Audiophile Albums....Yes indeed

There is no record worth that kind of money.

I used to think so too myself. Then I discovered Hot Stampers
https://www.better-records.com/search_adv.aspx?sp=white+hot&option=s_name&min_price=1&ma...


I know you're familiar with my system. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367#&gid=1&pid=8
Now imagine: I went to all this trouble, paid all this money, to ... what? To play crap? To at the last second cheap out on crap records? No thanks.

I don't know about this stuff the Times writer is talking about. Fremer I would, but the Times guy is such a moron he doesn't give us Fremer's take. Anyway I'm clear on the Times being a joke. Hot Stampers though, whole other story. Totally worth that kind of money.

Michael Fremer's comment about this article and about negative comments HERE

I do believe there is an element of jealousy and resentment in some responses to expensive program sources and equipment as Fremer suggests. My own response has nothing to do with this. It is purely a lack of interest. I am not a record collector. I am a music collector. I would rather buy 10 albums or 15 digital files than one of these records. I have a bunch of albums that rise to that level of quality that cost me much less.
Would I buy them if I had unlimited resources? Maybe, but it would be purely for bragging rights. 

The question to be asked is this: can a $350 reissue be considered a good deal for the serious record collector? I think not, not even for bragging. They’re more like expensive stop gaps, because they’re just fancy reproductions and serious collectors will continue to long for the original. That’s how collectors are wired.

The other question is: can it be a good deal for the serious audiophile? That will depend on the quality of the original recordings and the condition of the original tapes. But most of the classical records released by ERC were not chosen for their sonics. They were chosen because the originals are trophies for the rich, like the Martzy Bach or Kogan Violin Concertos. These are undoubtedly great performances, but sonically they’re average late 50’s EMI recordings.

ERC has all the characteristics of a labour of love, for me it’s also an exercise in futility. But apparently their products sell out quickly, so they do serve a purpose.

Not to be political ... Joe Biden said "make sure you have the record player on at night". That is cool!       Hey, perhaps he even post's here under an assumed name. I wonder whom he possibly could be...?