Dbx lps

Nautilus issued of a number of titles that were half speed masters that were dbx encoded (Allmans at the Fillmore, Moodys Threshold, Clapton One Night, Heart S/T to name a few). You do need to play them with the decoder. You can still find them here on Audiogon and on ebay. Based on the prices they are going for, the non encoded versions are selling for more than the encoded version. Is that because people don't have or don't want to get a decoder or because the encoded versions don't sound as good? I spoke to one guy who deals in high end LPs and has a decoder and he told me he prefers the sound of the non encoded half speed master of the same title.

I have a number of those. Without a decoder, they sound thin and uninteresting.

Dbx ever make a encode~decode unit 4 playing reg lps that could benefit from nr?

I have a Decoder, send an email if anyone is interested in it.