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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
 Posted - 09/21/2013 : 18:30:35
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Shit dude, really had my hopes up when I saw Mofi, thought we were talkin half speed master LPs here. Bummer.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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natenate101
= Cult of Ray =
USA
892 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2013 : 21:21:57
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 02:49:28
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
Shit dude, really had my hopes up when I saw Mofi, thought we were talkin half speed master LPs here. Bummer.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
Knowing Mofi, those can't be that far off.
In the meantime, just buy the CD and put on your sub woofer slightly and you will never know the difference:)
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 04:09:38
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Originally posted by The Champ
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
Shit dude, really had my hopes up when I saw Mofi, thought we were talkin half speed master LPs here. Bummer.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
Knowing Mofi, those can't be that far off.
In the meantime, just buy the CD and put on your sub woofer slightly and you will never know the difference:)
Don't have an SACD player though. I pushed all my audiophile chips in on vinyl and vintage equipment. I'll wait, I'm relatively patient.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 05:02:45
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Originally posted by natenate101
Are these versions worth the extra cash?
In my experience, anything Mofi is typically a significant, instantly noticeable jump in fidelity. Sometimes it's more dramatic than others (depending on how well the original release was mastered to begin with).
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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Discoking
* Dog in the Sand *
Belgium
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Posted - 09/22/2013 : 07:03:42
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awesome. thanks for the heads-up, champy.
 it's educational |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 07:28:20
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6217 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 10:01:04
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No audiophile here, and to me these kind of things are too subtle.. Doolittle and Surfer Rosa didn't sound that better to me
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2013 : 13:15:10
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You need a high end stereo and speakers to notice the difference is what it boils down to. It's a very dramatic difference on my system, but wouldn't be and isn't in the car, on the iPod, or on a basic or even intermediate home theater system. Unless you have a killer stereo with excellent speakers (most important part) with a wide soundstage and fast response, the difference will be minimal. Production values kind of ramp up exponentially on the noticibility scale dependant on the system.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 02:18:16
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
You need a high end stereo and speakers to notice the difference is what it boils down to. It's a very dramatic difference on my system, but wouldn't be and isn't in the car, on the iPod, or on a basic or even intermediate home theater system. Unless you have a killer stereo with excellent speakers (most important part) with a wide soundstage and fast response, the difference will be minimal. Production values kind of ramp up exponentially on the noticibility scale dependant on the system.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
What speakers do you use? |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 05:03:24
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Monitor Audio BX2's
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 09:40:44
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| I use energy cf-30s. However, I kind of wish I got the slightly better cf-70s as they were also half off at the time. I was a bit underwhelmed by the sound quality. |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 10:00:24
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I bought all of the other pixies albums when they came out on SACD. I was convinced that there was a good improvement in overall sound quality/output at the time. I still have my 'standard' cd releases so may give them a compare and contrast spin. Will be buying TLM SACD shortly so will report back when I do so.
I do have a reasonably decent set up (cost me enough 8 years ago!). Spendor S6 speakers which are bi-wired to an Exposure 2010 amp. Exposure 2010 cd player as well. This set up gives a nice warm sound. This is all UK kit so not sure if it was ever available on the other side of the pond. |
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *
Belgium
1874 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 10:27:14
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Trompe Le Monde will always sound like Trompe Le Monde unless it is remixed in a studio.
SACD version will have a better bitrate, that's all. Final mix remains unchanged (overall dynamics,...).
Trompe Le Monde & Bossanova are not the best sounding albums ever. Still, they are my favority Pixies albums. Trompe Le Monde is probably one of the greatest rock albums ever. I have a nice system (Focal monitors on my computer / another high end hi-fi system), but I prefer listening to Pixies records on headphones. I don't really care after all.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 13:16:41
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 14:42:35
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Originally posted by The Champ
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
Shit dude, really had my hopes up when I saw Mofi, thought we were talkin half speed master LPs here. Bummer.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
Knowing Mofi, those can't be that far off.
In the meantime, just buy the CD and put on your sub woofer slightly and you will never know the difference:)
Well its avail for pre-order on soundstage - you were right!
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1301 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2013 : 14:43:11
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Originally posted by darwin
I always think this subject title is "Mel Torme"
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2013 : 02:23:41
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
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Originally posted by The Champ
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
Shit dude, really had my hopes up when I saw Mofi, thought we were talkin half speed master LPs here. Bummer.
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
Knowing Mofi, those can't be that far off.
In the meantime, just buy the CD and put on your sub woofer slightly and you will never know the difference:)
Well its avail for pre-order on soundstage - you were right!
Everybody calm down, I'm the Burgermeister of Purgatory
Nice! I will probably get this one as well. Strange it isn't on the mofi page. |
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Classic Masher
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Posted - 09/25/2013 : 03:09:46
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When I first saw this topic I got excited because I thought someone had finally found that version of Trompe Le Monde with additional tracks (like Brackish Boy). :-(
"Mixed messages from Sir Naff, please authenticate..." |
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2013 : 05:29:21
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The Champ
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
736 Posts |
Posted - 11/27/2013 : 11:03:12
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| I got my vinyl today and I gave it a listen. It sounds quite good when you crank up the volume. I would say there is more of a difference than mofi's release of Doolittle. There are definitely details that I never heard before on songs like Space, Letter to Memphis and Subbaculcha. And Bird Dream sounds stunning. I definitely recommend this one, more than any other mofi release. Kind of expensive, but it is worth it considering the CD release never did it justice. No liner notes though. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 11/27/2013 : 13:16:41
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Originally posted by darwin
I always think this subject title is "Mel Torme"
"This is not Mel Torme!" |
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Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
* Dog in the Sand *
1079 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2013 : 13:15:11
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"With Kim Deal absent from the songwriting process, vocalist/guitarist Frank Black takes the reigns and doesn’t disappoint."
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Bored with reading cut/paste non-sense from punk-liberal media.
Time to go away on holiday.
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