Although I use my Zune HD everyday, I decided it's time to move on! It's been over the storage capacity for some time now. Looking forward to playing more PJ boots in full FLAC mode.
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I smell a lawsuit ------- these are awesome chocolates btw.......
Oh they are! Can't remember now but wasn't it TV's Fun House (USA) that used to advertise this sweet candy back in the early '90's? Every winner would take home a big hugemongous size Toblerone bars. *drools
I seem to have so much money going out the door right now...these need to sell out before I pull the trigger and throw $400 down. Like someone said, I really don't "need" this right now and I really don't need PJ sigs on the side.
Decisions, decisions....
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I seem to have so much money going out the door right now...these need to sell out before I pull the trigger and throw $400 down. Like someone said, I really need this right now and I really need PJ sigs on the side.
Neil Young Reaches $800,000 Pono Kickstarter Goal in 1 Day Veteran rocker achieves goal 34 days ahead of schedule
Neil Young during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Dustin Finkelstein/Getty Images for SXSW
By Jason Newman March 12, 2014 12:10 AM ET
Well, that was fast.
At 11:00 p.m. EST Tuesday night, less than 10 hours after launching a Kickstarter page to raise money for his new digital music service PonoMusic and its accompanying player, Neil Young surpassed his goal of $800,000. Young and the PonoMusic team had set an expiration date of Tuesday, April 15th to raise the necessary funds.
Per Kickstarter rules, project organizers keep any funds raised past the required amount. As Kickstarter notes on their FAQ, "Most of the time what seems like 'extra' money isn’t extra at all. Ten times the funding often means 10 times the backers. More rewards have to be produced and distributed, and creators need that funding to do it (and sometimes some of their own money too).
"Sometimes when a project is overfunded it lets the creator put that money back into the project to create something better for the backers and themselves. More songs on an album, additional game elements, better materials, etc. In other cases, overfunding leads to better margins and the creator may even profit from the project. This often also means that the creator can continue the project beyond Kickstarter and backers are part of that story."
Young offered multiple rewards for financial contributions, including a "VIP Dinner & Listening Party" with the singer and limited edition Pono players signed by Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Beck, Foo Fighters and others. All 500 Limited Edition players with Young's signature laser-engraved on the device were sold for a minimum of $400 each.
The singer reached out to many of his musician peers for a testimonial video that accompanied the Kickstarter page. Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, David Crosby, James Taylor, Tom Petty, Sting and a slew of other musical icons provided glowing recommendations for the service.
The player, which has a suggested retail price of $399, will contain 128 gigabytes of memory, which can store between 1,000 and 2,000 high-resolution songs, depending on the resolution and length of the recording. The device will also accept memory cards, which can hold more music and playlists.
I love the idea of this thing, but I will hold off to see how things end up playing out. Curious to see how many will actually buy it long term. Obviously it is meant to be a niche-market product, but price of adoption is pretty steep. Doesn't stop me from coveting that PJ-model though!
I would be a lot more tempted if the price included access to a library service with a ton of music available in the proper format. I ditched my CDs long ago, so there is just no way I will pay $400 and then have to re-build my music catalog at $2 per song.
Wanted to impulsively buy one last night, I slept on it, and was still just as impulsive in the morning, so splurged for the Pearl Jam one!
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I would be a lot more tempted if the price included access to a library service with a ton of music available in the proper format. I ditched my CDs long ago, so there is just no way I will pay $400 and then have to re-build my music catalog at $2 per song.
Not until I hear it in action, at least.
Do you have to pay to upload your own music already onto it? I thought you could put anything you currently own on it.
...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
How does this pledging work?? I pledged $400 for pj pono... Then went back for the NY poster and now I'm under the impression they replaced the original with this $100 pledge.... Got a message that says It changed my pledge
The pj pledge I went thru with an amazon checkout.... The poster no
Anyone that can shed light on this? It's a lil confusing
I seem to have so much money going out the door right now...these need to sell out before I pull the trigger and throw $400 down. Like someone said, I really need this right now and I really need PJ sigs on the side
I like it a lot, but I don't know if I could afford it. I still buy CDs, lol.
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The Pono PJ (or any artist) edition is a no-brainer to me. If you don't like it, sell it at a profit. The only risk I see is if Pono gets bad press in the next 8 months or cant deliver.
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I would be a lot more tempted if the price included access to a library service with a ton of music available in the proper format. I ditched my CDs long ago, so there is just no way I will pay $400 and then have to re-build my music catalog at $2 per song.
Not until I hear it in action, at least.
Do you have to pay to upload your own music already onto it? I thought you could put anything you currently own on it.
No...seems like you can throw pretty much anything at it and it will play it. But it also seems like the whole point is to avoid lossy formats like .mp3, and you will only get the true benefit of the player if you listen to lossless formats.
I don't have any cds left to re-rip into lossless formats, and I don't feel like re-buying my music catalog or going through the (gargantuan) effort of finding and downloading everything anew.
I will be much more interested if they have a service similar to Spotify where you can pay a small amount per month and easily access whatever the hell you want. However, I'm very curious to watch it play out and can't wait to hear one for myself.
So the way I see it the only songs that will sound better are the ones in the Pono format (or lossless from a CD or flac download)? If I take all the MP3s that are already on my iPod and simply put them on this thing, they will sound the exact same, no?
