Well I understood slightly different...
Steve says that in MoFi they are used to listen master tapes (via let's say Studer R2R tape players).
Since 40+ years they are producing vinyl records using these master tapes.
Five years ago they started a project to produce a turntable ( not only the cartridge) which will give the same sound of the tapes but via the vinyl records they produced using the master tapes.
And he says that they think they succeeded...
So as you mentioned they are comparing the master tapes sound with vinyl record sound played on the MoFi turntable but in their environment, could be mastering studio or elsewhere...
I think until there we agree...
Now here is my point of view which is a bit different... imagine you have a Studer in your listening room at home and you listen these master tapes through your environment (space, acoustics, electronics, speakers) then you compare their sound with the sound of MoFi records on your MoFi turntable through the same environment... both should sound similar if they really succeeded...
I read many reviews saying that MoFi turntables are sounding like R2R tape players but we all know how reviews are written...
Anyway I agree with the rest of your comments about the Ultradeck... After years passed in trying to find better sound with Clearaudio Performance brand (first one , then SE, then DC), tonearms like Satisfy and Clarify and different cartridges (Maestro wood, Maestro ebony V2, Ortofon 2M Black) with budgets at least double of MoFi I am very surprisingly satisfied as from the day one with Ultradeck + U... I think I found the sound that I was looking for... now I am listening again music...
Steve says that in MoFi they are used to listen master tapes (via let's say Studer R2R tape players).
Since 40+ years they are producing vinyl records using these master tapes.
Five years ago they started a project to produce a turntable ( not only the cartridge) which will give the same sound of the tapes but via the vinyl records they produced using the master tapes.
And he says that they think they succeeded...
So as you mentioned they are comparing the master tapes sound with vinyl record sound played on the MoFi turntable but in their environment, could be mastering studio or elsewhere...
I think until there we agree...
Now here is my point of view which is a bit different... imagine you have a Studer in your listening room at home and you listen these master tapes through your environment (space, acoustics, electronics, speakers) then you compare their sound with the sound of MoFi records on your MoFi turntable through the same environment... both should sound similar if they really succeeded...
I read many reviews saying that MoFi turntables are sounding like R2R tape players but we all know how reviews are written...
Anyway I agree with the rest of your comments about the Ultradeck... After years passed in trying to find better sound with Clearaudio Performance brand (first one , then SE, then DC), tonearms like Satisfy and Clarify and different cartridges (Maestro wood, Maestro ebony V2, Ortofon 2M Black) with budgets at least double of MoFi I am very surprisingly satisfied as from the day one with Ultradeck + U... I think I found the sound that I was looking for... now I am listening again music...
