These things are so cool, got my first one last year. Reminds me of being a kid in the late 70’s and going through the stereo/electronic catalog from some big retailer in my area (forget the name) before Christmas. That’s how I picked out one Toshiba Receiver 8 track turntable all in one unit probably when I was 8 or 9. Then later, a Full Sony Combo with separate turntable, tuner, receiver, dual cassette, Sony speakers and Sony glass front rack. That lasted all the way through highschool (even have it stashed in the attic). I do miss the Needle Dr. Website though.
Thanks for mentioning this! I used to get the Music Direct catalog at my old address, but haven't received one since I moved (late 2017). I went to their web site, requested a 2021 catalog and signed up for their email newsletter.
I got mine yesterday and almost started a thread on it. Quite a beautiful catalog. Anyone with printing knowledge guess what that costs them?
I binned mine unopened. I wish they'd stop sending them. Nice catalogs but I don't look at them any longer.
I think they're great. I just noticed, that they list all of the Technics turntables in the catalog. But they don't have any listed on their website which I think is odd, are they not allowed to sell them that way? Same prices as anyone else.
Mine went straight into the recycle bin. Unnecessary when I already recieve semi-daily emails from them.
It's a beautiful catalog. I enjoy the cover photo they choose every year. This year took me a second wondering if that was really Paul Simon..especially since S&G were just on the cover of another recent one. Mine stays on the coffee table the entire year. Nice for browsing music too.
Mine will remain out and accessible as well, for casual browsing. I do the same thing with my back issues of Atomic Ranch. I like to keep them out on the coffee table and end tables and flip through them often for inspiration.
Not my problem. I've never ordered from them. Have no idea how I would have gotten on their catalog list.
Recycling bin or garbage bin? Do you have any friends or family members that are interested in music? It would be better to pass the catalog along to them instead of tossing it. If I got one and didn't want/need it, I'd pass it along to my nephew, who has recently gotten into vinyl (I gave him 42 albums to get him started), or maybe a co-worker, friend's daughter (who I just gave a dozen albums to), etc. I know so many people that are getting into vinyl, especially younger people, any of them would welcome a copy of this catalog.
Browsing the MD website today. There are a lot of titles back ordered or awaiting re-press, especially MoFi.
Got mine too. A couple of years ago I brought it to the office and put it in the break room. It was interesting to see the responses of people to audiophile equipment who never gave it a thought.
Have you ordered anything from Drop (aka Massdrop)? If you have, that is probably how you got on the Music Direct catalog mailing list.
Garbage. We don't do recycling here. Other than my immediate family (who listen to music on their phones and are uninterested in audio systems), no. I live in a rural area of a rural state and covid and the political response to it has shut down my real life social network. As I think about it, I don't know a single person who owns a stereo system or is interested in listening to music in some sort of audio (HT) system.
Bummer, I haven't been in three office since early March. I used to keep catalogs of equipment and albums (Audio Adviser, Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct, etc.) on top of the credenza in my office. All the cool, young people I worked with used to come by a flip through the catalogs. I even had a small Technics SL-5 linear tracker, a Sherwood S-7100A and a pair of Snell Type K/II in my office for spinning tunes. One of the young hipsters had a Crosley in her office. She eventually got something better. Don't recall what it was.
The cost per book depends on the size of the print run, but it's definitely not a cheap piece to produce, especially when you factor in the cost of contracting a team to collect image assets, copyedit, and lay it out. It's a pretty complicated piece to design, lots and lots of little images.