BARNES & NOBLE HAS VINYL!!!!! BUT IS THE QUALITY UP TO AUDIOPHILE STANDARDS ????

Forget B&Ns vinyl. They are just cashing in on what they think is a hot market. I have thumbed through their titles in a Broadway store in NYC and I would say they are cheapie reissues probably from RB digital tape or CDs. Like why bother? Not to mention way overpriced!

how come there is so much conjecture saying what B+N is selling is inferior?  Saying it is not up to "audiophile" standards is just ignorant and perpetuates the stereotype of snobs in audio.  I say there is nothing wrong with exposing many more people to music/vinyl, and they don't need to go to "audiophile approved" shops to do so.

Just picked up Diana Krall, Stepping Out. Picked up one for my Dad too. Double LP, 180g purple vinyl. Sounds pretty darn good to me. No surface noise. With my B&N membership it was under $25; didn't feel that was bad. I've purchased many albums there and no issues. Listening to Stepping Out as I am typing this and it's definitely better than the CD. The original recording was done to tape, so hopefully the tape was used to produce the LP and not digital; regardless it sounds very good.

Picked up 2 albums from B&N the other day and 2/4 LP's had several small (pin head size) circular dents/impressions. Would have never expected that considering the packaging looked fine. They'll be going back tomorrow.