This will be post #34 of this thread and we are already rehashing old ground, i.e. that both analog and digital recordings can sound very good. Regardless of whether HDTracks is selling a 40 year old analog recording or a brand new full digital recording the fact of the matter is that their pricing structure does not reflect the current market conditions.
With so many avenues available for people to obtain lower cost copies of the same exact files (setting aside the legality of those copies) one would think that HDTracks would look for a more sustainable business model. Raising prices for those who choose to obtain the files legally while there remain those who obtain the files illegally at little or no cost is just not very fair. Perhaps a better question would be just how much more do the surviving members of the Rolling Stones receive for each high resolution download and are they paid more for each 24/176 download then they are for each 24/88 download. Otherwise why the big price difference between the two resolutions. My gut feeling tells me that the tired old argument regarding ripping off the artist applies more to HDTracks and other download sites than it does to anyone illegally downloading the files. In other words, since in all likelihood the artist's original contract had no mention of revenue obtained from high resolution downloads, after all how could it if the contract was written in the 1960s, then the record companies and download sites, NOT the artists, are the ones reaping the lion's share of the profits from these high prices. Please if anyone has knowledge of facts that disprove the above statement, by all means, speak up. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86017 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
