Pearl Jam limited edition chrome Pono Player

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  • dcp3y
    dcp3y Louisville KY Posts: 848
    Thank you to the PJ fans who bought out the signature series; made my decision easier and cheaper settling for the regular version. I waffled about it all last night and was ready to spring after work today. Now hoping for a different/better outcome than SACD and DVD-A. Excited that Neil is having his dream come true. Rooting for this to be a big hit!
  • aurynsdad
    aurynsdad Posts: 863
    If anyone who is buying one of these is anywhere near Ukiah, CA, I'd love to hear the thing after they ship. I'm really curious how much of this extra bit-rate stuff is audible for me.
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    I wouldn't knock anyone for paying $400 for one of the sig series. After all, it's going to retail for $400 anyway. Personally, if I do buy one, I'll buy it to use it and not as a collector's item so I'll probably save the $100 and buy the standard model. I'm gonna sit on it for a month though and decide then. Also, $300-$400 is really not a bad deal at all when you consider that you're buying something more akin to a new stereo rather than an ipod. That's how I see it anyway.

    Side note, I kind of like the orange and black but it's listed as "yellow". Every screen I've seen it on it shows up as orange.

    Orange is better than yellow. That's all I'm saying.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,871
    With Pearl Jam backing up Pono, let's hope their social media pages are also advertising Pono Music as well. And not just inferior iTunes music.
  • JB128716
    JB128716 Posts: 2,064
    Damn I was overseas and did not see this until now. PJ is sold out so I got the Foo Fighters.
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,332
    aurynsdad 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!

    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.
    ^^^

    That actually made me laugh out loud.

    Hard.
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Not buying this at all..literally.

    Seems like a lot of crap. Do you really need a high end audiophile portable music player?

    Im just fine with my ipod and turntable.
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  • giventofly69
    giventofly69 Vancouver Posts: 850
    Just gotta say ... the whole kickstarter thing is very clever marketing my Mr Young & his team.
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  • Rocketnino
    Rocketnino SLO, CA Posts: 42
    Figure I can test drive it, and see if I like, and if not, find another PJ fan who would appreciate it. We'll see how it sounds, honestly curious.

    On the headphones topic - absolutely love my Bowers and Wilkins P5 pair. Sound amazing!
  • whofeelslikeadrank
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    100 Pacer said:

    aurynsdad 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!

    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.
    ^^^

    That actually made me laugh out loud.

    Hard.
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,824
    There are still 33 days to go and this has already raised $2,242,158, almost 3 times their target figure!
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    SpinTheBlackCircle74 said:

    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.
    I'll admit I know very little about Pono, I'd only heard about it through this thread and I stand by that the majority have gone for this PJ one because they hope there is sigs on it, albeit laser-engraved ones. Many won't even play it. Now it may well be the next step in digital music players but it could also be the next flash in the pan. We'll see.

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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    goldrush said:

    There are still 33 days to go and this has already raised $2,242,158, almost 3 times their target figure!

    Neil Young is clearly a good salesman!
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  • tcadd94
    tcadd94 North Jersey Posts: 611
    I'd rather have the Benny...

    I'll wait for it to come out and see if it lives up to all the hype.
    I've been fortunate enough to see Pearl Jam live.

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  • -Emma-
    -Emma- Posts: 2,864
    It will be interesting to hear the reviews when it is released. The idea of buying music again that I already own doesn't really appeal to me at the moment though (I know you'll be able to play your own files though)!
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,235
    boyo79 said:

    SpinTheBlackCircle74 said:

    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.
    I'll admit I know very little about Pono, I'd only heard about it through this thread and I stand by that the majority have gone for this PJ one because they hope there is sigs on it, albeit laser-engraved ones. Many won't even play it. Now it may well be the next step in digital music players but it could also be the next flash in the pan. We'll see.

    I couldn't give a monkeys whatever it is - the next ipod or the next monster flop.

    I will hold up my hand and say I bought it because it says Pearl Jam on it, Im unlikely to play it, and Im more than happy with that.

    I wouldn't say people don't know what it will look like, the Bio page on the product is very detailed and there are various images.

    I also wouldn't believe I have more money than common sense, that is a crazy generalisation. I collect Pearl jam items, that aint rocket science, and limited edition items that sell out within 24 hours are obviously going to be solid collectibles in the long run.
  • Release EV
    Release EV Posts: 2,078
    edited March 2014
    pdalowsky said:

    boyo79 said:

    SpinTheBlackCircle74 said:

    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.
    I'll admit I know very little about Pono, I'd only heard about it through this thread and I stand by that the majority have gone for this PJ one because they hope there is sigs on it, albeit laser-engraved ones. Many won't even play it. Now it may well be the next step in digital music players but it could also be the next flash in the pan. We'll see.

    I couldn't give a monkeys whatever it is - the next ipod or the next monster flop.

    I will hold up my hand and say I bought it because it says Pearl Jam on it, Im unlikely to play it, and Im more than happy with that.

    I wouldn't say people don't know what it will look like, the Bio page on the product is very detailed and there are various images.

    I also wouldn't believe I have more money than common sense, that is a crazy generalisation. I collect Pearl jam items, that aint rocket science, and limited edition items that sell out within 24 hours are obviously going to be solid collectibles in the long run.
    Never a truer word said. I concur. Probably the only thing I wouldn't buy is an ed ved signed boys II men "end of the road" rare 12" single in marble pink with aqua/turquoise polka dots on a press of 1. Mainly because polka dots ain't my thing
  • Release EV
    Release EV Posts: 2,078
    edited March 2014
    Okay I'm not saying totally no. Anyone have the rolf Harris waka waka "stairway to heaven" single on vinyl and the pj pono is yours
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    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).


    Anyone else wrestling with this?

    This is pretty much where I was and why I decided to pass, for now. Im just building/re-building my music library in vinyl form, which has been very fulfilling and also a bit expensive. To go to another format at this time just feels like a waste of money. Portably, I usually have music fairly quiet and in the background, such as work. MP3s work.

    went from buying all sorts of CDs at 12-15 a pop
    to free music
    to buying vinyl at 1.99-150 a pop
    not ready to add another format for me to dump dollars into another collection (yet).
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    I passed on it as well. I'm a pretty big fan of the Cowon line of players (they make pretty high end flac/mp3 players). I think I paid about $250 for Cowon s9 4 years ago and its still gong strong.

    Phones tend use music as an afterthough. The cowon's have pretty good DAC's in them and they make excellent standalone players.

    I'm not entirely sure I need Flac HD while I'm riding the bus to work or going for a walk on my lunch break. Regular FLAC has always given me the option of ripping a cd from collection and storing it on the PC to use as I please. It didn't cost me a nickel in content to make the CD to FLAC jumpover :)

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