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.
DEEP PURPLE =1 (First Edition 2024 UK/EU 13-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram Purple Vinyl at 45RPM. Produced by Bob Ezrin for the great classic sound of Deep Purple on the ir brand new album! Including the singles Portable Door, Lazy Sod and Pictures Of You. Gatefold picture sleeve with large format LP-sized song lyric booklet inside, hype sticker & factory sealed).13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS Easter Everywhere (2022 US limited edition 20-track remastered 2-LP set, exclusive to Independent US Record Stores, pressed on Psychedelic 180gram Clear Cream & Red Splat Vinyl. Includes a newly remastered MONO edition accompanied by the original stereo mix, of their classic 1967 second studio album, an extension of the sound of their groundbreaking debut. Widely regarded as the band’s peak,the album captures the Elevators before the drug abuse, mental health problems and run-ins with the law that led to their premature demise. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve which retains its hype-stickered resealable outer bag from new!).VAN HALEN Van Halen II (UltraDisc One-Step Super Vinyl pressing limited edition double album 2-LP at 45RPM, an ultra-hi-fi reference recording by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab of their 1979 sophomore album. How do you follow up one of the most groundbreaking albums ever made? For Van Halen, the answer was obvious. Treading the same path the band took to stardom on its debut, and upping the fun factor and musicianship, Van Halen II extinguished any possibilities of a sophomore slump. Housed inside a deluxe gold-foil embossed slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics, individually numbered & factory sealed. Recommended)ARNE DOMNÉRUS Jazz At The Pawnshop (Deluxe Edition 11-track double album 2-LP pressed on 200-gram HD Vinyl at 33RPM, mastered by René Laflamme at 2xHD on Nagra equipment with vacuum tube tape head, cut all analogue by Chris Belman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Pawnshop is a multi-session recording made on December 6-7, 1976, at Jazzpuben Stampen (Pawnshop) in Stockholm, Sweden. The album is regarded by many audiophiles as one of the best jazz recordings of the 20th Century. Gatefold picture sleeve, factory sealed. Sublime!).DIRE STRAITS Money For Nothing (2022 UK/EU limited edition 12-track double album 2-LP, originally released in October 1988 and featuring songs from their first five albums. Fully remastered by Bob Ludwig and cut by Bernie Grundman, pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, this vinyl reissue includes Telegraph Road (Live Remix) which was previously only available on the original CD format, and a brand new mix of Portobello Belle (Live). The album is cut over four sides of vinyl forthe first time and the original artwork has been reproduced as a single pocket wide-spine picture sleeve, with original inner artwork presented as a 12″ x 12″ double-sided insert. Hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended).
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