Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

Excellent sounding pressing.
Sound stage and separation are flawless.
Well worth it!

Really good pressing. For the money (around 50-70€ currently), i think it’s one of the best pressing (or at least my personal favorite ) of this album.

This is an excellent pressing.

The vinyl is super quiet.

However, it was also cut at a somewhat low volume, so it does need to be cranked a bit,

Guess I have to be that guy who's got something to complain about... Maybe it's just me but I feel like sides A/B have noticeably less bass & are less dynamic whereas the second record sounds excellent indeed. Overall I'm a little disappointed & not too impressed though, based on those reviews here. Especially in comparison with my other 2 pressings: I've got a copy of the 2016 pressing & one of the 1981 Japanese pressing, and unfortunately this MoFi is not an improvement (and in fact my least favourite of those three). The MoFi sounds almost identical to the 2016 pressing, the winner here however is the Japanese pressing because it sounds warmer, louder & more dynamic. That being said, the Mofi is still great. The clarity of the soundstage is just stunning. I don't want to come off as too negative... it's just not the improvement I was hoping for.

So far most One-Steps releases from MoFi were pressed on SuperVinyl. This one is pressed on regular vinyl. Anybody know the reason for such MoFi decision?

Is this the original mastering fixed or the version with 1 sample offset error in the right channel?

Is the distortion on the last minute of Pharaoh's Dance (side A) corrected on this version? Many people have claimed the problem on regular mofi analog version.

Just picked this up today and immediately put on "Spanish Key" - My initial impressions of this master and pressing was that it was impressive and an improvement, but not a revelation... As I've continued the journey, I have to say I was wrong. Perhaps it took my ears a bit to accustom themselves. This is absolutely a revelatory pressing. There's a warmth here that I found missing from previous issues. That being said, the improvement of clarity should not go unstated. The staccato attack on the Rhodes electric piano has an immediacy that I'd never noticed before. In my opinion, the biggest improvements here are in the treble range. Shorter's soprano sax has never sounded as good. This pressing truly "breathes" in a much more open way than I've heard previously. I'm a collector of reel to reel recordings, and those who know, know they are the gold standard. This pressing sounds closer to a reel than any others. In the end, is this a necessary upgrade? For aural perfection chasers like myself, it's an enthusiastic yes. For a casual listener, I'd save your money (but a casual listener probably wouldn't be interested in a one-step pressing to begin with). In the one-step canon, I'd place this squarely in the upper tier.

Does this edition sound better than, for example, the other great, highly regarded Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Miles Davis - Bitches Brew? 🤔.

Honestly, after an initial listening to and comparing the two pressings, I have to say it's all about the nuances. But I can only echo the enthusiastic opinions of the other users below. On my system, this UltraDisc One-Step sounds phenomenal. But again, is it better?

Ultimately, and I can only emphasize this again, whether or not you will hear a remarkable difference depends all on your personal system configuration, room environment, signal chain, and, most importantly, the condition of your ears / hearing!

For everyday use—and let's face it, that won't be too often, as you have to be in the right mind-set to fully embrace this fantastic but polarising LP—I will continue to stick with the Miles Davis - Bitches Brew for now. This precious UltraDisc One-Step deluxe box-set is reserved for truly special listening occasions only 😉.

Anyway, this is unquestionably the endgame-pressing of Miles Davis' genre-defining masterpiece. IMHO, the presentation, mastering, sound and vinyl quality can meet the highest demands of even the most discerning Jazz (-Fusion) collectors. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION 😊👍👍.

I own the 2014 MOFI release. Any comparisons? Wondering if the difference is drastic enough to warrant the pricey upgrade?