Mobile Fidelity Vinyl One Step of SANTANA, BILL EVANS TRIO, etc.*

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Drew769, Dec 1, 2015.

  1. violarules

    violarules Senior Member

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    This one is funny, too, considering the BOTW is now one of the most sought-after OneSteps. Guess he should have ordered one when they increased the production to 7500...
     
  2. AnalogJ

    AnalogJ Hearing In Stereo Since 1959

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    Salem, MA
    I'm curious, but I did leave myself on the regular Pearl 45rpm list after dropping myself from the OneStep one.
     
  3. violarules

    violarules Senior Member

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    Did you end up selling your Mofi BOTW? I'd never part with mine... definitive version of the album, imho.
     
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  4. AnalogJ

    AnalogJ Hearing In Stereo Since 1959

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    Not yet. I still might. My Classic Records 33 is buried somewhere. I still want to do a comparison.

    I haven't been able to play anything due to my integrated amp still not back from repair.
     
  5. sharkshark

    sharkshark ThatShelf

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    Toronto ON
    I've lost what's going on, but I have yet to have anything from Music Direct ship in forever. Has everyone shifted to pre-ordering at Mofi direct?
     
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  6. brucej4

    brucej4 Forum Resident

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    No. What did you preorder from MD?
     
  7. Recordguy

    Recordguy Forum Resident

    I’ve received my Eagles One Steps from Music Direct, so they are currently shipping. I ordered from Mofi as well & Mofi shipped first.
     
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  8. Rocco1

    Rocco1 Forum Resident

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    So we finally get the Pearl One Step in a couple of weeks. Personally I’m still excited to add that to my collection. One would assume that would be the final One Step for 2021? Who knows in these times of wonky supply chain and logistic nightmares. Maybe after Pearl MFSL can begin a repress campaign for some long overdue back catalog. Speaking of catalogs the Music Direct 2022 should be released in about a month. As an unapologetic audiophile geek and vinyl lover I crack that baby open like a kid on Christmas morning. Of course you must temper your enthusiasm with the sobering thought that new 2022 MFSL announcements could always be a year or more away from actual release, or in some cases never. Still, it’s one of life’s small pleasures to pour through the MD catalog over a cup or two of coffee on a Saturday morning.
     
  9. Echoes Myron

    Echoes Myron Forum Resident

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    I love the annual MD catalog! Takes me back to my childhood.
     
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  10. drbryant

    drbryant Senior Member

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    Both of my Eagles titles have slight pressing defects on one of the disks. The first LP in each set is pressed very slightly off center, with the center hole being slightly larger and one edge being thinner than the other side. I have seen this from time to time over the years, and know that if you slide the record to one edge of the spindle hole the playing area will be centered. So sound is not affected (and in fairness, these are great sounding records), but it sure ain't perfect. Wonder if I should ask for replacements . . . . . .
     
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  11. sharkshark

    sharkshark ThatShelf

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    ...all the one steps. And yet, still waiting.

    Also still waiting for a replacement for my buggered Paul Simon disc.
     
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  12. David P. Hill

    David P. Hill Forum Resident

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    I would if you feel dissatified with the product since these are pretty expensive. Go through Music Direct, should be no problem receiving a replacement.
     
  13. drbryant

    drbryant Senior Member

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    You’ll have to listen for yourself as they are indeed different. I have the Classic 45 rpm and the One Step. To my ears, the Grundman sounded . . . I wouldn’t say “better”, but the EQ is closer to how I want the music to sound. I feel the same way about the Classic Records Tapestry. It doesn’t have the clarity of the MOFI. I just like the sound that Grundman from original tapes on his work with Classic Records.
     
  14. drbryant

    drbryant Senior Member

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    Los Angeles, CA
    I purchased my Eagles titles from Music Direct. The jackets were in great shape - there were no seam splits, which I am accustomed to seeing when ordering direct from MOFI - might just be luck; I forgot to inspect the packaging carefully. I preordered these on day one and was not charged until shipment. When ordering directly from MOFI, I have usually had my card charged at the time of order.
     
