Episode 49: Facts & a Less Emotional Look at Audiophile Record Prices: Analogue Productions UHQR
The last time I checked, no one was being forced to buy anything in the Vinyl Community (we’re so big now we can just say VC). But there are many who find the pricing so egregious that they have left rationality at the door and defaulted to emotions, blame, “I told you so”, etc to justify some form of righteous indignation. So I, “an old guy”, as one YT Creator called me, decided to do what I saw a commenter do today when discussing the value of money and comparing it in this environment. The findings may surprise you. Related Episodes: Episode 21 - Is MOFI using digital for mastering vinyl?: • NEWS ALERT - Is MOFI using Analogue Source... Vinyl News on Price Increases: • Vinyl News - 05-20-2022 - A Week Of Vinyl ... Episode 14 - Are Audiophile pressings worth it?: • Vinyl Audiophile Pressings: Are They Bette... 0:00 Introduction 0:51 The rants and pricing outrage 2:07 Analogue Productions Steely Dan UHQR Announcement 3:25 Original UHQR Product 4:51 The value of money 1980’s vs 2022 5:09 The Value proposition of today’s UHQR 6:02 Other lower priced options for Steely Dan 6:52 Future non-UHQR audiophile release plan 7:37 Lots of opinions, Lots of choices 9:17 Outro @acousticsoundsks #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #audiophile #steelydan #musicislife #musicreactions #mofi #mfsl #inflation #inflationrate #qrp @rachelsghost @stevewestman7774 @donaldfagen8370 @steelydan6748
