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.
THE ROLLING STONES The Rolling Stones Paper Sleeve Live Collection (RS No.9 Harajuku 2024 Japanese-only exclusive limited edition Five Album Seven Disc Super High Material SHM-CD set, featuring the live albums The Brussels Affair ’73, Love You Live, Still Life (American Concert ’81), Still Life (Wembley Stadium 1982), and Flash Point. Each disc in their own mini-LP style card picture sleeve with obi-strip, all housed in a picture box with removable drawn. Brand-new, still in the obi-stickered unopened re-sealable bag! PROT-1359/65).BILLY IDOL Idolize Yourself: The Very Best Of (2008 UK 18-track 2-LP compilation album pressed on 180gram Vinyl, featuring three classic era-defining UK Top 10 hits: ‘White Wedding’, ‘Rebel Yell’ & ‘Mony, Mony’ and the bonus Recordings’John Wayne’ and ‘New Future Weapon’, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve. The cover displays minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played).PETE TOWNSHEND White City: A Novel (2024 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge with Half Speed Vinyl Masters cut at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell. Pete’s fifth solo album was originally released in 1985 and tells a story of cultural conflict, racial tension and youthful hopes and dreams in the 1960s, and it was again produced by Chris Thomas. With guest appearances by David Gilmour, Clem Burke, and John ‘Rabbit’ Brunswick. Picturesleeve with spine-wrap series obi, factory sealed. Recommended).IRON MAIDEN En Vivo! (Out of print 2017 UK issue 17-track triple LP pressed on 180gram Heavyweight Vinyl reissued as part of the ‘Complete Albums Collection’, featuring live recordings from their performance at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile on 10 April 2011 during The Final Frontier World Tour, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve ready to be placed inside the deluxe boxset, still sealed).EDDIE HOWELL & FREDDIE MERCURY Man From Manhattan (Deluxe Special Edition 2024 UK/EU box set presenting the 11-track LP newly remixed & remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180-gram White Vinyl. Unavailable for morethan 20 years the Freddie Mercury produced title-track features the iconic Queen frontman on piano and vocals, and Brian May on guitar. The further Eddie Howell tracks on the album are from around the same period and feature cameo appearancesfrom Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Ray Cooper, and many others. The package also contains photos, a poster, a plectrum, a QR code for the Dolby Atmos version of the album and the story behind the project. All housed inside a lift-off lid illustrated picture box. Recommended).
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