[LarsMan]

Must be something special if Mo-FI (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs) gave it their treatment - "Original Master Recording"

I see the group had the hit song "The Weight". I have that song, but it's on the Easy Rider soundtrack and recorded/sung by Smith.

Mo-Fi has given hundreds of records their treatment over the decades. There has been no shortage of controversy over some of their practices; check out some articles or YouTube vids about the big lawsuit. Sometimes MoFi pressings sound better than the originals, sometimes they don't sound very good.

The Band was a very well-known band; they were called that because they were Bob Dylan's band for a number of years in addition to recording their own classic records. There are a number of Dylan and the Band recordings available on streaming or YouTube that are worth checking out....

 

[RCBinTN]

Mo-Fi has given hundreds of records their treatment over the decades. There has been no shortage of controversy over some of their practices; check out some articles or YouTube vids about the big lawsuit. Sometimes MoFi pressings sound better than the originals, sometimes they don't sound very good.

The Band was a very well-known band; they were called that because they were Bob Dylan's band for a number of years in addition to recording their own classic records. There are a number of Dylan and the Band recordings available on streaming or YouTube that are worth checking out....

I have access to two versions: the MFSL version that I long ago ripped to FLAC on my SSD, and the Qobuz version that's 24/192. I'll be listening to the latter.

 

[pradiptacr7]

Ending the day with this.

 

[sygnus21]

Mo-Fi has given hundreds of records their treatment over the decades. There has been no shortage of controversy over some of their practices; check out some articles or YouTube vids about the big lawsuit. Sometimes MoFi pressings sound better than the originals, sometimes they don't sound very good.

I'm well aware of the Mo-Fi controversy - aka recording practices using "digital" where "vinyl is concerned. The funny thing is all those "upset" people still never said their products sounded bad, in fact many praised them. I know that because I used to post in that thread at Steve Hoffman forums - Mobile Fidelity cutting from digital since 2015? (thread name changed to "Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been cutting vinyl from digital since a long, long time ago...")

Yeah, perhaps Mo-Fi wasn't so genuine in describing their recording process; but no one is decrying their products sound bad. I certainly think they sound great and why I continue to buy their "digital" (CDs) products. Were I collecting vinyl, I'd buy those as well. That's me.

The Band was a very well-known band; they were called that because they were Bob Dylan's band for a number of years in addition to recording their own classic records. There are a number of Dylan and the Band recordings available on streaming or YouTube that are worth checking out....

Yeah, I'd already read that as edited in a previous post. Anyway, I can't say I ever got into Dylan, so....

 

[PoSR77]

^ "Target" CD ripped to FLAC

 

[kekappa]

Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You

Just recently found out about this album through a friend and absolutely loving it!

 

[LarsMan]

I'm well aware of the Mo-Fi controversy - aka recording practices using "digital" where "vinyl is concerned. The funny thing is all those "upset" people still never said their products sounded bad, in fact many praised them. I know that because I used to post in that thread at Steve Hoffman forums - Mobile Fidelity cutting from digital since 2015? (thread name changed to "Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been cutting vinyl from digital since a long, long time ago...")

Yeah, perhaps Mo-Fi wasn't so genuine in describing their recording process; but no one is decrying their products sound bad. I certainly think they sound great and why I continue to buy their "digital" (CDs) products. Were I collecting vinyl, I'd buy those as well. That's me.


Yeah, I'd already read that as edited in a previous post. Anyway, I can't say I ever got into Dylan, so....

The reason so many people were upset was not so much that the sound quality wasn't good, it was because they were paying a premium price for something they were led to believe by MoFi were completely analog, and this was not true. It was a false marketing issue. They still press some great stuff, some of it all analog, like the Miles Davis 'Bitch's Brew' and 'Jack Johnson' I recently got; those sound superb.

 

[RCBinTN]

I'm well aware of the Mo-Fi controversy - aka recording practices using "digital" where "vinyl is concerned. The funny thing is all those "upset" people still never said their products sounded bad, in fact many praised them. I know that because I used to post in that thread at Steve Hoffman forums - Mobile Fidelity cutting from digital since 2015? (thread name changed to "Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been cutting vinyl from digital since a long, long time ago...")

Yeah, perhaps Mo-Fi wasn't so genuine in describing their recording process; but no one is decrying their products sound bad. I certainly think they sound great and why I continue to buy their "digital" (CDs) products. Were I collecting vinyl, I'd buy those as well. That's me.


Yeah, I'd already read that as edited in a previous post. Anyway, I can't say I ever got into Dylan, so....

I don't care much for Mr. Dylan's singing voice, but I highly respect his songwriting ... one of the best of our era. Also, we share the same birthplace and he did, after all, turn on The Beatles to weed.

 

[Bytor123]

 

[kekappa]

 

[Arum16]

This recorded version is amazing!!

 

[moriez]

 

[Trihexagonal]

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[JazzVinyl]

 

[taffy2207]

Week off, so catching up on some Toonz











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