Scott Dolan

Fair enough. I just can't find any logic behind a 250%, or higher using Kevin's example, difference in price. It just strikes me as completely unsustainable. Even though I almost never buy physical media (box sets only) I also don't want to see them disappear.

Don't get me wrong, I completely get your point, and don't disagree with any of it (aside from our well-established differences in digital vs physical). There is no question that CD cannot compete 1:1 price-wise, but I think even you would have to agree that a $10 difference, or more, doesn't seem to be a wise business decision. $4-5? Sure, I don't see why not. And IMO, that would be competitive considering how much more you're getting with the CD.

I don't want MP3 files either. That's why I cancelled my subscription to Emusic years ago. But I'd think you'd want physical media to remain competitive. There's no guarantee it will be around forever, especially with younger generations that have grown up without. Pricing themselves out of the market doesn't seem like a wise choice, IMO.

Point being there's simply no way to be competitive in the market when you're charging that kind of money for physical media.

Perhaps they underestimated how popular it would be? Still kind of crappy they sold it at that price. I know when I got my stereo box, the complete studio mono box was something like $10 more at the time. Which I also thought was kind of crappy. I guess the FLAC USB was the only thing that remained a limited edition.

$350?! You can still buy new sets for $140 on Amazon. When were they priced that high?

That pretty much sums up my feelings concerning the mono box.

Listening to Bobby Hutcherson stealing the show once again.

I've often considered it. But I grew up with the stereo recordings. Though I do wish I had bought this back when t retailed for $150 bucks. https://www.amazon.com/Beatles-USB/dp/B002VH7P4O

So has anyone purchased this yet? If so, how does the new mix sound compared to the 2009 version?

Yeah, if Dylan wrote that song, he must have been a time traveller since the song is older than New Orleans, which is far older than Dylan...

Anonymous also has some of he greatest sayings of all time.

Hmmm...the one we have is only a couple of years old, but I guess it's worth a shot. It's kind of confusing because we can stream HD movies instantly, and all three of us can watch Netflix/YouTube on our individual iPads simultaneously without issue. I'm at least a couple of updates behind on my iPad, so I think I'll restore and update it this afternoon to see if that takes care of the issue first.

Well, that experiment never got off the ground. Come to find out you have to have an Apple TV 4th gen in order to stream directly through the Apple TV app...

Hmmmm... I wonder if my issue is from using my phone/tablet to Bluetooth the stream to Apple TV? Too many items in the chain. I think I'll experiment with accessing it straight through the Apple TV app and see if that clears it up. That way it will strictly be over wi-fi. What speed is your internet? I doubt that's my problem, just want to exhaust all options.

I have to admit that I'm shocked that people still buy into the 24/96 thing. Do any of you experience the occasional hiccup or "skip" when streaming? I'm trying to figure out if it's my internet connection (although I stream movies with no issues), or if it's something that inherent to music streaming services.

For example: 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 It's a draft that snakes back and forth.

I've watched Fed Ex packages do the same thing here. One day they'll be in Kansas City, the next day they'll be in Earth City, which is next to St. Louis. We live right in the middle of Missouri between both of those cities! So it started out two hours west of here, and ended up two hours east of here! Bizarre...

Goddamn...

Ah, OK. I definitely get that! Kudos to you for how you are raising your son.

Fair enough. Let's start with, is it truly any different?

I disagree, this will indeed be a dumb question: If you're streaming via Airport/Apple TV, this particular item adds no enhancements, correct? One off the reasons I ask is that I've been looking at network audio players wondering if they'll accomplish anything more than my current setup of iMac with iTunes library streaming to my Apple TV and into my main system. So far my research isn't showing any benefits of one over the other. But I'm really just not familiar with the "NAS" things. Is my current setup essentially the same thing? *edit* Also, I can do Apple Music through the Apple TV directly, and/or through my phone/pad via Bluetooth to the ATV unit.

I'm intercepted in the answer, too. I do a search on both and all I find are essentially printed circuit boards with ports connected to them. ???

Listening to this classic for the very first time. How bizarre is that?! Brilliant album. And I usually don't care or electric guitar in Jazz.

Hahaha...jewel cases can indeed be maddening. Although I had zero issue with my Benedetti set. But, I will take jewel cases all day long over the cardboard sleeves some companies started using. Sometimes those things would be so tight I swore I was going to have to extricate the disc by employing a pair of scissors!