Blue Note Tone Poet Series

Here are 3 reissues of John Coltrane Blue Train are played on the same system the same track "Blue Train".

1. Blue Note Tone Poet Series - 2022 Stereo

2. Blue Note Tone Poet Series - 2022 Mono

3. DOL blue vinyl 2016

Hi @no_regrets 

I used the same stereo setup in all Blue Train videos. I have EMT TSD15SFL cartridge. I whish to have EMT TMD25 mono cartridge, but the quantity of mono records in my collection doesn't justify this purchase.

Regards,

Alex.

Hi @no_regrets ,

I agree with you. I have around dosen Tone Poet reissues. Most of them are good but not anything special (in terms of sound of course) . I have a number of old jazz original issues as well as reissues that sound significantly better.

Regards,

Alex

Hi @no_regrets ,

My first impression I prefer the Stereo version.

At least on my system I like more tonal balance of the stereo version. The mono version has more mid bass and on some systems it can be advantage. I also like more spatial information that the stereo version gives. In term of tone, details I don't see a significant difference between versions.

Regards,

Alex. 

As I understand MOFI uses digital DSD recorders. They use them instead of tape recorders but they don’t do digital conversion from DSD to PCM and any kind of digital remastering that can be done only in PCM.

It is not purely "analogue". But the analogue to DSD and DSD to analogue conversion stages don’t change the sound signature similar to digital editing of sound.

Yes you are right. A big percentage of Tone Poet and Blue Note Classic series LP are curved.  The quality control should be better.

For example, Tone Poets - Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Phil Urso – "Picture Of Heath" sounds very good.

Other examples from what I have in this series: Chet Baker Sings, Kenny Barrel Introduction, Paul Chambers Bass on Top.

Gil Evans Orchestra – Great Jazz Standards - "Davenport Blues"

https://youtu.be/9HJvYIMRHjQ

Chet Baker – Sings And Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman And Strings - "Someone To Watch Over Me"

https://youtu.be/BCIP2nNmIZE

"Let's Get Lost"

https://youtu.be/dqYFXCqpTQo

"Just Friends"

https://youtu.be/Dezzwk3cUbM