  15. violarules

    violarules Senior Member

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    Since when was the Tapestry One Step released? Or was there and earlier Mofi release of Tapestry?
     
  16. Joti Cover

    Joti Cover Forum Resident

    Carole King - Tapestry
     
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  17. drbryant

    drbryant Senior Member

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    Yes, in 2013. The vinyl was mastered by Kreig Wunderlich, who is doing the One Step . SACD by Britton and Loverde. Both are good but very different from the Grundman Classic.
     
  18. Dougthesnail

    Dougthesnail The Big Gabagool

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    I can't wait till 2023 to get my Hotel California One Step
     
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  19. bmh5879

    bmh5879 Forum Resident

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    umm yes definitely at that price point. These labels have to realize the more expensive they make this stuff the higher the expectations are.
     
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  20. Yukon Cornholio

    Yukon Cornholio Forum Resident

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    At the end of the day, it is all personal preference. I am the opposite. I compared the Classic to the 1 Step and prefer the one step. Overall, I found the sound very close, but I prefer the detail and wider soundstage of the one step.
     
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  21. Britto Vincent

    Britto Vincent Forum Resident

    I went to Cosmos Records and Rotate This on Saturday. I wanted to go to Sonic Boom and Kops on Sunday, but I was very much tied up, so I couldn't go. Rick's Recollections was closed on Sunday, so that didn't work either.

    Here are the records that I purchased:

    Rotate This
    Bud Powell – The Scene Changes, Vol. 5, Music Matters, 180g, 33 RPM, May 12, 2015 reissue
    Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight, MFSL, Mono, 180 gram, 33 RPM, 2013 reissue
    Frank Sinatra – Sinatra Swings, MFSL, 180 gram, 33 RPM, 2011 reissue
    Art Pepper – So In Love, Analogue Productions, 45 RPM, 2-LP reissue
    Frank Sinatra – Sinatra & String, MFSL, 180 gram, 33 RPM, 2009 reissue
    Pink Floyd ‎– The Dark Side Of The Moon, Harvest ‎– SMAS-11163, Canada, 1973 issue
    Free Large T-shirt

    Cosmos West Records
    John Coltrane ‎– My Favorite Things, Atlantic ‎– P-7505A, Japan, Nov 25, 1976 reissue
    Big John Patton – Oh Baby!, Blue Note – BLP 4192, Mono, 1965 first press
    Freddie Hubbard – The Night Of The Cookers - Live At Club La Marchal, Volume 2, Blue Note – BLP 4208, Mono, 1966 first press
    Stanley Turrentine – Hustlin', Blue Note – BLP 4162, Mono, 1965 first press
    The Three Sounds – Moods, Blue Note – BLP 4044, Mono, 1960 first press
     
  22. Rocco1

    Rocco1 Forum Resident

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    Pittsburgh
    In the event that it hasn’t been posted recently the Tapestry One Step is available for pre-order again at Music Direct.
    Carole King - Tapestry (Limited Edition UltraDisc One-Step 45rpm Vinyl 2LP Box Set)
    Assuming the Mo-Fi email from October 22 was accurate some could see their copy of Pearl shipped later this week, early next?
    As much as want these One Steps I’m really looking for the re-presses of Blonde On Blonde, Nashville Skyline and I Robot. All 3 way too expensive on the secondary market.
     
  23. Drew769

    Drew769 Buyer of s*** I never knew I lacked Thread Starter

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    Wow, so it isn’t too late baby, no it’s not too late!
     
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  24. NorthernFusion

    NorthernFusion There's some fear in letting go...

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  25. Drew769

    Drew769 Buyer of s*** I never knew I lacked Thread Starter

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    NJ
    Wow, thanks! As a side note, Music Direct still has the MOFI pressing of this on regular vinyl priced at $125!! They said it’s elevated because MOFI sold out and these are their final copies. I hope that doesn’t become a trend where Mofi goes first and then MD charges 4x more (the other MOFI on regular vinyl was 35.99 originally).
     
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