Pearl Jam limited edition chrome Pono Player

lolobugg

KV4053 said:

I havent dug around the store much yet. I've been collecting HD tracks since Pono was announced from other stores/sources

FYI....Someone on HeadFi says his is also in Louisville.

:-q ~X(
c'mon Louisville... let our stuff go!!!!

pdalowsky

Is it only me that is a bit sad they changed the signatures from the ones they initially showed? The ones on the one seen today dont look nearly as good

Picky maybe but it now features an ev sig a few years old. Don't really understand that.

derbydave

pdalowsky said:

Is it only me that is a bit sad they changed the signatures from the ones they initially showed? The ones on the one seen today dont look nearly as good

Picky maybe but it now features an ev sig a few years old. Don't really understand that.

I'm with you Paul...
Not sure why they went with the older signature!
The signature panel looks a little cluttered to me too, with the band name, Ed's signature & the Limited Edition / unit series number all smashed together in the middle of the panel!!
It's kind of confusing to my eyes!!

nippleholic said:

demetrios

derbydave said:

pdalowsky said:

Is it only me that is a bit sad they changed the signatures from the ones they initially showed? The ones on the one seen today dont look nearly as good

Picky maybe but it now features an ev sig a few years old. Don't really understand that.

I'm with you Paul...
Not sure why they went with the older signature!
The signature panel looks a little cluttered to me too, with the band name, Ed's signature & the Limited Edition / unit series number all smashed together in the middle of the panel!!
It's kind of confusing to my eyes!!

nippleholic said:

Wonder how many other images they had for the Pearl Jam Signature Series. I kinda like the 2nd one below better. But it's all good.

tribejammer05

I wonder how these have all shipped. Seems like they would've made all of the LEs and shipped them out of China at the same time. Perhaps not because I haven't gotten a shipping confirmation.

Or it did ship and it's sitting in Louisville with questionable bamboo.

derbydave

demetrios said:

derbydave said:

pdalowsky said:

Is it only me that is a bit sad they changed the signatures from the ones they initially showed? The ones on the one seen today dont look nearly as good

Picky maybe but it now features an ev sig a few years old. Don't really understand that.

I'm with you Paul...
Not sure why they went with the older signature!
The signature panel looks a little cluttered to me too, with the band name, Ed's signature & the Limited Edition / unit series number all smashed together in the middle of the panel!!
It's kind of confusing to my eyes!!

nippleholic said:

Wonder how many other images they had for the Pearl Jam Signature Series. I kinda like the 2nd one below better. But it's all good.

I COMPLETELY agree with you D...
That 2nd one looks much better & is so much easier on the eyes!!!
And they could've put the band name next to the rest of the engraved script.

PP193448

Maybe they are getting fake ones and those of us who haven't got anything yet will get the real ones???

DischordVision

anyone who pledged for a PJ limited edition player, opens it and uses it for listening is nuts...
I initially was hesitant to spend the extra $100 to get a PJ chrome player since they are highly valuable, extremely rare and will be worth a lot more in the future. You're better off keeping it sealed in the wooden box and check the market in coming years. guarantee it will be worth a lot more than it's original price.
That's why I settled for a yellow player so I could get the most out of the Pono sound in Neil's quest to save music...

tribejammer05

DischordVision said:

anyone who pledged for a PJ limited edition player, opens it and uses it for listening is nuts...
I initially was hesitant to spend the extra $100 to get a PJ chrome player since they are highly valuable, extremely rare and will be worth a lot more in the future. You're better off keeping it sealed in the wooden box and check the market in coming years. guarantee it will be worth a lot more than it's original price.
That's why I settled for a yellow player so I could get the most out of the Pono sound in Neil's quest to save music...

Then I'm a fucking maniac because that's what I plan to do with it.

october22

DischordVision said:

anyone who pledged for a PJ limited edition player, opens it and uses it for listening is nuts...
I initially was hesitant to spend the extra $100 to get a PJ chrome player since they are highly valuable, extremely rare and will be worth a lot more in the future. You're better off keeping it sealed in the wooden box and check the market in coming years. guarantee it will be worth a lot more than it's original price.
That's why I settled for a yellow player so I could get the most out of the Pono sound in Neil's quest to save music...

Personally, I think the price will tank as newer iterations are released. I don't think it will retain value just because it's a PJ edition but time will tell.

