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.
ELTON JOHN Songs From The West Coast (Test Pressing for the 2017 UK/EU 12-track double LP on 180gram Vinyl, remastered from the original master tapes with plain white labels & matrix detail etched by hand in the run-outs, first released on compact disc in 2001 & previously unreleased on vinyl. The vinyl is Near Mint & comes housed in a plain die-cut card sleeve with the artist & album title annotation & engineer log dates. Interestingly, this very early test pressinghasbeen annotated ‘Not Approved’. Only a small select handful of these would have been produced, purely to test the sonics & never to be sold to the general public this way. A superb ex-industry find).JAPAN Quiet Life (Scarce 2011 UK limited edition numbered 22-track triple LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile RED VINYL, features the 8-track 1979 album plus 15 bonus tracks. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with an ‘In memory of Mick Karn July 241958 – January 4 2001’ dedication on the back – housed in it’s number stickered resealable bag. Limited to just 1000 copies – this copy is numbered 0457 MOVLP176).TRAVELING WILBURYS The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2007 US-pressed UK limited edition remastered 3-LP set pressed on high quality 180gram VINYL bringing together the original albums [here on vinyl for the first time on over a decade]with a BONUS third disc that not only includes extended versions of ‘Handle With Care’ & ‘End of the Line’ plus other non-album recordings and with a remix of ‘Not Alone Any More’ [exclusive to this release], presented in a deluxe hessian-bound box with bonus postcards, extensive book & full size vintage design poster) **Limited to 5000 Copies Only**, this copy is still sealed and in MINT condition).DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms (Original Master Recording limited edition 9-track double album 2-LP, mastered by Krieg Wunderlich at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System, specially plated and pressed on 180-gramHigh Definition Vinyl at 45RPM. Deluxe heavyweight gatefold picture sleeve reproducing the original album art, individually numbered on the back, with static- and dust-free inner sleeves. The cover has very little signs of wear and the vinyl shows minimal signs of play, remaining in a ‘near mint’ condition. The ultimate analogue experience of this era-defining 1985 reference album!)SMASHING PUMPKINS Rotten Apples | Greatest Hits (2024 UK/EU limited edition 18-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, a First Time Vinyl Release for their 2001 Greatest Hits collection featuring the hit singles Today, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 1979, Tonight, Tonight, and many more. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended).
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