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In Reply to: RE: Yes! But so what? posted by Analog Scott on August 06, 2022 at 10:00:34
What ever happened to relaxing on a comfortable chair and just trying to enjoy the MUSIC? This whole controversy is so crazy to me. Ok, so Mofi has lied, misrepresented, call it what you will. So what? Clearly, they realized years ago that revealing details of their mastering chain would cause an uproar. And they were right! Clearly, not being honest from the beginning was a bad decision. And they are justly suffering because of it. Haven't we had enough of outrage about this? Either buy or don't buy their products but let's not make this an issue of the century.
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You asked.....so what? Well, you posted the answers. Not sure if you feel I should be castigated for posting the link, but ya know you can always ignore it as I do re: plenty of raps here. I was just kind of amused that the story even made it into WAPO.
Hey, I'm reading it so I'm just as shallow and interested in the inconsequential as everyone else here. However, it does become too much after a while. And you're right. If you're uninterested, just stop reading!
"What ever happened to relaxing on a comfortable chair and just trying to enjoy the MUSIC?"
Speaking for myself, that's mostly what I do. But better sound does take time, effort and funds. I am of the opinion that better versions of a given title makes for a substantial overall improvement and so it's worthy of exploration.
as for Mofi, I didn't care a bit about this "big scandal." I judge their records on the sound
I was kicking around YouTube and one guy mentioned an eight thousand dollar selling price for a MoFi Santana album, that now has to be re- evaluated because of the digital step. And the fact that the digital step means no more real limits on production . Contradicting two important elements, because of the manufacture's dishonesty, that drove the collector and retail price.
I suppose for normal collectors that would cause a bit of concern, but really , a person willing to pay thousands of dollars for a single record can probably take the hit.
If one was investing for speculative profit in a record business, he can probably write off a partial loss on his taxes.
Maybe MoFi will get smart and reissue the high demand albums so that more people can enjoy the quality, and to make hay while the sun shines on vinyl records.
I suppose they will stick as closely as possible to the established pricing structure, and keep the collectors happy be treating the records like baseball cards, instead of music , a cultural enrichment.
those same speculators drove the pirces to that point in the first place. I have no sympathy for someone who pays that much money for that record as an investment. The *value* of audiophile records *as promoted by the audiophile labels* is in the sound quality. The market is driven by supply and demand. The sound quality of that particular record reached legendary status and that is what drove the demand. The limit of the edition run was a matter of the licence and that is what dictated and still dictates the supply. A digital step does not change either. Mofi makes no representation that any of their one steps are not subject to potential second editions.
Speculators have no complaints on moral grounds here.
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