Optimal Media Pressing Plant Tour

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Published 2019-12-27

This is the final video from AnalogPlanet's Spring 2019 European "factory tour" trip that began after "Making Vinyl" Berlin. It began in Geneva Switzerland with the CH Precision tour, followed by darTZeel and Hi Fiction (Thales) and then it was on to GZ Media in the Czech Republic, followed by this Optimal tour, which took place the day before the beginning of Munich Hi-End 2019. Thanks to Optimal Media Sales Manager Andreas Kohl who picked me up in Berlin and drove me the two plus hours to Optimal and then back to Berlin.

Optimal Media began life in 1991 as a CD pressing plant with a 12 person team. Today with a staff of over 700 people Optimal, located in Röbel/Müritz, Germany, is a high capacity optical media producer (CD and Blu-ray discs) as well as a print media publisher of books, magazines and brochures. Approximately 20 years ago, Optimal correctly decided to open an in-house vinyl record pressing plant, which today has the capacity to annually press more than 25 million records. The combination of print and record pressing allows Optimal to produce high quality box sets like The Beatles mono box, among others.

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All Comments (21)

@analoguecity3454 4 years ago

This is great! The fact that United pressing plant won't let you visit there because you said something negative about them ( rightfully so) , speaks volumes about them!
@NickP333 4 years ago

Love Optimal! Definitely one of the best pressing plants around today. I’m so thankful for my Beatles mono box set, which is pressed phenomenally with crazy attention to detail and sounds absolutely amazingly awesome! Thanks so much for this vid, Michael. 🎶🔊🙂
@audiophileman7047 4 years ago

Germany has a very long tradition of manufacturing excellence. Optimal is no exception, but for us audiophiles they are a very welcome addition to the world of vinyl records manufacturing. Thanks for the tour, Michael!
@andersj.gonzalez4826 4 years ago

This place is heaven! Thanks for this awesome video!
@Tunz909 2 years ago

Very interesting indeed Michael!! You are wonderful to share this for us record fans!!! Reminds me as a pianist I had to opportunity to tour the Yamaha Upright factory in Thomaston, Georgia Thanks again for sharing!!!
@vicentevargas6755 4 years ago

Thanks for this tours, sir.
@Markymarkvinylnut 2 years ago

Thanks Michael..a great video. I love optimal records..easily the best in the business!
@LHUPA 4 years ago

Truly clear and awesome video in HD!
@matthewv789 3 years ago

Love the Mussorgsky at the end! That entire facility is so super clean and modern and perfect, and huge.
@brunorivademar5356 4 years ago

Thank you Mr Fremer!
@dutchcoyote 4 years ago

Thanks for the tour very interesting
@bronsonosborne3962 4 years ago

thanks michael i love these kinda videos
@Aussie0zborn 2 years ago

Michael, when a granulator is grinding up trimmings at the press and it has a hose leading to the extruder...... that plastic is being fed right back into the press. Thanks for the video - a a very impressive factory.
@donkeyfacekilla1 4 years ago

I press my own labels records with Optimal. They do an amazing job for both the majors and little labels like mine!
@Gothic55 2 years ago

An amazing insight into a cutting edge facility in Germany. This is another reason that UK leaving the EU was a bad idea. This video reminds me why vinyl costs so much.
@The_Music_Sanctuary 4 years ago

That was cool, thanks Mike 👍
@stephencastro1437 3 years ago

All joking aside. Thank you Michael for taking the time to do this and thank you Optimal for conducting a tour of your impressive facilities! Thank you both. Now, back to the video quality.......lol
@vinylcity1599 4 years ago

God I love it when you do theses factory tours! You could visit one plant a thousand times, and I'll never git tired of it! Thank you, Mr fremer!
@RingoStarrOfficial1940 1 year ago

Great Video! Most of my pressings come from either GZ or Optimal.
@stevedundee866 4 years ago

He gave his underwear for us !! Great facility...great tour. Always enjoy Michael's videos. Thank you