Pearl Jam limited edition chrome Pono Player

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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,593
    edited March 2014
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    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    Why? The retail version has a "stated" price of 399 dollars. So 400 for a limited PJ version (you can see how the chrome looks on the bottom of the page) with two albums - whats so weird about buying that?
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  • Empty Glass
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:

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    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    Why? The retail version has a "stated" price of 399 dollars. So 400 for a limited PJ version (you can see how the chrome looks on the bottom of the page) with two albums - whats so weird about buying that?
    I see both sides...if this thing takes off, not a bad $400 spent. If this thing goes the way of the Zune...uh oh
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  • demetrios
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    Project Update #1: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
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  • Release EV
    Release EV Posts: 2,078
    edited March 2014
    Lucky I pulled the trigger in the 400s because if I slept on it aussie hours I would have woken to an unhappy world today. :D
    Yes I also don't know what pono is but it may just stay in the box.
    @ Paul d - if u want a new home for the ipod u know who to call :)
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  • aurynsdad
    aurynsdad Posts: 863
    Wow, Pearl Jam fans snatched those up in a hurry. Once again I miss out. Probably for the best though- I want to see how this plays out. On the plus side, it could be "like vinyl in the car". I would be into that, especially since my car has an audiophile grade sound system that never gets to play anything audiophile grade. On the down side, I really don't want to be buying every song/album this many times over. Hmmm.
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  • aurynsdad
    aurynsdad Posts: 863
    october22 said:

    Fuck.

    I really want this. I remember seeing NY talk about it on Letterman and have been interested since. One problem is that I really should not be spending $300-$400 on anything right now, let alone something I really don't "need".

    Also, I'm wresting with the whole "new format" thing. I love vinyl. That's where I spend my money on albums that I know are worth it. Am I now going to have decide between vinyl and Pono? Pono music looks to be very expensive (between 20-25 bucks an album). No way I'm spending $50 on average to have both the vinyl and digital format of a record. That leaves me in most cases to have to choose between the two and I just can't see myself abandoning physical for digital (no matter how good the digital may be).

    Of course, I could take all my cd's and dump them on there, which would certainly be an improvement to the mp3 files I now have of them (though still lower quality than Pono versions) but I lost all my cd's in fucking Hurricane asshole Sandy. This can be solved by annoying the fuck out of my friends and going around to their houses to try to borrow cd's and reestablish my collection but it still doesn't solve the above problem of future buying.

    Anyone else wrestling with this?

    Yeah, I'm wrestling with it. I think that for vinyl collectors, a good alternative might be to learn how to do high quality needle-drops at a high bit-rate and play those in the car. I want to learn how to do that. I'm just getting into vinyl, and I can't see myself trading it for Pono, and I can't see myself financing both habits.
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    edited March 2014
    Yeah, I'm wrestling with it. I think that for vinyl collectors, a good alternative might be to learn how to do high quality needle-drops at a high bit-rate and play those in the car. I want to learn how to do that. ____________This is exactly what you could/should do with PONO. :D
  • aurynsdad
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    BF89905 said:

    There's something off to me that multi-millionaires turn to Kickstarter to help fund a project of theirs......

    No doubt.
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  • RD101189
    RD101189 Posts: 454
    I bought the CSN&Y version yesterday thinking it would be best to get one with Uncle Neil's signature on it since this is his baby. I also imagined it would be 5 very small engraved signatures for PJ. Granted I went with 4 signatures, but 5 seemed like it would be too small. Either way I don't think CSN&Y or PJ is a bad choice.
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  • aurynsdad
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    davidos said:

    Do these come with headphones? If not what are some good ones to take advantage of the audio quality?

    Entry level audiophile = around $300+. Sennheiser is a good place to start. Mine are HD 650s. Or you could go the nuts path and get Stax Electrostatics. Seriously, check those out:

    http://kenrockwell.com/audio/stax/sr-lambda-pro.htm
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  • aurynsdad
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    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    No, it's a good investment. Much better than a Benaroya. That's the only reason I'm bummed I missed it. Because these will go for $1000 easily.
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

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    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    Why? The retail version has a "stated" price of 399 dollars. So 400 for a limited PJ version (you can see how the chrome looks on the bottom of the page) with two albums - whats so weird about buying that?
    Don't kid yourself, the majority have purchased this because of the sigs that may or may not be there. They haven't bought it to play the damn thing!!
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  • nigel
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    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    I got one because I think it's a brilliant concept (that I want to support) and I can't wait to hear how music sounds at this level of quality. The fact that it has Pearl Jam on it and is a limited edition is great added bonus.
  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    I will just wait and pay $50 for a standard version in about 3 years ...if its still around.
  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    ^^^^ LOL

    i just bought a new blu ray stand alone player. got it for like $50 ;)
  • SpinTheBlackCircle74
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    nigel said:

    boyo79 said:

    You guys be crazy. $400+ on something that you don't know what it's gonna look like it but it's ok cos it says Pearl Jam on it?!!?

    A serious case of people with more money than common sense!

    I got one because I think it's a brilliant concept (that I want to support) and I can't wait to hear how music sounds at this level of quality. The fact that it has Pearl Jam on it and is a limited edition is great added bonus.
    Word, sadly some people don,t care about sound, and listen to good music through computer or TV speakers. Can't wait to hear what it sounds like.
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  • AndySlash
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    MedozK said:

    I will just wait and pay $50 for a standard version in about 3 years ...if its still around.

    what's the cheapest new ipod these days?
  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2014
    cheapest new ipod is the mini $50
    you don't need to have everything right away
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Can't wait, to trade my Auto'd poster and t-shirt for two players. :))
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    weddingparade said:

    cheapest new ipod is the mini $50
    you don't need to have everything right away

    an ipod mini is not a standard ipod.

    no, you certainly don't need everything right away. but if you want it, expect to pay more than you would in 3 years time. that ain't rocket science. what's a ps3 cost these days? $250? they were $5-600 bucks in 2006. it's how these things work. good for you if you'd prefer to wait- you'll get a price break. whoopdee do!

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