"*I* care about the quality of EVERY recording I own. If there's a way to get it better without it costing me more, why wouldn't I want it better?"
But re-masters and hi-rez versions do cost more if you already own them.
Nevertheless, they get me for every single re-master of material I already own *for the artists I really care about*. At some point, you have to decide "do I want a new album I've never heard before for my collection, or do I really want to spend my $15 for a better version of something I already own?" I think this applies to die-hard audiophiles and lay-people
alike.
"And this whole BS thing about only audiophiles knowing the difference between good and bad is driving me nuts."
Who said that? Or are you referring to another thread?
"The average person wants the better quality that DVD-A or SACD could provide,"
Average guy doesn't know they exist.
"...they just don't want to have to be an obsessed geek to figure out how it works or what to read or what to buy or spend any more money on a CD than he or she already does. How do I know this? Because common ordinary people buy remastered CDs that "sound better" all the time!
I'm not sure I agree. I bet the decision to re-master has as much to do with being out of stock of the old crappy version and needing to issue another edition than it does with re-selling the same CD to the average "lay person".
"Or did you think that only people who owned ten pairs of headphones bought those?"
Die-hard fans of the artist and audiophiles are the only folks who would purchase the same disc twice. This is my belief anyway.
"Every time their catalogs are rereleased they sell in large quantities."
To the same people or to new ones?
"...you demonstrate just how out of touch with reality audiophiles really are."
Um, but Kelly, you *are* an "audiophile" (or do you consider that slander?
). Anyone with the gear, tweaks, and cables that you have and devotes as much time and energy to this audio-oriented forum is by *definition* an audiophile, yes?
If you are not an audiophile, who the heck is? And who are these "audiophiles" ("you guys") that you are trying to rail against?
markl