Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 28 seconds ago

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My husband, Phillip joins in on the fun in this video as we put audiophile music labels to the test. We did blind comparisons putting originals against audiophile pressings in order to find out which pressings we prefer sonically. The big twist is that I find out the results while filming this video. I don't know the results ahead of time making this a fun video with some surprising results.

The records we tested in this video are:

Buckingham Nicks - Rhino HiFi versus Original Promotional Copy

Yes - 90125 - Analogue Productions 45 rpm versus Original Pressing 33 rpm

Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles - Mobile Fidelity (1985) versus Original Pressing

Toto IV - The Mastering Lab Early Pressing versus Half Speed Mastered (1983) versus Mobile Fidelity (1996)

All records were volume matched. Below is my stereo equipment.

- Michell Gyro SE Turntable
- Michell Cusis E Moving Coil Cartridge
- Michell T8 Tonearm
- Quadratic MC-1 Moving Coil Step-Up Transformer
- Rega Aria MK3 Phone Pre-Amp (Using MM input from Step-Up Transformer)
- WiiM Ultra Streamer (using HD/UltraHD Audio from Amazon Music)
- Pass Labs INT-60 Integrated Amplifier
- REL Acoustics S/510 Subwoofers (2) My Current Subwoofers
- MoFi Sourcepoint 10 Speakers


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