Fri November 17, 2017 5:39 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:Teeeeeekay wrote:Simple Torture wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.
I ordered all 3 from there and haven't heard a peep regarding shipping. I cancelled the order and am getting them separately through other retailers.
I have such a good pre-order price through Amazon that I'm holding off. My local chain doesn't even have them yet.
I called today, not because I'm angry but curious. They haven't received their allotment. Guy said they will start shipping next week sometime. Same with 7".
I called last Friday and the guy said the same thing (saying they would ship early this week)...
Fri November 17, 2017 6:36 pm
Fri November 17, 2017 7:35 pm
Mon November 20, 2017 1:28 am
Mon November 20, 2017 2:54 am
B wrote:I can't figure out why they reissued 9 vinyl records on 11/10, but held nothing back for record store day, 2 weeks later.
Mon November 20, 2017 3:43 am
VinylGuy wrote:I prefer the other mix that appeared in Spotify a few months ago though.
Mon November 20, 2017 3:55 am
Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:VinylGuy wrote:I prefer the other mix that appeared in Spotify a few months ago though.
Isn't that just a better mastering of the original mix?
Mon November 20, 2017 1:19 pm
"We're just kidding about how we care about music, don't bother buying from us."There is nothing inherently wrong with the source files and we have received no other complaints. Please note, we do not record or master anything here at HDTracks. We receive the most up to date masters from our record label partners as does every high res retailer. The labels only provided what they have. Each retailer receives the same files. Each label has their own recording/mastering process. There is no universal standard. But we do ask that every label provide the best quality possible. Sometimes the clarity of the high res mastering may present qualities that were unnoticeable or masked in previous formats or versions. We do ask every label to take note of this when remastering.
If those issues and "loudness wars" are a factor in your decisions then you might want to forgo a future purchase, as we have limited reasons for returns.
Mon November 20, 2017 3:28 pm
Mon November 20, 2017 8:37 pm
Mon November 20, 2017 8:39 pm
FredPJ wrote:I also bought the Ten original mix 2017 vinyl and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the cover artwork. It seems like they couldn't find the original master artwork or something (wasn't that why they did the different sepia cover for the 2009 reissue?) and apparently just scanned the artwork from an original pressing vinyl copy, because this reissue artwork looks like a bootleg.
My original pressing vinyl is left, the new 2017 vinyl reissue is right:
Even though these photos were taken with my phone, the quality difference/lack of detail is pretty clear.
Mon November 20, 2017 8:42 pm
Rangi Guy wrote:FredPJ wrote:I also bought the Ten original mix 2017 vinyl and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the cover artwork. It seems like they couldn't find the original master artwork or something (wasn't that why they did the different sepia cover for the 2009 reissue?) and apparently just scanned the artwork from an original pressing vinyl copy, because this reissue artwork looks like a bootleg.
My original pressing vinyl is left, the new 2017 vinyl reissue is right:
Even though these photos were taken with my phone, the quality difference/lack of detail is pretty clear.
If you already had the original pressing.......why get the 2017 reissue?
Mon November 20, 2017 8:48 pm
Mon November 20, 2017 10:10 pm
FredPJ wrote:I also bought the Ten original mix 2017 vinyl and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the cover artwork. It seems like they couldn't find the original master artwork or something (wasn't that why they did the different sepia cover for the 2009 reissue?) and apparently just scanned the artwork from an original pressing vinyl copy, because this reissue looks like a bootleg.
My original pressing vinyl is left, the new 2017 vinyl reissue is right:
Even though these photos were taken with my phone, the quality difference/lack of detail is pretty clear.
Mon November 20, 2017 11:49 pm
Mon November 20, 2017 11:51 pm
Wed November 22, 2017 1:29 pm
Simple Torture wrote:FredPJ wrote:I also bought the Ten original mix 2017 vinyl and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the cover artwork. It seems like they couldn't find the original master artwork or something (wasn't that why they did the different sepia cover for the 2009 reissue?) and apparently just scanned the artwork from an original pressing vinyl copy, because this reissue looks like a bootleg.
My original pressing vinyl is left, the new 2017 vinyl reissue is right:
Even though these photos were taken with my phone, the quality difference/lack of detail is pretty clear.
I've heard that the singles have similar pixelation issues.
Wed November 22, 2017 1:35 pm
FredPJ wrote:
Wed November 22, 2017 4:50 pm
bune wrote:I don't even know what to say here."We're just kidding about how we care about music, don't bother buying from us."There is nothing inherently wrong with the source files and we have received no other complaints. Please note, we do not record or master anything here at HDTracks. We receive the most up to date masters from our record label partners as does every high res retailer. The labels only provided what they have. Each retailer receives the same files. Each label has their own recording/mastering process. There is no universal standard. But we do ask that every label provide the best quality possible. Sometimes the clarity of the high res mastering may present qualities that were unnoticeable or masked in previous formats or versions. We do ask every label to take note of this when remastering.
If those issues and "loudness wars" are a factor in your decisions then you might want to forgo a future purchase, as we have limited reasons for returns.
Fri November 24, 2017 9:35 pm