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.
TOM WAITS Bone Machine (2023 UK/EU limited edition 16-track LP, the classic 1992 album newly remastered from the original production master tape under the supervision on Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended).BLACK BOX RECORDER England Made Me (25th Anniversary Edition UK/EU 11-track LP, their debut album newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, plus a bonus 140-gram 10-inch vinyl EP featuring 6 extra tracks. Gatefold picture sleeve with 6-page fold-out booklet, hype sticker & factory sealed).SLAYER Diabolus In Musica (2023 US limited edition 11-track LP, remastered and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. Originally released in 1998 and produced by Rick Rubin, guitarist Jeff Hanneman wrote most of the album’s content, which has been described as Slayer’s most experimental. Lyrical themes explored on the album include religion, sex, cultural deviance, death, insanity, war, and homicide. Picture sleeve with original cover art, factory sealed).THE WHITE STRIPES Elephant (Analogue Productions UHQR limited edition 14-track double album 2-LP, an Ultra High Quality Recording pressed at Quality Record Pressings on two 45RPM 200-gram vinyl LPs using Clarity Vinyl®, masteredfrom the original analogue master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. The pinnacle of high-quality vinyl! This deluxe package includes a 12-page booklet featuring liner notes from Ben Blackwell, co-founder and minority owner at Third Man Records and the official archivist of The White Stripes, plus never-before-seen session photos by David Swanson. An outstanding release and highly recommended)THE CIVIL WARS The Civil Wars (2013 UK 12-track double LP pressed on audiophile 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl, the second & final album [produced by Rick Rubin] from Joy Williams & John Paul White, including the singles The One That Got Away, From This Valley and Dust To Dust. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with printed lyric inners, and includes the full album on Compact Disc. This example remains factory sealed in the clear hype stickered shrink).
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