Sleeves / MOFI (50 pcs.) - Original Packaging of Plates, Limited Edition

I primarily use three types of inner record sleeves:1) The DiscKeeper 2.0 Anti-static sleeves - you can get these for $9.99 + $3 Media Mail shipping direct from Sleeve City, or here on Amazon for $14.99 Prime. I use these for the bulk of my lesser - mid value vinyl and they are good utility sleeve for a fair price. They are a 2.0 mil sleeve, and I don't try to slide them into the record jacket sleeve, as they tend to crumple up. I put the record jacket into the outer protective sleeve, then slide this sleeve with the record in it external to record jacket. Makes for easier access to the vinyl, as you don't have to pull the entire record jacket out of the out protective sleeve to play the record.2) These MoFi Sleeves - they just a tad thicker than the DiscKeeper 2.0, and have one side opaque and backed with a lining to make the sleeve a little more rigid. I use them the same way as the DiscKeeper 2.0, and don't try to slide these into the record jacket - they are also a little thin for this. They are a little higher quality than the 2.0's, and for the extra money proved a little better manageability.3) The DiscKeeper Audiophile sleeves. These are a little more than $$ than these Mofi sleeves, you can get the Audiophile sleeve for $19.99 plus $3 shipping direct from Sleeve City. But, for my needs, the Audiophile sleeves are worth the little extra expense if you want maximum protection for your more cherished vinyl. The Audiophile sleeves are backed on one side with a thick "rice" paper stock sandwiched between polyethylene, but the inner portion is still polyethylene so it offers good protection. It is also easier to slide the Audiophile sleeve into the record jacket if you wish, because the added thickness / rigidity means they do not want to crumple up as easily and slide in much better. I like these sleeves a lot for the money, and I prefer to use these for my high valued vinyl.I still like these MoFi sleeves, and own 100 of them - but for the price, and if I had to choose based on price to value, I would choose the DiscKeeper Audiophile sleeve (#3) for my higher valued vinyl, and then choose the DiscKeeper 2.0 (#1) for a more utility sleeve.Your mileage may vary, mine is just an opinion and not right or wrong, so choose based on your own criteria.Thanks for reading.

Despite all the positive reviews for these sleeves here on Amazon, I can't particularly recommend them.Admittedly they are high quality sleeves, but that doesn't matter much when considering the high defect rate. In my first pack of 50 I had to throw away 21 of them because they were too small (see photos). In my second pack—figuring the first pack may have been a fluke—15 were defective. I did reach out to Mobile Fidelity, and they sent replacements for the defective sleeves, but that's not something I want to deal with every time I order a pack of record sleeves.Meanwhile, I've never had a problem with a single Diskeeper sleeve—so while I'm not really sure why I decided to try a different inner sleeve to begin with, I am sure I won't be buying these again.

About 20% of these don't fit the record! Not sure how they have great reviews because I've seen mention of them being tight, but to me tight is unacceptable... I purchase a new or used record, clean it, replace the sleeve with (formerly this, now the Diskeeper 2.0) and store the record. Approximately 1 out of 5 is so tight that I throw it away. The others are tight but I figured they would stretch a bit. What I'm finding over time is that no, they do not stretch, and I actually have to pull my clean record out of this sleeve with my fingers. Perhaps I'm just unlucky and got a bad batch, but I'm now in the process of replacing these sleeves with new sleeves every time I play an album where one of these was used. I do NOT recommend these.

This has been a multiple purchase for me. I love these sleeves and repeat an order for when I run out. The static protection and the quality plastic used cannot be beat. I have read some say they do not fit into album covers. I beg to differ. They ARE snug in fit. With some covers, one has to really be patient and wriggle them in so as not to get jammed in the cover. On the positive, it assures that a tight seal is there to protect against any stray contaminants, and yet allowing some breathing room so as not to form mould.

This is what I was looking for! I still have an original Pink Floyd DSM "Original Master Recording" which I purchased new when it was released in 1979 by Mobile Fidelity Sound labs. It contained this same inner sleeve that you can now buy on Amazon. No problems whatsoever and contrary to some of the reviews I've seen here there is no issue with fitting the sleeve into the album. They aren't as stiff as paper sleeves, but that's the point, they won't scratch your records like paper can. Highly recommend for those records you want to keep for the distance. BTW I've been cleaning some of my old records and replacing their sleeves with these. Some of my records really weren't salvagable, too many scratches which cleaning won't help. The ones that clean well (simply using some Koala microfiber cloths with distilled water) get the new sleeves.

Didn't know I needed them until I starting using them. I bought this because I came across a record stash, and many of the more desirable records lacked the paper inner sleeve (the things some people do to their stuff...). Once I started using these inner sleeves I notices the static decreased markedly. And I am reasonably sure my records will stay in good condition. Overall, a good price for a very useful item.

NOT anti-static. These suckers are so stuck together I have trouble pulling them apart. Once they're finally separated I again have a hard time opening them and keeping them open. They suck right back together again. I stuck a pencil in the open end figuring that would keep the sides far enough apart so I could accomplish what I thought was going to be a minimal task. FAIL. Sides sucked around pencil and closed right up. Finally I called my wife into my Man-Room (seldom happens) and she held the forking thing open while shoved my freshly clean and static free album in it. Finally! Now I can rest assured that the next time I dig the album out the static level will be back up to where it's supposed to be.