SH Spotlight Adventures in Mastering: First album by AMERICA on SACD for Audio Fidelity:

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Steve Hoffman, Aug 15, 2013.

  1. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Trust me, I'm SO thankful !!! 40 years of being "held prisoner " for however many hours a day is enough.
     
  2. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Sounds GREAT Steve, thank you. Y'all made the steel guitars sound awesome !
     
    Last edited: Oct 15, 2013
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  3. HAmmer

    HAmmer Forum Resident

    Location:
    Milwaukee WI
    YES!!!

    Your Amazon.com order of "America (Hybrid SACD)" has shipped!
     
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  4. Schmeig

    Schmeig Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kirkland, WA
    It sounds soooo good!
     
  5. tommytinkroom

    tommytinkroom New Member

    Location:
    UK S.Wales
    Pre ordered mine on the September 20th from cd universe.Today they send me an email telling me it's out of stock.
    Wtf how can it be out of stock if you pre order it.

    "When this product was released on 10/15/2013, we had already ordered enough copies from our vendors. However, these orders could not be fulfilled because our vendors ran out of stock.

    You do not need to respond. We ask for your patience. We should receive more copies within one week. Additionally, it is very likely that other retailers are experiencing the same issues with this particular item.

    If we do not receive your item by 11/4/2013, it will be cancelled. There will be no charge to you unless this item ships.

    If you wish to make changes to your order, you can do so by clicking this link or by logging into your account on our website.

    We realize that you have many choices for online shopping and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We appreciate your choice of CD Universe for your online shopping needs."
     
  6. budlyte

    budlyte Forum Resident

    Location:
    Michigan's U.P.
    My package arrived yesterday from Amazon. Much to my dismay I opened it and found the Sarah McLachlan SACD instead of America.....

    Adding insult to injury, the America disc is now out of stock on Amazon, so they are unable to send me a replacement.
     
  7. GroovinGarrett

    GroovinGarrett Mrs. Stately's Garden

    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    It's been a while since I've said....

    Mine just shipped! :pineapple:
     
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  8. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    All the same stories. Not shipped, out of stock, ad naseum. Buy from AF directly. Problem solved.
     
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  9. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    Not when my TOTAL price was $ 18.16 from Amazon. No thanks.
     
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  10. jh901

    jh901 Forum Resident

    Location:
    PARRISH FL USA
    I'll take Amazon at under $19 shipped, thank you. Every $5 or $10 saved adds up for those of us who buy a couple hundred or more CDs per year.
     
  11. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    I get mine before the street date. Always in perfect condition. No chasing after a price.
     
  12. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    It's just a CD, it can wait. No chasing involved, I place a pre order, and the price drops. Always perfect condition. Also don't get music in the mail I don't want.
     
  13. HAmmer

    HAmmer Forum Resident

    Location:
    Milwaukee WI
    Plus free shipping to us prime members :righton: i can wait a few more days
     
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  14. jh901

    jh901 Forum Resident

    Location:
    PARRISH FL USA
    First spin as I type. Home. Run. Steve really wanted us to turn this one up. Love it. Gotta use that "just right" button on the mastering machine every time!!
     
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  15. Gary Freed

    Gary Freed Forum Resident

    Never been locked out or canceled on a music order from a third party vendor.

    So much needless drama.

    If it is meant to be it will be.
     
  16. Metralla

    Metralla Joined Jan 13, 2002

    Location:
    San Jose, CA
    I'm with you. I love the service AF provides. I can understand those that deem it their God given duty to seek the lowest price possible, but that is just not for me.
     
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  17. apple-richard

    apple-richard *Overnight Sensation*

    Congrats MYKE! And the CD sounds great too!
     
  18. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    I have known Marshall & Steve for decades. I just like to support the company for doing such a great job. That said, I don't mind paying a slightly higher price per disc being an AF member.
     
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  19. Metralla

    Metralla Joined Jan 13, 2002

    Location:
    San Jose, CA
    I will admit that supporting the company was part of my motivation for being a member.
     
  20. GroovinGarrett

    GroovinGarrett Mrs. Stately's Garden

    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    With free PRIME 2-day shipping. I can be patient. Like jh901 posted above, the savings equal a few more CD's in the collection.
     
  21. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

    I chase prices all the time, too. But sometimes I feel the need to support a small business & AF is a great company to support. :righton:
     
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  22. Batears52

    Batears52 Senior Member

    Location:
    Near Baltimore, MD
    My copy arrived today from Amazon. It shipped in a standard mailer. The only problem was that about 4 or 5 of the "teeth" were broken off of the jewelcase tray - easily fixed by replacing the tray. No other damge.
    I always thought that my original WB CD sounded pretty good. This album was released on CD in the time before all the craziness started in remastering - so no noise-reduction or uber-compression or anything. I was pretty happy with it. Well, that is until today!

    The acoustic guitars are really ... acoustic ... with lots of resonance and deep tone - like someone is playing them right in front of you! (And keep in mind that I don't have a great system - and I listen on Senns most of the time.) Wow! I am quite literally blown away by this!

    Steve, please make sure to pass along congratulations to Stephen Marsh - and how much we appreciate his dedication & hard work to get everything just right. This is truly a triumph!

    And Marshall, if you're reading this - Homecoming please!! And any other America titles you can line up!
     
  23. Greg Carrier

    Greg Carrier Senior Member

    Location:
    Iowa City
    Same thing happened to me. Amazon is now shipping my replacement, though.
     
  24. hodgo

    hodgo Tea Making Gort (Yorkshire Branch) Staff

    Location:
    East Yorkshire
    That's an admirable thing to do and no one will ever knock you for it, that said, the only way many of us can afford these CD's & Records we want is to hunt down and take advantage of the lowest prices
     
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  25. Tullman

    Tullman Senior Member

    Location:
    Boston MA
    I support the company by purchasing their products.
     
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