Better Records vs MoFi

bdp24

Sorry, I simply can't agree with "There are many other reissue labels doing better work than MoFi."  It simply to broad a statement. 

MoFi, Speaker's Corner, VTL, Tacet, etc. all produce high quality LPs that are as good and, and many times better than, AP.  It varies from disc to disc.

In general, I avoid AP if a similar/better product is available.

The BR website currently has two copies of Beatles for Sale listed at ~$170 & $300 (rounded up one cent), so I pulled my copy off the shelf and gave it a spin. 

I rate both sides as "Mint Minus" (BR term, $300+), with just one light tick in the dead-wax.  [Sonically it is compressed, but after all these years I still get lost in the fun/beauty of the music.]

Then I recalled hearing more noise during previous playings. So, what changed? (It was not cleaned between playings).  I recently installed a better cartridge.  More specifically, I moved from an elliptical stylus to a micro-line stylus. 

A friend told me to expect quieter backgrounds, and he was right.  Moreover, this was not an isolated incident.  Over the years I have kept play-grading notes, and now each LP seems quieter (as compared to my notes).

I have a large LP collection, and at $300, I would need to spend ~$1M to replace all of them.  A better stylus is not a 'cure all', but I am glad I upgraded my cartridge instead of replacing excellent LPs.

Tochsii - 

Funny thing, I sold my Old-School Harvest DSOTM about two weeks ago.

But before I did, I did a full length, side-to-side comparison against my MoFi copy.  It was not even close.  The MoFi was so much better.  Better clarity, better dynamics, and quieter.  Sorry if this muddies the water, but the data are what the data are.