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Better Records vs MoFi

I’ve read about Better Records on the site. They listen to endless copies of records & separate out the amazing sounding pressings. I can understand because of many variables, some sound better than others. But, can a great sounding regular pressing sound better than a half speed master? Doesn’t a HSM have more music data on it?

I don’t want to go down a rabbit hole. If the BR premise holds up then there are certainly better pressings of Dark Side of the Moon etc. I’m not concerned with that. I’m also not interested in cost or “X sucks, I’d never buy one.”

tochsii
inagroove
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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.

 

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bdp24
9,510 posts
 

Why versus only MoFi? Analogue Productions has reissued far more titles than has MoFi. And better titles, too. There are many other reissue labels doing better work than MoFi.

inagroove
22 posts
 

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.

barry2013
8 posts
 

Thank you to the originator of this thread and to all those contributing.

I was not aware of Better Records. I have since been in touch with them to see if they ship to the UK which they do so about to sign up

cbradmiller
4 posts
 

Barry, 

 

If you take the plunge please let us know. 

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