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Extreme hardglass CD

Hi, have you seen the advertisement for an extreme hardglass CD? You can be the owner of it for just $1,000. No kidding! I wonder why spending that much money into a "flawed" carrier (the "perfect sound forever" red book silver disc we all know) for perhaps 5% overall improvement in sound, while you can get a 30% improvement by doing the recording or remastering job in the right way (which is certainly not the case in many CD releases)? But I assume there will be people who will buy the disc (there are many rich audiophiles around you know). At least they will hear the famous Herbert von Karajan DGG recording of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony in glorious sound!
Btw, has any of you heard an extreme hardglass CD? If you have, please give us your impressions of the sound.

Chris
dazzdax
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kijanki
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Chris - It sounds also that there is exponential increase in number of stupid people.

Everything is a matter of perspective, I guess. I read review of hotel in Italy on travel forum describing certain hotel as a very inexpensive one. I found out, when booking, that it was over $2k a night.
dazzdax OP
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Are we the only audiophiles who are discussing this revolutionary red book CD spin off and music carrier? What is indeed the purpose of the manufacturer of producing such super-CD's? For the sales? Is it profitable business?

Chris
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rja
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Now those questions I cannot answer. I would suppose there would be few that can.
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swampwalker
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OK, so after looking at the ad, I wonder. Is this basically a very expensive re-issue like MFSL ultradisks? Where do they get the music files they dub to the CD? Do they have a license from the artist and company that put out the original. Who would pay $1K for a CD and SACD "demo disk"? Are they outta their &!@#$-in' minds? Are we?
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kijanki
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Rja - couple of years ago there was, in yearly edition of Stereophile "Recommended Components", an amp that retailed for $400,000. People who can afford it probably feel, that to keep things in proportion they need $1k CD. It's crazy.
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