Well, in a nutshell, it’s an audio format pressed to help enhance the sound quality, be that on vinyl or Compact Disc.
The idea being the heavier the vinyl pressing, the better. There have been pressings released from 120 up to 200 Gram in weight, usually the 200 Gram will play at 45rpm providing a better audio experience, instead of the standard 33 1/3rpm.
Compact Discs have various different formats, gold was used in the earlier pressing as it supposedly provided a better a clearer sound reproduction.
Mobile Fidelity are known for being one of the leaders in producing vinyl and CDs of an audiophile grade, with the original releases now highly collectable.
We now have Super Audio CDs, SHM-CD providing a high-fidelity-audio, Blu-Spec CDs using Blu-ray technology, along with DVD-Audio using DVD technology, both providing surround sound audio.
Here at eil.com we have a nice range of Audiophile pressings to suit everyone’s taste and pockets.
DIRE STRAITS Live 1978-1992 (Deluxe Edition 2023 UK/EU 12-LP box set containing expanded & remastered editions of the iconic live albums Alchemy and On The Night, plus Live At The BBC, Encores EP and a previously unreleased bonus 3-LP triple album Live At The Rainbow recorded in 1979. Each record is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and the package contains a 16-page booklet with brand new essay and exclusive lithographs. Housed inside a rigid slipcase box, with hype sticker & factory sealed).TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Rare 2012 US limited edition 39-track Six LP box set pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl. A Deluxe book package with metal cover, with an exclusive custom8 GB metal razor blade USB pendant, inspired by Lisbeth’s razor blade necklace, and contains the full album in high-fidelity 96k audio, all housed in a hard plastic ‘ice’ slip cover. Each copy is individually numbered with a limited edition of3000 only, this copy is numbered 0343, and personally signed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the inside of the book. The slipcase displays just a little light general and the vinyl remains in a ‘near mint’ condition).BILL EVANS Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest (Deluxe Edition 9-track double album 2-LP pressed on 200-gram HD Vinyl at 45RPM, mastered by René Laflamme at 2xHD on Nagra equipment with vacuum tube tape head, cut allanalogue at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Recorded at MPS Studios in Villingen, Germany on June 20th, 1968, with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette. Gatefold picture sleeve, factory sealed. Sublime!).MEN AT WORK Cargo (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label Series special limited edition 10-track LP mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System. Their 1983 album firmly established the band as new-wave pioneers – a group whose goofy playfulness, sharp hooks, brass accents, and memorable choruses helped define the decade’s landscape. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork, individually gold-foil numbered & factory sealed. Recommended).BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. (UltraDisc One-Step SuperVinyl Pressing by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab limited edition 9-track LP, mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI on 180-gram SuperVinyl, cut at33RPM. The definitive-sounding version of Springsteen’s daring debut. Housed inside an elegant slipcase individually gold-foil numbered, with foil-stamped sleeves and original artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended).
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