Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito


Here's a link to a Washington Post article on the recent dustup with MoFi. The comments section (including posts by Michael Fremer) are interesting.

Disclaimer: This is a "public service announcement, a point Im adding since some forum members complained the last article I referenced here was "paywall protected", I'll note that, for those who are non-subscribers, free access to limited numbers of articles is available by registering (trade-off: The Post will deluge you with subscription offers)

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Band limiting digital to fit on vinyl as another points out shows a complete lack of understanding of the realities of the process and the debate. 

I retubed the EAR equipment used by MoFi in the remastering process.

Let the market decide and let this be the final judgement. 

I think many of us have had enough of professional reviewers like Fremer. I am far more interested in the opinions of some of the experienced people on this forum.

 

Well I mentioned above that I retubed the equipment. Dan Meinwald from EAR USA sent MoFi my direction. I have sold a number of the EAR phono preamps and am contemplating the line.

I spent a number of hours with Tim at the various shows. Both of us were, at the time, smokers and he always knew which floor of the hotel we could smoke. Dan from EAR USA is a credit to this business!

This whole thing is very unfortunate and  the last thing this hobby needs. Certainly a sin of omission by MoFi that warrants punishment, but if I couldnt tell the difference then that is on me.

What concerns me most if that some members dont seem to think MoFi did anything wrong. Or at the very least, the sin was minor and really not really worth mentioning. 

I have found that usually the MoFi remasters arent the best pressings available. All MoFi I own were made prior to the "new" process. 

Well I dont think that stating the obvious that we are lied to on a regular basis changes things one iota. Some sort of weird relativism at work evidently. 

Let the market decide if MoFi goes out of business. I will never buy another MoFi product and this will be the end of my involvement. 

Tomcy6 am I missing something or are you expressing the precise attitude I mentioned earlier? 

As if, within each of us, exists a limited amount of anger which when directed towards things that dont really matter will diminish what we have left for things that do. I am not being snide and I hope you see my point. .

 

I never have to worry about my chute not opening because I dont skydive. Just because people dont share your concern regarding this problem doesnt mean they are not aware. 

Well you just did express anger and great concern so this is now on the record. Exactly who would be the recipient of your anger?