The Cars Rhino High Fidelity Series is one of two initial releases in this new audiophile vinyl series. Rhino has taken the playbook from the boutique labels and distilled everything audiophiles want in a premium release. AAA all analog cut from the master tape by a noted mastering engineer, in this case Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio, pressed at one of the better plants, in this case Optimal, Germany, and presented in deluxe high gloss gatefold tip on jackets with poly-lined sleeves, inserts and obi at a price of $40.00. It seems the series will be all done at 33rpm.
With a vast catalog of master tapes from the Warner Electra Atlantic family of labels, this promises to be an exciting development in premium reissue vinyl.
My initial idea was to compare the Rhino to the MOFI, which is one of the all analog cuts from MOFI, half speed mastered by Shawn R. Britton in 2009. An original pressing was not available at this time, however I did have a brief exposure to the Nautilus pressing, half speed mastered by Jack E. Hunt in 1982, and I conducted a three way shootout focusing on one track, with some interesting results. This part of the evaluation was conducted at Let There Be Sound, where the files and video listed here were prepared by my friend Oswaldo Martinez, who retrieved the Nautilus from his vault especially for that part of the comparison.
The main part of the video review will focus solely on my copies of the MOFI and Rhino which I own and auditioned in my own system which is listed further down in the description.
00:00 Introduction
01:01 The Rhino High Fidelity Series Rollout
04:41 Initial Evaluation
06:35 MOFI vs Rhino In My System
09:48 Conclusion
System courtesy of Oswaldo Martinez at Let There Be Sound:
My Sonic Lab Eminent EX MC cartridge
VPI FatBoy 12 Tonearm
VPI Avenger Reference Turntable
Van den Hul The Grail Phono Stage
Herron VTSP-360 ESP REF Linestage
Prima Luna EVO 400 Tube Amp
System Audio Legend 60.2 Speakers
Isotek V5 Aquarius Line Conditioner
Nordost and Discovery Cables
These files are for one song, My Best Friends Girlfriend.
They are best heard downloaded and streamed through your main system.
Uncompressed Audio Nautilus
www.dropbox.com/s/sv95z623nl1...
Uncompressed Audio MOFI
www.dropbox.com/s/gmzew4t2m6b...
Uncompressed Audio Rhino High Fidelity
www.dropbox.com/s/vbuzs2rjqet...
Video three way comparison
• The Cars MOFI vs. Naut...
Thank you to Oswaldo for hosting this part of the shootout and for preparing all the audio and video files for this presentation.
Let There Be Sound's KZitem Channel: / @lettherebesound1
Let There Be Sound's Website: www.lettherebesound.com/
MOFI and Rhino High Fidelity comparison done on my own system:
Reference System
-Basis 1400 Turntable
-Rega RB300 Tone Arm
-Audio Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
-ModWright PH 9.0 Tube Phono Preamplifier
-Cayin A-50T Integrated Tube Amplifier
-Prima Luna EVO 100 Tube Amplifier
_Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 Loudspeaker
-Tributaries Series 8 Interconnect
-Herron Audio Interconnect Cable
_Definitive Technology ProSound Subwoofer
-Panamax M5300PM Power Filter
_VPI 16.5 Vacuum Record Cleaner
_Ursa Major Record Cleaning Brush
_Milty Zerostat
_DS Audio ST-50 Stylus Cleaner
_Disc Doctor Record Brushes
A viewer has mentioned the 2016 cut on blue vinyl is a very good inexpensive pressing. I've not personally heard it yet, but if you want an affordable pressing of this album you may want to check this one out. This IS NOT the pressing discussed in the video.
The Cars (2016, Blue Vinyl LP) amzn.to/3X8fMLy
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