The thought of having to pay to ship something back PLUS what you paid for the disc is what pisses me off. At the prices that you are paying for these records you have every right to be upset. You have to realize that the records are just the tip of the ice berg for revenues for high end stereo stores. They also sell stuff from record cleaning machines to phono pre amps and that is alot of there business. Well not as much as it used to be but you can't sell a silverhead phono amp or groove isolator if the source material your lisening to is a crappy pressing. When I see a audiophile pressing that is sealed and I no it is decent sounding and the price is right I scoop it up even if I have it already. case in point 6 months ago I bought an MCA 180 gram pressing of Dave Masons first album Alone Together for 15.00 still sealed. I have one already but this is superiour to the Mo Fi CD out there. Stop buying them,maybe the people who are selling them to you will start complaining to the manufacture.
Bought my first new audiophile LP...back it goes
I opened my 200g pressing of Neil Young's "Prairie Wind" today. Had my Audio Intelligent cleaner all ready to go. Slipped the first licorice disc out of it's poly record sleeve...and it had three 3"x1/2" stains of some kind. I gently tried to clean them off using AI step 1 and AI step 2 and a soft cotton cloth, but to no avail. One other side was stained, too. So, back it goes to Elusive Disc. For $40 I expect the vinyl to be pristine and absolutely free of defects or stains.
Is this common with new audiophile vinyl? What a hassle...
Is this common with new audiophile vinyl? What a hassle...