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.
EAGLES Eagles (2021 limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 10-track audiophile DSD remastered Ultradisc UHR™ Super Audio CD mastered directly from the original tapes. Originally released in June 1972, the Eagles’ self-titled debut played a significant role in changing the face of mainstream music while setting up a dominant run that’s continued for nearly five decades. Produced by Glyn Johns, and home to three massive hits. Individually numbered replica LP-style gatefoldpicture sleeve, metallic hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended)JOHN COLTRANE A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle (Sealed Limited Edition 2021 US ‘Impulse! 60’ series 8-track double LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl – Recorded in late 1965 on the culminating evening of a historic week-long run at The Penthouse in Seattle, this is a never-before-heard live recording capturing Coltrane as he began to expand his classic Quartet, adding Pharoah Sanders on second saxophone & Donald Garrett on second bass, catapulting him into the intense, spiritually focused final phase of his career. The deluxe gatefold picture sleeve comes complete with an exclusive 12-page booklet, sealed from new in the series stickered shrinkwrap. The vinyl is Mint B0034291-01).THE B-52’S The B-52’s (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label Series special limited edition 9-track LP mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System, their 1979 debut album featuring Planet Claire, Dance This Mess Around and Rock Robster.Beehive hairdos, goofy sci-fi humor, lava-lamp kitsch, thrift-store fashions, party-starting tunes, unconventional perspectives, and the unique blending of the underground aesthetic with mainstream accessibility: The B-52’s mix all this and more into a dizzying cocktail on their self-titled debut, which remains one of the most ahead-of-its-time, endlessly enjoyable, and vividly colorful albums ever released. Picture sleeve individually gold-foil numbered & factory sealed)THE SISTERS OF MERCY Floodland (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label Series special limited edition 8-track LP mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System. This edition of their classic 1987 album improves the record’s splendid dynamiccontrasts, low-end thrust, expansive dimensionality, and moody atmospherics. Picture sleeve with original cover artwork, individually gold-foil numbered & factory sealed. Recommended).MARIAH CAREY Merry Christmas (UltraDisc One-Step Vinyl Pressing by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab limited edition 11-track LP, sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, the pioneering label’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM LP set of Merry Christmas plays with superb detail, depth, and dimensionality. Available in audiophile quality for the first time since its original release three decades ago, and featuring the bonus track “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” the nine-times-platinum set breathes with a newfound openness and transparency that enhance the spirituality, passion, and festive tenor of Carey’s singing. Housed inside an elegant slipcase individually gold-foil numbered, with foil-stamped sleeves and original artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed).
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