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- From: dap@portal.vpharm.com (David A. Pearlman)
- Subject: Re: Mobile Fidelity....
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.191031.21246@portal.vpharm.com>
- Organization: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- References: <1992Dec12.210233.16182@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> <1992Dec14.172739.26180@oakhill.sps.mot.com> <jberger.66.0@novell.com>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:10:31 GMT
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- In article <jberger.66.0@novell.com> jberger@novell.com (John Berger) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec14.172739.26180@oakhill.sps.mot.com> rvkl60@aus18a25.sps.mot.com (Tom Mathes) writes:
- >>From: rvkl60@aus18a25.sps.mot.com (Tom Mathes)
- >>Subject: Re: Mobile Fidelity....
- >>
- >>As for sound quality, I do notice a difference. I listened, back
- >>to back, to the standard CD issue of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of
- >>the Moon", and the MF version. The MF version has *much* more
- >>pronounced deep bass. For example, the drum "heartbeat" at the
- >>opening and ends of the disc aren't that dramatic on the standard
- >>CD issue; they sound much more realistic on the MF issue. The music
- >>seemed to take on more "air" about it. I thought I was just
- >>imagining things, but I could more easily pick out individual
- >>sounds/instruments/voices on the MF release than on the standard
- >>release.
- >>
- >>Same goes for Floyd's "The Wall". The standard CBS CD issue
- >>sounds pretty good, but the MF pressing has superior sound,
- >>IMHO. Bass again is more defined and deeper/louder, the
- >>transients aren't compressed sounding, but unfortunately,
- >>tape hiss is more pronounced sounding.
- >
- >>If you *really* like the musical piece, buy the MF release. To
- >>me, it's worth the money if you want the best possible sound.
- >
- >I had the same experience with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John.
- >To top it off, the standard release was on two disks, and the MFSL was on
- >one disk. Better sound (again, more 'air' and better bass), and no disk
- >changing. Two good reasons for this disk. Unfortunately, once you have
- >actually trained your ears to hear the difference, you will always know that
- >it's there, so beware....you could build an expensive habit (if you haven't
- >done so already with your equipment)!
- >
- >John
-
- And then, eventually, the record company may come along and remaster
- the album for the benefit of all and issue it at reasonable prices. Now
- you can get "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" on a single CD, properly mastered
- from the original tapes, for < $12 on sale from Polygram.
-
-
- dap
-
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- David A. Pearlman
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. email: dap@vpharm.com
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