RE: Price differences - PAR - Hi-Rez Highway

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RE: Price differences

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In Reply to: Price differences posted by oldmkvi on May 28, 2020 at 07:28:51:

" So why the large diff in price?"

There isn't really a sustainable technical answer to this as producing a downsampled file from a higher resolution master is effectively done at the press of a button.

However all record companies price according to resolution AFAIK. I am reminded of the early days of stereo when the stereo LP carried a premium price compared to the mono version.

Of course the trade price that the record company charges is reflected in the retail price that the vendor then makes. Record companies are anxious to monetise any perceived advantage that one format has over another even if the cost to them of that difference is negligible. To a great extent the pricing of records is , and always has been, largely arbitrary.

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Topic - Price differences - oldmkvi 07:28:51 05/28/20 (11)

RE: Price differences - stvnharr 21:41:45 06/12/20 (0)

RE: Price differences - PAR 02:34:31 06/01/20 (0)

Not downsampled but........................... - Kal Rubinson 13:20:55 05/28/20 (4)

No Disc, No Case, No Artwork, No Labels, No Printing. - oldmkvi 13:32:45 05/28/20 (3)

Bits may be bits... - Ivan303 11:09:56 05/29/20 (1)

What ?? Bits are dirt cheap..... even the good ones - AbeCollins 16:20:26 05/29/20 (0)

No storage. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 14:55:36 05/28/20 (0)

Or subscribe to QOBUZ and stream it at 24/192... - Ivan303 07:54:03 05/28/20 (3)

OK "Ivan," it's time I outed you! Your REAL name is... - oldmkvi 08:52:33 05/28/20 (2)

Your REAL name is... - hifitommy 16:03:09 05/29/20 (1)

! Nt - oldmkvi 07:11:40 05/30/20 (0)

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RE: Price differences - PAR 02:34:31 06/01/20 (0)

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