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Before I buy anything at Amazon I check the price at importcds.com.Sometimes one is cheaper, sometimes the other.
I just bought half a dozen discs by a fav band, the Electric Light Orchestra. They were eight bucks at Amazon but $3.95 at importcds - half price.
There sure are some amazing prices on cd's these days if you shop around.
I remember 45 years ago paying $3.65 for an lp at E.J. Korvette. Now I can get a cd with over an hour of music for $3.95.
"The problem with quotes from the internet is that many of them just are just made up."
-Abraham Lincoln
Edits: 06/28/14Follow Ups:
I used to frequent them as a wee lad, went to the store in Rockville, MD. IIRC, the name stood for "Eleven Jewish Korean Veterans". At least thjat is what I was told...
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"IIRC, the name stood for "Eleven Jewish Korean Veterans". At least thjat is what I was told..."
According to Wikipedia, that is an urban legend. The company created its name three years before the Korean War began.
...for the heads-up on the ImportCDs website, of which I had not previously been aware. They have lots of good stuff at excellent prices for this eclectic listener.
I predict an order in the near future for some Sinatra, Ronstadt, Vanilla Fudge, and Gershwin. I've also been itching for some different performances of Beethoven's piano concertos.
I, too, liked purchasing LPs at E.J. Korvette (in Woodbridge, NJ). Another long-gone department store chain, Alexander's (Menlo Park Mall, Edison, NJ), was another favorite source for LPs at low prices.
d
For casual listening, and background music, it is fine.
And it certainly is covenient.
(And it is great for listening in the car.)
That being said though, for serious listening, I much prefer vinyl.
(In fact I would say that 95% of my listening at home is done via my turntable.)
I will agree that it is a heck of a lot easier to get into than vinyl though. (Cleaning records is a habit one must get used to in order to really enjoy listening to vinyl, IMHO. Listening to clean records means very little, to no, pops, ticks or other surface noise, which can be annoying if it is more than the occasional noise.)
Question, (and I'm just curious is all):
Do you still have your turntable?
And do you find that sonically you prefer CDs over vinyl?
(Or is strictly a matter of convenience over sonics, which is okay.)
I have cds and sacds. Even some of my cds sound pretty darn good. Even Neil Young in The Cellar Door.
You live in Silicon Valley and back the Raiders versus a superior San Fran team?
I don't miss the preparation before and after playing, the jumping up to flip it, the appearance of irritating as hell pops, clicks, and other surface noise no matter how much care I exercised. The better the system, the more GLARING the imperfections.
I don't think there's a right or wrong. Just my opinion from my listening.
Just sayin is all.
"The problem with quotes from the internet is that many of them just are just made up."
-Abraham Lincoln
A conclusion of the "best of formats" on any qualitative basis, however, is flawed.
Ever heard a nicely done hi-Rez digital recording? I had the chance this past week to hear quite a few. My host randomly played a range of content using his server. In almost every case, when I opened my eyes and focused on the DACs front panel, I could tell what was Rebook and what was noticeably better. Then you once again hear the top octaves like analog has done for decades.
Having said that, I've purchased quite a few CDs because that's how the music is delivered. I have some content in MP3 simply because that's (sadly) the only option. For me, content trumps quality. If everything were available in 24/96 downloads though, I would be ecstatically happy. :)
How many of your great recordings are heavy vinyl? How cost effective would it be to purchase those 180s for ALL your collection?
To be fair, one should compare 180 vinyl to SACD.
Plus…. a consensus of reviewers seems to be that it's a tie, when both optimally are done.
That being said, I do have lots of friends who have state of the art digital, (and analog), sources, and analog still trumps digital, (and not be a small degree either).
So for my money, analog beats digital hands down, (except for in my car!)
Just sayin is all.
I agree. Vinyl still will sound superior to any digital.
The only closest time I came to was when you digitise the my favourite vinyl playback (LP12) in high res and listen through a capable streamer. But the vinyl still has that tactile presence that most digital has hard time duplicating. ( must be that missing bits )
But in reality, the sound quality that I get from each format depends on the media. ( source first )
A poignant case in point was Glenn Gould's 'A State of Wonder' CD which was made from original analogue master. This beats mint original vinyl released from a digital master.
Ideally I would have three formats set up. Vinyl, CD player and a streamer. ( to play vinyl rips ) And use an appropriate playback device depending on a software.
I am not convinced commercially bought high res. files so far in terms of releases and the sound quality. Most of the time I am better off with either a CD or just play vinyl.
Look Don at all the stuff I bought for 75% off - yea right like you wanted for some reason other than it was cheap!Really sorry but I buy CDs of music I'm interested in hearing not because they are cheap. Maybe I just don't want that much but there's no way I'm gonna buy a CD cause it's cheap. If I want it I buy it - yes I look for the best price but for the most part I'm going to buy it regardless.
This is not to say price doesn't matter. Often, if it is appropriate I will opt for the CD over the vinyl to save money. And for the most part I do prefer to buy used CDs to save money - sometimes though new can be found for less.I do agree though - fantastic bargains can be had with CDs.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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In the Chicago region, we have 2nd & Charles. These are pre-owned CD's but in very good condition.
With everybody dumping their cd collections, a lot of fine music can be found in thrifts. It's like vinyl was ten or fifteen years ago. CDs usually go for two to three dollars in most thrifts locally (Seattle). I like going through the stacks and finding new music for the collection.
John
Absolutely! great days indeed.
Yup.
I loved shopping for music at EJ Korvettes in Douglaston.
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Wayne Shorter - See No Evil (1999 Blue Note Japan 24-bit)
Jim Hall - Concierto
Miles Davis - Amandla
Musicboomerang.
I use both services and am very happy.
It should be noted that there are systems within each service, to make certain that you receive what you request. If an individual is dumping bad and unplayable items there, such will be removed, and you receive a return of credit, provided that you notify the service. I have noticed very little or none of that of-late.
These services grew immediately on the heels or out of the demise of lala.com, which existed as a CD trading service for a period, but went on to better (or odder) things.
axolotl
I used to go to the Korvettes in Islip, N.Y., to buy LPs there from 1958 through 1960 (my mother would shop there for other items; a single mon raising two boys at the time). Later, I learned the great prices were the result of the sale of "seconds" or other than first quality items, including the rock bottom priced LPs. (Kind of similar to some of the record clubs then and later.) At the time, it mattered little to me. I was all in for the music and paid little attention to surface noise, or scratches (I was aged ~8 to ~10 y.o.)
Today, I shop for music with less regard for price and more interest in quality recordings and first quality pressings. ImportCD.com has less of the music I'm interested in, but occassionally has great recordings of interest to me at super low prices.
Thanks for reminding me of E. J. Korvettes (a poor lad's record store).
Amen! On 47th St. Then Sam Goody's On 49th also Chambers st which hadthe best German imports and prices. Still play them
in Carle Place LI, Like Sam Goody they used a letter code to determine price. Man, that was a long time ago. Norm
I've bought reasonably priced vinyl from them as well.
Me too & the audio was cool too for its time
I now usually hit their web site for bargains, buying more than one CD thus saving on shipping and handling.
Sometimes their stuff is cheaper when they sell it on Amazon, sometimes it's cheaper on their website.
They've had a lot of bargains lately - lots of classic cd's for under four bucks.
'Killer' by Alice Cooper (his best) and 'Excitable Boy' by Warren Zevon were each only $3.59.
"The problem with quotes from the internet is that many of them just are just made up."
-Abraham Lincoln
USED at your local Record Shop!
It is the golden age for cheap CDs, whether thru the mail or browsing the bins.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure
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