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In Reply to: RE: It's much simpler than that - you are attempting to change the topic posted by Analog Scott on August 07, 2022 at 10:49:28
No your's and sadly most opinions in the article (after a 2nd read) seem to rely on the same all analog strawman to justify the lies.I suppose in their defense, there has been no effort by MoFi or Music Direct, at least as that I've seen, to use that strawman.
I agree with Jamie in that I wish MoFi would have came clean from the get go about their digital technology. But they didn't instead they choose to push their trademark analog technologies as their SOTA and as the reason their records sound so good. Gotta seriously wonder now how much of that is pure hype. I'm not an all analog guy but really someone who feels uncomfortable about being bamboozled. See what I mean a little trust goes a long way.
What's at stake here, at least IMO, as someone who is not bias'd toward vinyl colorations as you have claimed to be, is the potential for SACD playback to be better than the much more expensive vinyl reissues and even regular CDs that could sound better than the original vinyl.
Edits: 08/07/22Follow Ups:
If you think I am trying to justify lies then you aren't getting my point. This is what Jamie said that I think should be the bigger discussion but instead is being dodged by the true believers in all analog mastering chains. "He understands why (mofi) didn't (reveal the digital step). "(mofi) was terrified of being attacked by analog-or-bust audiophiles."
"The other part that bothers them is that they've been listening to digital all along and they're highly invested in believing that any digital step will destroy their experience. And they're wrong." IMO *THAT* is the elephant in the room that all these angry vinylphiles are trying to ignore. It isn't about defending Mofi. Like Jamie I *understand* why they did it but I am not defending it. I am taking issue with the destructive force the audiophile myths have become.
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I don't believe for one minute they were worried about being attacked by (lol, didn't someone say eviscerated by) analog or bust audiophiles. More likely in spite of the fear mongering they were mostly worried about losing the analog or bust audiophiles business.So they believe any digital step will destroy their experience - that fact even if they enjoyed the DSD mastering and were fooled by it doesn't in any way make up for or in anyway diminish the ad copy mischief.
What starts out as an attempt to swindle has turned into an attack and blame on towards those who were being swindled. Go figure?
Instead of standing by these fellow audiophiles who have been so dastardly swindled, for some yet understood reason you (Jamie on the other hand sells digital media so I understand his purpose) feel compelled to give them a face kick for good measure.
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Clearly we see things very differently. And don't forget, I actually bought most of those one steps and dozens of other MoFi records with a digital step. According to you I'm the victim here. I'm the one who has been "swindled" out of literally thousands of dollars. And yet I don't feel swindled.
As for standing by my fellow audiophiles...-.. f*** that. They need to stop believing in bull**** and stop creating an environment that is counter productive to the goal of better sound. So so yes, I'm all for giving them a proverbial kick the face.
Whether you understand it or not I am results focused person. I don't ever give credence to ad copy so I never feel betrayed by it. I want better sound and I am happy when I get it. MoFi records, digital step and all have contributed to that goal. These all analog cultists have been an actual obstacle to that goal. I'm happy to give them a close up look at the bottom of my shoe.
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