The Beatles Collection ● 14LP Box Set MFSL Vinyl Rip 24/96

The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 1 of 14

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-101
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No noise reduction used.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.


Vinyl Ripping Notes

The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 1 of 14

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-101
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982

24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Vinyl NR
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion


RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
iZotope RX Advanced for vinyl noise reduction using my dialed in settings >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - With The Beatles
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 2 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-102
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Vinyl NR
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
iZotope RX Advanced for vinyl noise reduction using my dialed in settings >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - With The Beatles
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 2 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-102
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Vinyl NR
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion


RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
iZotope RX Advanced for vinyl noise reduction using my dialed in settings >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 3 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-103
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100518 (120.3) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No Noise Reduction version

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 3 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-103
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982

24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp (2x GroveTubes GT-12AX7-R3)
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Vinyl NR
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100518 (120.3) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
iZotope RX Advanced for vinyl noise reduction using my dialed in settings >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 4 of 14 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-104
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Vinyl Ripping Notes

The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion


RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

No Noise Reduction Used

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - Help!
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 5 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-105
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982
24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
Summer 2010


Vinyl Ripping Notes

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion


RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) >
split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

Vinyl Ripping Log
Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Bias Peak LE 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction

RCM> TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> ADC> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side maximized to -0.3 dB) >
split into individual Tracks > Click Repair 3.02 used in Manual Mode, 30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8 with XLD Version 20100302 (116.6)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

Half-speed mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System
from the original EMI stereo master tapes, released September 1982
Vinyl Pressed in Japan by JVC using Super High Definition Vinyl

Vinyl Ripping Log
Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping
Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Monster Cable interconnects
Bias Peak LE 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for redbook conversion
Trader's Little Helper for redbook SBE correction

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> tube preamp> ADC> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 > manual click removal (barely needed)
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > Click Repair 3.02 - Manual DeClick mode, 20 Rev X2 > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded XLD v. 20091202 (114.4)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

Ripping Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Shure V-15 Type VxMR Cartridge
Teac Solid State Receiver Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Monster Cable interconnects
Bias Peak LE 6 recording software

TT > Shure V15> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 > manual click removal (almost none needed)
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > Click Repair 3.01 - 10 Rev X2 > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded XLD 20090320

Vinyl Ripping Log
Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping
Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Monster Cable interconnects
Bias Peak LE 6.1.1 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for redbook conversion
Trader's Little Helper for redbook SBE correction

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > Click Repair 3.02, 10 Rev X2 on a few selected segments only> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded XLD 20090930 (110.0)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

The Beatles - The Beatles / "The White Album"
The Beatles "The Collection" MFSL Box Set BC-1
LP 9 & 10 of 14
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 2-072
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan by JVC on HD Super Vinyl
Released October 1982

24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
November 2010

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20101107 (124.1) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

SOURCE: MFSL Original Master Recording -> Bang & Olufsen Beogram 3404 w/ MMC
20EN cartridge -> TEC TC-760LC preamp -> Audacity -> WAV -> dBPoweramp ->FLAC

Ripping Equipment
Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping
Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Monster Cable interconnects
Bias Peak LE 6.1.1 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for redbook conversion

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > Click Repair 3.02, 10 Rev X2 > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded XLD 20090930 (110.0)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.



Ripping way:
J.A.Michell > Denon > VU_AA.B34 > AK5385B > ASIO > direct realtime HDD access
Frequency range: 17...57000 Hz +/-0.5dB

SOURCE: MFSL Original Master Recording -> Bang & Olufsen Beogram 3404 w/ MMC
20EN cartridge -> TEC TC-760LC preamp -> Audacity -> WAV -> dBPoweramp ->FLAC