evanft
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I paid $34.76 for my two Doors CDs. That's TOTAL. I got them on Friday, while subscribers had them on Wednesday (similar timeline for my In Rock preorder). So as a subscriber, you would pay about $15 more, and get basically nothing for it. The number, at the end of the day, doesn't matter to me at all, and shouldn't be worth anything significant to anybody but the most absurdly anal collector. Contests for test pressings are kinda neat I guess, but honestly, they're not worth even an extra $1 per disc. It's essentially a bare disc of a boutique mastering you're already buying, not some rare item from when the record was first made. I can see some of the collector value in those, but come on. The 15% off obviously doesn't matter since you can get all the discs cheaper elsewhere.
I've bought 6 of the Audio Fidelity CDs released this year, and I have Killer preordered. I'll probably pick up the Bluesbreakers and Lynyrd Skynyrd discs. I also bought 4 MFSL discs. I have bought 199 CDs this year. Do not lecture me on music collecting. I chose the option that allowed me to buy more music. Shoot, the $15 I saved on the 2 Doors discs is almost enough for another Audio Fidelity CD. So, at the end of the day, given the same amount of money, I will have more music than someone who subscribed. Mazel tov.
| Originally Posted by thisbenjamin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are you serious? How hard up are you that 50 dollars in this hobby, to guarantee your discs are serialized with the same number, not to mention giving you free access to draws on test pressings, and 15% off everything you buy from their store. I could understand if you don't buy much music , but to the average collector it's a no brainier. I'd also add that I've received all of my discs anywhere from 2-3 weeks, from store / distribution dates. The mailer they send us, and the personal updates Marshall are neat. Since he's unable to amintain a forum or personal page it's a nie way to keep i touch. One other thing, If you have something constructive to add, sure jump in - but that post is just thread crapping. |
I paid $34.76 for my two Doors CDs. That's TOTAL. I got them on Friday, while subscribers had them on Wednesday (similar timeline for my In Rock preorder). So as a subscriber, you would pay about $15 more, and get basically nothing for it. The number, at the end of the day, doesn't matter to me at all, and shouldn't be worth anything significant to anybody but the most absurdly anal collector. Contests for test pressings are kinda neat I guess, but honestly, they're not worth even an extra $1 per disc. It's essentially a bare disc of a boutique mastering you're already buying, not some rare item from when the record was first made. I can see some of the collector value in those, but come on. The 15% off obviously doesn't matter since you can get all the discs cheaper elsewhere.
I've bought 6 of the Audio Fidelity CDs released this year, and I have Killer preordered. I'll probably pick up the Bluesbreakers and Lynyrd Skynyrd discs. I also bought 4 MFSL discs. I have bought 199 CDs this year. Do not lecture me on music collecting. I chose the option that allowed me to buy more music. Shoot, the $15 I saved on the 2 Doors discs is almost enough for another Audio Fidelity CD. So, at the end of the day, given the same amount of money, I will have more music than someone who subscribed. Mazel tov.
