Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito
Here's a link to a Washington Post article on the recent dustup with MoFi. The comments section (including posts by Michael Fremer) are interesting.
Disclaimer: This is a "public service announcement, a point Im adding since some forum members complained the last article I referenced here was "paywall protected", I'll note that, for those who are non-subscribers, free access to limited numbers of articles is available by registering (trade-off: The Post will deluge you with subscription offers)
What concerns me most if that some members dont seem to think MoFi did anything wrong. Or at the very least, the sin was minor and really not really worth mentioning. I have found that usually the MoFi remasters arent the best pressings available. All MoFi I own were made prior to the "new" process. |
What to do, what to do... Some can start with a lawsuit and hope to make money off of a product they claim to love and hobble the industry, somewhat, in the process. That would put some people out of work and drive up prices in an already competitive market, making what they've hoarded go up in value and sell it off on eBay, making a minor killing, all in the name of...., well, it's not being an audiophile. All the best, |
MoFi admits they only sold $9 million in records last year. So any lawsuit could potentially have them filing for bankruptcy, killing them for good. That’s the price you pay for not being upfront about your operations. It is a shame too, for had they been honest, the argument would be, which is better, DSD “analogue”, or authentic analogue. Will there be more DSD companies starting up to enter the fray? Well, maybe at least 1. The moral of the story is, if you lie, you die. Rather blunt, but truthful. |
I haven’t seen this opinion expressed much. I think that most people agree that MoFi did a real bad thing and I think that people have a valid reason to be angry with MoFi. I think that a little perspective is needed, though. We are lied to by people who want to sell us things all the time. Often these things have a much greater impact on our lives than a 4x DSD step in MoFi’s vinyl process. We are frequently sold food and medicines that are terrible for our health, cars that manufacturers and dealers know have problems that they don’t disclose, premium priced shoes and clothing that are made by people making starvation wages under terrible working conditions, etc. Do I need to mention politicians and the news media? I personally don’t want to see MoFi put out of business. A lawsuit would take years and would only benefit the lawyers. I think MoFi learned their lesson and I think that people can get their money back on the used market if they don’t want the LPs anymore. I haven’t seen a flood of MoFi vinyl hit the used market since the story broke. Interesting article, @fstein |
