Mobile Fidelity Silver - Downloads!

[One and a half]

Super Hirez has released Mobile fidelity Silver label downloads... It's a start!

 

INXS/Kick 44.1/24

 

Just mingled in with the others from other labels no announcement. This is a good start, from nothing to small beginnings, now to download the rest of the current crop and more importantly the out of print SACD (DSD).

[DreamOperator]

Interesting. I wonder how that compares with the 44.1/24 Rhino over at HDT? I've been thinking about picking up that and Listen Like Thieves.

[CatManDo]

Interesting. I wonder how that compares with the 44.1/24 Rhino over at HDT?

 

Could it be that AS put it by error under the "Mobile Fidelity Silver" label? The product code is "XWAR97902F44", which refers to Warner rather than MoFi.

 

For instance they also have "Linkin Park - Recharged" = "XWAR41156F44", and that's a Warner download.

[bmoura]

Looks like a Warner PCM download from "Rhino Atlantic".

[One and a half]

It looks as though the Mofi LP data is mixed up with this download. The release is corrected, now from Warner.

 

Too good to be true, sigh.

[Hiro]

Speaking of MFSL, does anybody know what DSD ADC they are using for their A-to-D transfers, and whether this DSD front end is 2X DSD capable? (IIRC it's some in-house developed piece of kit, but I'm not 100% sure). It would be great if they could use that killer front end to do 5.6 DSD transfers, wouldn't it?

[bmoura]

Speaking of MFSL, does anybody know what DSD ADC they are using for their A-to-D transfers, and whether this DSD front end is 2X DSD capable? (IIRC it's some in-house developed piece of kit, but I'm not 100% sure). It would be great if they could use that killer front end to do 5.6 DSD transfers, wouldn't it?

 

Good question. Their initial SACDs were done with DSD DACs from Ed Meitner at EMM Labs.

[Keyser Söze]

How come the audiophile labels don't offer downloads? Is it because they want their products to be limited edition?

[bmoura]

How come the audiophile labels don't offer downloads? Is it because they want their products to be limited edition?

 

Acoustic Sounds is the only audiophile label that sells downloads today. Time will tell if others get into the market.

[Hiro]

How come the audiophile labels don't offer downloads? Is it because they want their products to be limited edition?

 

It could be it, or some legal matters - if their licensing contracts stipulate they can only sell a given title in one specific format, they simply can't release it as a download (at least without renegotiating the licensing agreement).

[bmoura]

It could be it, or some legal matters - if their licensing contracts stipulate they can only sell a given title in one specific format, they simply can't release it as a download (at least without renegotiating the licensing agreement).

 

I'm sure it's a licensing issue. The record labels license their albums directly to the download sites today. They could do the same with the reissue labels for download. Depends on title availability, the cost of licensing, would the reissue labels get an exclusivity window for some key albums - or not, etc.