MOFI One Step’s - is it tape or digital? The big debate

Projectman said:
LOL! I guess most (if not all) the audiophiles really can’t tell the difference between an analog or digital recording.
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Nonsense. The ironic thing here is that the recording that got MoFi into trouble was the Thriller album because people figured out there was no way they could sell as many recordings as they planned without using a digital file to cut the LPs. A friend of mine from Maine recently visited me and he brought his 1Step copy of Thriller. I haven't played my LP copy of Thriller in over 30 years, but the bass line in Billie Jean remains a clear memory. I played the 1Step version and it took all of 2 seconds for me to know that the bass wasn't as deep and tight as I remembered it. I pulled my old copy out and played it and it was immediately obvious that it was much better. The power and depth of the bass was restored as I had remembered it sounding.

You should check the email chain between MikeB and MF where MikeB told MF that he was certain MoFi was using digital files to cut 1Step recordings and this was before the scandal broke with Thriller.
 
Projectman said:
LOL! I guess most (if not all) the audiophiles really can’t tell the difference between an analog or digital recording.
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LOL you are right! Before the truth about MOFI came out, golden-eared audiophiles (including reviewers like Fremer) were raving about the MOFI pressings. Now suddenly those same audiophiles claim to hear a clear difference. Nonsense. These are the same audiophiles that failed MOFI's blind tests!
 
nicoff said:
LOL you are right! Before the truth about MOFI came out, golden-eared audiophiles (including reviewers like Fremer) were raving about the MOFI pressings. Now suddenly those same audiophiles claim to hear a clear difference. Nonsense. These are the same audiophiles that failed MOFI's blind tests!
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Does anyone really take anything Fremer has to say seriously?
 
nicoff said:
LOL you are right! Before the truth about MOFI came out, golden-eared audiophiles (including reviewers like Fremer) were raving about the MOFI pressings. Now suddenly those same audiophiles claim to hear a clear difference. Nonsense. These are the same audiophiles that failed MOFI's blind tests!
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Mikey wasnt one of them and I know more people that dislike Mofi vinyl than like them, this was way before anyone knew they were cutting from DSD files.
 
nicoff said:
LOL you are right! Before the truth about MOFI came out, golden-eared audiophiles (including reviewers like Fremer) were raving about the MOFI pressings. Now suddenly those same audiophiles claim to hear a clear difference. Nonsense. These are the same audiophiles that failed MOFI's blind tests!
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If only it was as simple as you make it out to be.
 
MichaelsMinute said:
Does anyone really take anything Fremer has to say seriously?
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Absolutely. He noticed issues with MoFi pressings long before this controversy hit. He’s done a great service to our community over the long haul. Long before the current crop of YT wannabes bloviate about their comparatively limited experiences.
 
W9TR said:
Absolutely. He noticed issues with MoFi pressings long before this controversy hit. He’s done a great service to our community over the long haul. Long before the current crop of YT wannabes bloviate about their comparatively limited experiences.
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Guess you're uninformed about the email exchange between Fremer and Mike. :)
 
W9TR said:
Enlighten me.
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Nahhhh......you were soooo sure you had it all figured out and leapt to Fremer's defense and couldn't wait to give the response you did feeling all proud of yourself. We'll just let your post sit there for all to to see it.
 
Nahhhh......you were soooo sure you had it all figured out and leapt to Fremer's defense and couldn't wait to give the response you did feeling all proud of yourself. We'll just let your post sit there for all to to see it.
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I’m ok with that. I may not have all the facts in this case. I haven’t followed it that closely since it broke awhile ago.

I do support Michael Fremer and everything he’s done for our industry. I know he’s a divisive figure, and no one is correct 100% of the time. We’re all human, and we make mistakes. But no one else has done more to keep vinyl at the forefront of high fidelity music reproduction than Michael Fremer. His reviews and setup videos have helped me build a fine vinyl setup that I enjoy every day. His countless seminars on vinyl setup have helped hobbyists get the most out of their vinyl setups.

So yes, I take what Michael Fremer has to say seriously.
 
W9TR said:
I’m ok with that. I may not have all the facts in this case. I haven’t followed it that closely since it broke awhile ago.

I do support Michael Fremer and everything he’s done for our industry. I know he’s a divisive figure, and no one is correct 100% of the time. We’re all human, and we make mistakes. But no one else has done more to keep vinyl at the forefront of high fidelity music reproduction than Michael Fremer. His reviews and setup videos have helped me build a fine vinyl setup that I enjoy every day. His countless seminars on vinyl setup have helped hobbyists get the most out of their vinyl setups.

So yes, I take what Michael Fremer has to say seriously.
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I absolutely agree with you that for all his issues, he has done a significant amount to help vinyl. I don't even care about vinyl, but am thankful as an audiophile that he has accomplished much of what he has for the industry. At the same time he can be his own worst enemy.
 
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