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Death of the iPod (Everyone's buying vinyl)
Scott Dolan replied to A Lark Ascending's topic in Audio Talk
Right, but that was what it was all about back then. Nobody complained about the sound. That was my point. -
Death of the iPod (Everyone's buying vinyl)
Scott Dolan replied to A Lark Ascending's topic in Audio Talk
The problem with cassettes is they degraded as quickly as you could play them. You could buy studio releases on cassette and they sounded wonderful at first. But things went downhill quickly from there. Especially if you were like me and didn't feel like cleaning your heads on a daily basis. Portability was the primary driving force behind the popularity of cassettes. And like Art said, audiophiles were initially in love with four track cassettes. Just like they were initially in love with CDs. Then when it wasn't cool to be in love with them (i.e., everybody was playing them), they quickly disavowed their usefulness and proclaimed the LP the ultimate audiophile medium. -
Ah, OK. Same here. Did your email also say: "Please note that we are behind in shipping and we expect to ship your order in the 5 - 7 days. You will receive a notice with tracking # when the warehouse ships." My guess is that mjzee is right on the money. Too few employees, combined with a severe glut of orders over the last five days probably have them deep in the weeds. I would think if they've sent your order to the shipping warehouse, it is reserved in your name.
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Jealous! I love the sample tunes they have on the site. I'm hoping to order it next month.
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Physical items simply aren't necessary any more. Books, magazines, newspapers, catalogs are much more rare in physical form these days. Hell, our local Barnes & Noble recently went under. Most people with newspaper subscriptions read them on their tablets or phones these days. I even read a story some time back about university libraries cutting back on physical stock so theycan create more space for computer stations. So Mosaic discontinuing their catalog makes perfect sense, and I seriously doubt it hurt their sales in any significant way.
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I agree. There's no way this is a long-term fix, but it does buy them a little more time to look at all of the options available to them to remain viable. Who knows? They may just sell out their stock, cancel any orders they cannot fulfill, and call it good. I just think it's really cool that we pulled together as a community to show our appreciation, which I'm sure isn't lost on them.
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Death of the iPod (Everyone's buying vinyl)
Scott Dolan replied to A Lark Ascending's topic in Audio Talk
That's really interesting! Thanks, Rod. -
You make a really piss poor gort... I say let Larry get his hands on this motherfucker. He'll clean it up lickety split! Do the kids still say lickety split these days?
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Hahahaha... Hahahaha...
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I have no idea how that explains: "Imho, the Benedetti is one set that'll be the easiest to find, if Mosaic shutters up." Find where? If Mosaic shuts down, that set goes with them unless they're able to sell the rights to another label. Oh, and I apologize on behalf of all the posers. Us fake Bird lovers stick together.
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Duh! Of course business is booming! Along with my order, I accidentally talked three others into ordering the Benedetti set! Seriously though, I think their email helped. I don't know if any other Jazz message boards (are there any at this point?) had a thread similar to this one. Or any other forms of social media...but, the one thing I will note is that, as a community, Jazz fans do seem to circle the wagons unlike any other. Just the little bit we accomplished here today shows that. I think. Once I'm over the ass beating I'm in line for from my wife over this order, I'm going to order the Beehive set. I listened to the tracks they have on their site, and I was duly impressed.