Audiophile Albums....Yes indeed

In what way is the NYT article a joke?I wouldn't by either a Hot Stamper or on of the new British LPs, but if it came down to it, I'd go for the brand new British pressing, if I could verify that the master tape had not deteriorated a priori.  And maybe you get one of Mr Hutchinson's beard hairs for free in the bargain.

What is NPC?

I didn't read all the article but thought the subject interesting. Only audiophiles would buy such things. I'd try one if I had that kind of $$$. I may 1st try the hot stamper. I can at least get my $$$ back. So nothing lost....maybe. Plus I don't listen to "classical" that much.

2nd thread on the same subject.

Why are these derogatory  political references allowed to continue on this forum? They should be flagged.

“NPC” stands for “Non-playable character”, a phrase taken from video games referring to any figure a gamer encounters while roaming a digital landscape that they cannot control themselves.

Rather than the hero of the game, these are often supporting characters who offer a quest or recite dialogue to further the plot. Unthinking automatons, they have no minds of their own.

The slang - “born in the fever swamps of 4chan and Reddit message boards”, as Kevin Roose of The New York Times puts it - has been adopted by right-wing social media users, many backers of President Donald Trump, as a means of attacking conformist liberal voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

Like “snowflakes”, “cucks” or “libtards”, “NPC” has become a popular insult for criticising Democrats and other left-leaning web users, accusing them of being unable to think for themselves,