack orders the exact same way.

How they pack records, though, i don't know. I only buy movies from them.
 
Russ I said:
Those are awfully pretty :D
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I wish III had an obi. But I decided to grab it even without.

I will say I think III and IV are stellar. II is very good EXCEPT... no Bonham kick drum... just like... not there. Pretty common for pressings of II in general. I have the remaster, tried to get the Pallas but ended up with the Optimal and I do not like it at all. So the JP II might stay until I can find something with a bit more bass for that one...
 
Joe Mac said:
I still don’t understand because the degradation the one step is stopping was always AFTER the master. So the benefit exists regardless of the source of the master?

The fact that it can be used to make more lacquers without degrading just means you can press more copies.
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Part of the idea of these was that this was the best it would be now, and it would be worse in the future. I get the less steps in the chain means better clarity/higher resolution/etc... but part of the sell was get it now because it won't ever be this good again.

AP can and has made some records sound better than one steps without a reduction in steps. (edit which hurst my next point: It is possible and likely that they sound better because they are earlier generation playbacks of the tape)

If the reduction in steps does not ensure best clarity/resolution/sound/etc.... and it is possible to stop the degradation of the master for all future copies... The one step serves no purpose.

I'd be curious to know how many/which of the DSD files were sent through the Plangent process as it is possible that this is what causes some one steps to out perform other audiophile releases.
 
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