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My ears are not as gifted as some, but I think the Mosaic LPs sound fabulous. I can't compare to the original pressings as I have not heard them. I don't know how easy they are to find or whether you can find them in the same mint condition as a brand new Mosaic pressing either.

I generally don't upgrade CDs, I don't seek out TOCJs or JRVGS but once I heard my first Miles Mosaic, I grabbed 'em all (over a period of time of course ;)

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I'm thinking it's hard to go wrong buying a Mosaic set. If I don't like the sound quality, or if I decide to further upgrade to originals I can always sell the Mosaic. Additionally, the Mosaic set is a pretty economical buy.

Still not sure what I'm going to do. Wonder how much those original Miles pressings go for? Thanks for the input.

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I've read many times that the Miles Davis 180g LP reissues (by Columbia/Sony) don't sound very good. Maybe they are made from the tapes used for the first CD reissues.

Sample them before "upgrading" your CDs.

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I strongly agree with the praise for the Mosaic Miles/Trane lp set-the sound is terrific to my ears! By the way, I do have excellent copies of most of the original Columbias, some sound as good as the Mosaics and some don't in my opinion. For example, I have a mint six-eyes stereo copy of "Someday My Prince..." that beats any reissue I've ever heard-but the live recordings are better on the Mosaic. If you collect albums get the originals (be prepared to shell out big $ for mint 1st pressings), if you want the music get the Mosaic.

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I have the Mosaic Plugged Nickel box. A beauty. It just feels like you're in the club

and the musicians play for you. Exactly what I am looking for when I listen to LPs

and so rarely get when I listen to CDs. I have not compared it to the Sony CD Plugged

Nickel box.

I have however compared the Mosaic Miles Davis/Gil Evans LP box with the Sony CD

box and the Mosaic is really the one to get. The Mosaics are even better than the

original Columbias.

Wish I could afford the other Miles Davis Mosaic sets.

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I have a chance to get the Mosaic lp set of The Complete Plugged Nickel; is it worth getting over the cd version?  Feedback greatly appreciated before I spend the $250  :o , to buy it.

$250?

This is one set that almost always goes for the original price of $180 when it is listed on e-bay. Sometimes for less. It is a fantastic set IMO. The sound is wonderful, much better than the cd set.

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$250?

This is one set that almost always goes for the original price of $180 when it is listed on e-bay. Sometimes for less. It is a fantastic set IMO. The sound is wonderful, much better than the cd set.

I'm trying to get the guy to go down on the price, to $180 at least. It still unopened, in the shipping box from Mosaic. Don't ask me why... :wacko:

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Just to answer my own question... I did get the Mosaic "Plugged Nickel" and it sounds better than I ever imagined, way better than the cd version. Miles' trumpet sounds so much cleaner and alive, on the cd, it sounded "pinched" to my ears. Guy did come down to $180, and it's one of my best buys ever. If you ever get a chance to get the Mosaic version of "Plugged Nickel" -- do it!

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