Sheffield Labs S9 Audiophile LP (MFSL DCC D2D)
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Up for auction is a Sheffield Labs “S9”.
This was Sheffields’s first Direct-To-Disc (D2D) Recording and is VERY Rare.
I got heavily in to “High End” audio in 1974 when I heard “The Missing Linc” ( Sheffield’s 2nd D2D Recording) on some very good audio equipment.
I tried to find a copy of S9 in 1975, but they were already out of print.
It was 30 years till I found a copy and I now have 5.
I was not able to find a sealed copy, so I bought several used ones to find the best one.
I bought them all on E-Bay, ratings were from “Very Good” to “Mint”.
I found them to be all about the same. The Fidelity and detail is there – along with more surface noise than my typical audiophile LP’s.
I picked one to use, and after several playings, it lost some of the noise.
I’m not a “Record Seller” so I really don’t know how to grade these LP’s.
I just would like to sell some of my duplicates.
The drastic difference between the Sheffield recordings and “regular” records amazed me.
I am a VERY big fan of Sheffield LP’s and they are usually what I listen to when I need the “High End Experience”.
When listened to on good Audio Equipment, the “lack of tape” (D2D Recording) becomes extremely apparent.
The music is “unique” and I just call it Sheffield Music. A Mix of Rock, Jazz and Classical typically.
With S9 they muted the sound in between songs, on later Sheffields you can hear pages of sheet music being turned and other incidental noises.
Like the live performance it is, you can occasionally hear a slight mistake, which to me is preferable to the tape-over-tape of piecing together a song from 5 or 10 takes to eliminate the mistakes.
The Sheffield LP’s are drastically better (Higher Fidelity) than the standard MFSL (Mobile Fidelity) recordings.
(I am a Big MFSL Fan and have almost every LP they ever made)
As an audiophile I am very confused as to why Sheffield LP’s are not more well known than they are.
The MFSL Anadisc 200’s are extremely good, roughly equivalent to the Sheffields.
They are better than each other in different areas, Sheffields being a better recording, but the MFSL’s being a better pressing.
I don’t need 5 copies so I will put one up for auction.
It’s a piece of music history, the first attempt of extreme fidelity that inspired companies like MFSL, DCC and others to do the same.
To try and grade these LP’s:
All 5 S9’s have more surface noise than my typical LP’s, but the copy I decided to keep has lost some of it’s surface noise once I started listening to it. I really like S9 and listen to it almost every time I listen to records.
The Cover has “Ring Wear”.
The fidelity is there (I listen to them on Quads, Levinson, Basis and Benz equipment)
I’ve purchased some used records that have been played with “Ice Picks” and are totally shot – these S9’s are NOT in this category.
There is No Reserve on this auction
All Sales Final. No Returns, I have no idea what equipment you will use to play this LP
Insurance included in shipping charges
Good Luck
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