2-feign-reluctance

Looks pretty badass to me. Wish I were rich.

goldrush

It looks pretty cool but I don't regret not getting one. I just couldn't justify the price tag right now. It would definitely have been used though, it's too nice to just sit in an expensive wooden box!

october22

What's with the gold engraving? Odd choice

8bitj

I ordered probably the last clear one (last day of kickstarter, had to do stupid things with my non-existent "finances" to get one) but i'm still waiting very impatiently on a shipping confirmation email. i use grado headphones for my record player but bought some sony mdrv6 studio monitor headphones (i like neutral headphones) for my pono.... which i am impatiently waiting for.... can't stress that impatient part enough...

october22

8bitj said:

I ordered probably the last clear one (last day of kickstarter, had to do stupid things with my non-existent "finances" to get one) but i'm still waiting very impatiently on a shipping confirmation email. i use grado headphones for my record player but bought some sony mdrv6 studio monitor headphones (i like neutral headphones) for my pono.... which i am impatiently waiting for.... can't stress that impatient part enough...

If I remember, the clear ones were not shipping with the first ones but rather the December round. I think you're just going to have to be....patient.

ACCBootlegGoddess

They tried to deliver mine today and I was at work. I called and they are going to deliver it to my work either tomorrow or Wednesday. Can't wait!

cyrielbuysse

That signature stuff is really interesting, but what i really want to know:
HOW
DOES
IT
SOUND???

dimitrispearljam

If pj release a new album,i doubt will be 41 pages thread..

demetrios

UPS sure is messed up. It arrived here in Nova Scotia yesterday. Early this morning it's @ Dieppe, New Brunswick. Now it say's .. Scheduled Delivery: Tuesday, 11/04/2014, By End of Day.

Travelar

Now waiting for power of attorney in Louisville..

Power of attorney documentation is missing and is required for clearance. We're working to obtain this information.

pdalowsky

derbydave said:

demetrios said:

derbydave said:

pdalowsky said:

Is it only me that is a bit sad they changed the signatures from the ones they initially showed? The ones on the one seen today dont look nearly as good

Picky maybe but it now features an ev sig a few years old. Don't really understand that.

I'm with you Paul...
Not sure why they went with the older signature!
The signature panel looks a little cluttered to me too, with the band name, Ed's signature & the Limited Edition / unit series number all smashed together in the middle of the panel!!
It's kind of confusing to my eyes!!

nippleholic said:

Wonder how many other images they had for the Pearl Jam Signature Series. I kinda like the 2nd one below better. But it's all good.

I COMPLETELY agree with you D...
That 2nd one looks much better & is so much easier on the eyes!!!
And they could've put the band name next to the rest of the engraved script.

Bingo,

must have been an explanation for the decision but its one we are never going to know.

The first photos just looked so much better.

buck502000

Did everyone rip their PJ vinyl to 24/96 to listen to on their PONO devices?

tribejammer05

dimitrispearljam said:

If pj release a new album,i doubt will be 41 pages thread..

Maybe not on one thread, but I'm sure if you combined all of the threads it creates.

lolobugg

Travelar said:

Now waiting for power of attorney in Louisville..

Power of attorney documentation is missing and is required for clearance. We're working to obtain this information.

:-SS

camaros

october22 said:

What's with the gold engraving? Odd choice

Gold ist Best...
:-q

lotsalemon

To each his own, but I just don't get how these things with laser-engraved sigs are so highly sought after. If the original wood box was hand signed then yeah. I guess I'm missing the boat on these?

shecky

lotsalemon said:

To each his own, but I just don't get how these things with laser-engraved sigs are so highly sought after. If the original wood box was hand signed then yeah. I guess I'm missing the boat on these?

No, you are not missing the boat.
The flippers may have jumped the shark on this one...

given2fly23

The way I looked at it, it's something I've been looking for (a high/full quality portable player) and if it's something I'm going to be using for for years, then I'll spring for the PJ version.

On a side note, has anybody else not received their shipping confirmation yet?

Dollar

I'm still waiting for a shipping confirmation here in New Jersey!

tribejammer05

Still waiting for a shipping confirmation as well. In Ohio. The odd thing is that someone over at the Pono forums said all LEs were manufactured and shipped at the same time. So all PJ LE Ponos were made and shipped, but not everyone got a shipping confirmation.