MoFi So Long So Wrong


I gather I may be reigniting a firestorm here, but is there a problem with MoFi's SO LONG SO WRONG or with my system?

The last two tracks on Side 2 are unlistenable.

I thought it was my copy of the record. Those two tracks are noticeably darker (in color) than the other two on that side. A friend bought the same LP, and his copy does the same thing on my table and his--both are Rega P5s with Exact II styli.

Mo Fi, for their part, asserts that there's no problem with the record. It's been a while since I bought it, so i can't return. I'm kind of hot about that, too--if it's a manufacturing defect, they ought to be willing to stand behind their product. And they aren't.

The rest of the record sounds fantastic.

But those two tracks are just awful.

Sibilance, distortion, a kind of cracking sound. As though the master level was messed with during cutting.

I've checked everything I know to check. The table seems to be dialed in pretty well. Anybody brave enough to offer an opinion?

(This may have been discussed before, but all I could find looking were what seemed like references to some OTHER thread.)

Thanks,

Marty
mpriola
There is sibilance, especially on the last track of side 2, but IMHO it has more to do with Alisson Krauss' voice. This is evident on other LPs of her.
Miner42: It's Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Emil_f: Not just normal sibilance. Sibilance plus the sensation that the entire track was too hot--like clipping or some other wild distortion. In the string instruments, too. Also: nothing like it in the CD version of the tracks. I know she's sometimes kind of breath-y.
I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but it's been a while since I listened, so I'll give it another listen. It's two records, are the sides numbered 1-4 (I never really look at that sort of thing), or if not, which side 2 are you referring to?
It's the last two tracks on side 2 of 4. "It Doesn't Matter" and "Find My Way Back to My Heart." The latter is worse than the former.
I just got a new copy--I will listen tonight and add my 2 cents tomorrow. Cheers.