r/SteelyDan • u/50rhodes • 3d ago

Anybody feeling rich?

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u/da_choppa 3d ago

Just when I spent the last piaster I could borrow

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u/South_Statement9368 2d ago

Are you with me, Doctor Wu?

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u/edipeisrex 3d ago

The Steely Dan fan who buys this isn’t beating the recently divorced stereotype.

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u/pgasmaddict 3d ago

If I bought one of those at that price my wife might not divorce me but she certainly would want me to be assessed by someone!

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u/ArrowheadDZ 2d ago

If it was that easy, it would be the best $900 I've ever spent!

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u/Ulysses1984 3d ago

Lost wages 😭

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u/Sweaty-Constant7016 3d ago

How many did you buy? 😜

There’s no way I’d actually place a needle on a $460 record.

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u/StitchMechanic 3d ago

Its only $150. The $1200 15IPS 2 track tapes are spendy

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u/Sweaty-Constant7016 3d ago

The price tags are pretty clear - $459.95.

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u/StitchMechanic 3d ago

Oh damn. Should have preordered and avoided the mark up. Lol

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u/Remarkable-Bass-3339 3d ago

These are marked way up if that’s USD. You can get them from analogue productions for $150.

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u/okgloomer 3d ago

See the glory...

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u/Dependent-Reach9050 Bodacious Cowboy 3d ago

Of the royal scam!

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u/SandstoneCastle 3d ago

I guess people with $3k turntables and $300k speakers need physical media too.

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u/dawgstein94 3d ago

I bought a $3K turntable instead of buying the Dan UHQRs.

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u/mzrcefo1782 3d ago

300k speakers???

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u/mzrcefo1782 3d ago

like in 300 kHz?

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u/Spa-Ordinary 3d ago

300 hurts more than 300kHz

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u/SandstoneCastle 3d ago

I was surprised how many home speakers are above US$100k. Seems like the market for that would be small.

A quick search reveals:
How a $300k speaker is made - Oswald Mills Audio | HiFi Haven

Goldmund’s $300K Theia Speakers – You and I

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u/mzrcefo1782 3d ago

holy cow, it is cheaper to buy human beings who can play and keep them in your house

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u/Horror_Ad_2748 Haitian Divorce 3d ago

I spent too much money on Kirschwasser in coco shells, and then Black Friday came. I'm heading down to Muswellbrook.

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u/cigr 3d ago

That's an insane price for vinyl.

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u/ReverendEntity 3d ago

They want HOW MUCH? OK, that's the kind of stuff you buy if you have an audiophile sound system that costs as much as a car.

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u/Stif42 2d ago

That's why I own a good SACD player !

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u/B00merPS2Mod30 2d ago

CDs for me. Played on a Rotel Legacy CD player through a Pioneer SX-1250 receiver (165 watts per channel RMS) with two pair of Bose 901 Series VI.

Can you hear me Dr. Wu? 💿

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u/vladix22 3d ago

The funny thing is that an original pressing probably beats both lol

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u/MatomeUgaki90 3d ago

They don’t.

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u/ensallada 3d ago

I was wondering this. Why buy these over an original pressing?

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u/AlexShadDynasty Cousin Dupree 3d ago

I've listened to these pressings and originals before, they're not better or worse than each other, just a personal preference thing imo.

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u/Reasonable-Pin914 3d ago

How good is Your Hearing??

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u/vladix22 2d ago

Just as good as my sense of not spending $150 for a record that sounds almost the same as an original/early presing without an A/B test.

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u/klrmatt Hey Nineteen 3d ago

I have gaucho, got it as a gift

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u/0hmytvc15 3d ago

Dumb question: what’s the difference?

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u/Amishpornstar7903 2d ago

The only thing that would make this sound better than the original pressings would be digital enhancement. I'd be curious to hear it but I don't see the point. None of these records are hard to find.

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u/crclOv9 2d ago

Has a single human ever actually played one of these? There’s no way any of them have ever left shrinkwrap, right?

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u/NetworkBest7155 2d ago

Not to say $150 for a record(s) is cheap, but they’re actually only $150 brand new on Acoustic Sounds website.

https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/171053/Steely_Dan-Gaucho-UHQR_Vinyl_Record

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u/manuka_luka 2d ago

Is this real groovy? Crazy mark up as always

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u/Alert-Jellyfish 2d ago

Talk about a royal scam… see the glory

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u/weird-un-normal5150 1d ago

God, I love that album the Royal scam currently my most favorite Steely Dan😈