Post by v78rpm February 1, 2014 (1 of 3)
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What's going on with prices for sacds? I just noticed the asking price for one I picked up at Broinc for probably $4.00 is now listed on amazon for $580 (Geri Allen - life of a song). $15.00 Mercury sacds now are $150.00. I might understand the case for high auction prices for a rare run of especially well executed vinyl pressings, but for easily reproducible digital discs-- why?
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Post by pgmdir February 1, 2014 (2 of 3)
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v78rpm said:
What's going on with prices for sacds? I just noticed the asking price for one I picked up at Broinc for probably $4.00 is now listed on amazon for $580 (Geri Allen - life of a song). $15.00 Mercury sacds now are $150.00. I might understand the case for high auction prices for a rare run of especially well executed vinyl pressings, but for easily reproducible digital discs-- why?
They're out of print... When something's no longer available, the prices go up!
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Post by hiredfox February 1, 2014 (3 of 3)
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Sellers can ask for what they like but the only price that matters is the one that somebody is willing to pay. I trust most people on here of average common sense would smile, shrug and move on.
I will go out on a limb and say IMHO no (classical) SACD yet released has been so desirable SQ and performance wise as to justify a price above £20 with the necessary exception of having to pay a premium price to get hold of discs from Japan.
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