For anyone who collects vinyl, we know that some of the most highly wanted pressings tend to be those classed as Audiophile. Those with the best hi-fi equipment will always want the best quality sounding pressing available, be that high quality 180 gram or heavier vinyl, CD’s, Super Audio CD’s, SHM-CD’s, DVD-Audio Discs and more, from companies like DCC, Mobile Fidelity, Nautilus, Nexus, Simply Vinyl or Nimbus. AUDIOPHILE VINYL ‘True Fidelity’ vinyl is perhaps the ultimate format for the audiophile. Issues are taken from original master tapes for pure ‘as intended sound’, and production techniques such as half-speed mastering, quadraphonic sound and special formulated virgin vinyl are common in most audiophile releases. There are many labels who issue audiophile recordings, but only a few specialize in it. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) have a variety of series including ‘Original Master Recordings’ [OMR] and ‘Ultra High-Quality Recordings’ [UHQR]. Other important audiophile labels include Nautilus, Direct-Disk Labs, Sheffield Lab and Wilson Audio. AUDIOPHILE COMPACT DISCS With the development of the Compact Disc so typically came the development of its audiophile counterpart. Again, there are specialist labels, there are varying techniques (gold discs, layered discs, high-density discs) and there are varying opinions on the listening pleasure! But we’re here to bring all those quandaries together.
Here at eil.com we have a nice range of Audiophile pressings to suit everyone’s taste and pockets.
JETHRO TULL RökFlöte (Sealed 2023 UK/EU Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set, comprising THREE Heavyweight LPs pressed on 180gram Dark Red Vinyl, with 2CDs & 1Blu-Ray, including Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound &Alternative Stereo Mixes. Comes housed in a special hardcover artbook which is individually hand numbered on the back out of 4000 copies, complete with two exclusive art prints. Sealed from new, the contents are Mint & unplayed IOM738).STATUS QUO Collected (2018 UK/EU limited edition 24-track double album 2-LP pressed on audiophile quality 180-gram Purple Vinyl, featuring a collection of their classic hits including Pictures Of MatchstickMen, Caroline,Down Down, Rockin’ All Over The World, Whatever You Want and more. Housed in an individually numbered picture sleeve with high quality embossed spot varnish guitars on the front with a 4-page booklet insert, in a resealable bagwith golden hype sticker attached. This copy has been opened, but remains in a ‘near mint’ condition) ***Limited to only 4000 copies***.LED ZEPPELIN In Through The Out Door (2001 US limited edition issue of the classic 1979 7-track LP pressed on 200gram QUIEX SUPER VINYL, mastered from the original tapes to create the ultimate audiophile listening pleasure, high qualityreproduction of the original album artwork with inner sleeve and ‘Sleeve E’ picture sleeve without its brown paper bag. Lest you feel cheated with only being able to get a ‘Sleeve E’, Classic Records have thoughtfully included a 7″ squarefullcolour booklet which reproduces all the six sleeve artwork variants, both front and back. The album sleeve has a small crease to one corner, otherwise this copy remains in near ‘as new’ condition. Long out of print and now highly sought after SS16002).TINA ARENA Don’t Ask (2024 UK/Worldwide 30th Anniversary limited edition 10-track LP pressed on 180 gram Red Translucent Vinyl, including Chains, Sorrento Moon (I Remember) and Heaven Help My Heart. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve -still sealed in its hype-stickered shrinkwrap).MILES DAVIS Black Beauty | Miles Davis At Fillmore West (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab limited edition 4-track double album 2-LP mastered by Kreig Wunderlich on the Gain2 System, plated and pressed on 180-gram High Definition Vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing. Recorded live in 1973 when Miles Davis opened for the Grateful Dead in San Francisco at Fillmore West: Black Beauty surges ahead into a future jazz world, featuring superb performances delivered in rich colours, this set plays with captivating energy, presence, and clarity. Gatefold picture sleeve individually gold-foil numbered and factory sealed. Recommended).
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