I'm holding back too...Just like I did with HD-DVD's....Phew...
I'll never forget getting into arguments after arguments on the old boards & many other online message boards months before the release of the Blu-ray. Ah yes, the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD wars. Good times! I fully supported the Blu-ray, that it would take over the HD market. After months & months of arguing with pro HD-DVD users, my baby won.
I believe Pono will do great things. It will be a tough sell to kids & teenagers who don't have that kind of money to spend on a new portable audio player. But to those knowledgeable adults that have a true passion to the sound of the music, will take this & really love what it will deliver.
How does this pledging work?? I pledged $400 for pj pono... Then went back for the NY poster and now I'm under the impression they replaced the original with this $100 pledge.... Got a message that says It changed my pledge
The pj pledge I went thru with an amazon checkout.... The poster no
Anyone that can shed light on this? It's a lil confusing
I believe you can only backup one item. You can't do more then one.
...149 and counting.... It's a hoot watching the countdown to zero on these. We should see a lot of folks on the fence hopping on board as extinction nears. Will be surprised if there's any left at COB today.
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How does this pledging work?? I pledged $400 for pj pono... Then went back for the NY poster and now I'm under the impression they replaced the original with this $100 pledge.... Got a message that says It changed my pledge
The pj pledge I went thru with an amazon checkout.... The poster no
Anyone that can shed light on this? It's a lil confusing
One can only choose one thing to pledge. If you want 2 items. you'll need to create another account. Only 1 pledge per project unfortunately.
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So the way I see it the only songs that will sound better are the ones in the Pono format (or lossless from a CD or flac download)? If I take all the MP3s that are already on my iPod and simply put them on this thing, they will sound the exact same, no?
This and other high end DAP's have better components and should sound much better than an iPod. However, different iPods have different components and may sound different. The 2nd version of the Nano apparently has the best sound among Nanos. According to the article below, the iPhone 4s sounds better than the 5/5S. In my opinion, iPods/iPhones dont even compare to high end DAP's. Cowon is still my favorite given the sound quality and price point.
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Neil Young Reaches $800,000 Pono Kickstarter Goal in 1 Day
Veteran rocker achieves goal 34 days ahead of schedule
Neil Young during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
Dustin Finkelstein/Getty Images for SXSW
By Jason Newman
March 12, 2014 12:10 AM ET
Well, that was fast.
At 11:00 p.m. EST Tuesday night, less than 10 hours after launching a Kickstarter page to raise money for his new digital music service PonoMusic and its accompanying player, Neil Young surpassed his goal of $800,000. Young and the PonoMusic team had set an expiration date of Tuesday, April 15th to raise the necessary funds.
Per Kickstarter rules, project organizers keep any funds raised past the required amount. As Kickstarter notes on their FAQ, "Most of the time what seems like 'extra' money isn’t extra at all. Ten times the funding often means 10 times the backers. More rewards have to be produced and distributed, and creators need that funding to do it (and sometimes some of their own money too).
"Sometimes when a project is overfunded it lets the creator put that money back into the project to create something better for the backers and themselves. More songs on an album, additional game elements, better materials, etc. In other cases, overfunding leads to better margins and the creator may even profit from the project. This often also means that the creator can continue the project beyond Kickstarter and backers are part of that story."
Young offered multiple rewards for financial contributions, including a "VIP Dinner & Listening Party" with the singer and limited edition Pono players signed by Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Beck, Foo Fighters and others. All 500 Limited Edition players with Young's signature laser-engraved on the device were sold for a minimum of $400 each.
The singer reached out to many of his musician peers for a testimonial video that accompanied the Kickstarter page. Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, David Crosby, James Taylor, Tom Petty, Sting and a slew of other musical icons provided glowing recommendations for the service.
The player, which has a suggested retail price of $399, will contain 128 gigabytes of memory, which can store between 1,000 and 2,000 high-resolution songs, depending on the resolution and length of the recording. The device will also accept memory cards, which can hold more music and playlists.
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Not until I hear it in action, at least.
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2011-6-16 Seattle (EV), 9-3/4 PJ20, 9-25 Vancouver
2012-6-27 Amsterdam (#2!)
2013-11-29 Portland, 12-4 Vancouver, 12-6 Seattle
2014-AUS - 1-26 Sydney, 1-31 Adelaide, 2-11/12 EV Sydney State Theatre, 2-13 EV Opera House
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2018 - Seattle x 2, Missoula, Fenway x 2
The pj pledge I went thru with an amazon checkout.... The poster no
Anyone that can shed light on this? It's a lil confusing
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Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand.
I don't have any cds left to re-rip into lossless formats, and I don't feel like re-buying my music catalog or going through the (gargantuan) effort of finding and downloading everything anew.
I will be much more interested if they have a service similar to Spotify where you can pay a small amount per month and easily access whatever the hell you want. However, I'm very curious to watch it play out and can't wait to hear one for myself.
PM me with any comments or suggestions for the app - or weigh in <a href="http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=167611
">here</a>.
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I believe Pono will do great things. It will be a tough sell to kids & teenagers who don't have that kind of money to spend on a new portable audio player. But to those knowledgeable adults that have a true passion to the sound of the music, will take this & really love what it will deliver.
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Whoa! It's now down to 152 PJ PonoPlayers!
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welcome to the club. please note we also use mail innovations for our shipping needs.
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