A note to my followers and readers regarding the present "MoFi-gate"/scandal still unfolding as of this writing:
As most audiophiles I was very disappointed learning only recently about the inclusion of a DSD conversion (step) in Mobile Fidelity's mastering chain and record making methodology, affecting nearly all "One-Step" and many of their regular LPs going back it seems to 2011. Like many, I did not suspect nor admittedly detect any digital trace upon my initial evaluations and still doubt I can reliably identify such signature upon revisiting them now that the cat is out of the bag. Having covered several of their releases throughout the years, and praised many highly in my TOP 500 LIST series, I feel it would be dishonest to myself and to you to start saying they don't sound as great now as on first listen. Taking everything into consideration, my personal view is the following: If on strictly sonic reasons they merited their inclusion in the first place, certainly these last weeks have not altered their sound or status. Therefore I will continue to evaluate and include future MoFi releases or any other label for that matter on a case by case basis when I find it is of interest to me and my readers.
Claude Lemaire
