JB0 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 13 hours ago, sh9000 said: Or sell the book and extras to @jvmacross. That only works for one person. Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Make that two people. I'll also buy a spare of the book and the extras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy17v2 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) Guess what guys? They are doing it AGAIN. This time with the Vinyl LPs. https://x.com/AllTheAnime/status/1812192305471750284 Do you want the soundtrack on vinyl? In a 7LP set?? Well then, you'll have to buy the SHARON APPLE EDITION that comes with the 200 dollar bluray set! This damn thing is going to be 400 USD at least. I hate All the Anime so very much. Edited July 13 by Cowboy17v2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Why aren't they putting it out on CD???? I'm old enough to remember buying records on vinyl and don't get me wrong, it's a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane, but I don't want to deal with that format, and all the inconveniences that come with it anymore. I was super happy when CDs emerged as the successor to cassette and vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy17v2 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 6 minutes ago, isamu said: Why aren't they putting it out on CD???? I'm old enough to remember buying records on vinyl and don't get me wrong, it's a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane, but I don't want to deal with that format, and all the inconveniences that come with it anymore. I was super happy when CDs emerged as the successor to cassette and vinyl. Because no one cares about CD as a format anymore, that's why. LPs outsell them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 18 minutes ago, isamu said: Why aren't they putting it out on CD???? I'm old enough to remember buying records on vinyl and don't get me wrong, it's a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane, but I don't want to deal with that format, and all the inconveniences that come with it anymore. I was super happy when CDs emerged as the successor to cassette and vinyl. Because vinyl is trendy right now, and everyone else moved on to digital. Physical media in general has been on the decline for the last twenty years thanks to the superior convenience and cost-efficiency of digital downloads and on-demand streaming audio. Customers have largely moved on from CDs to digital formats the same way customers moved from LPs to CDs for their superior fidelity and capacity back in the 80's. It's driven a bit of a counterculture-type interest in vinyl, which has seen a modest rise in the last four or so years. Not to significant levels, but enough to overtake cratering interest in CDs. I'd assume ATA probably didn't bother pursuing a license for a CD release, since the albums are already available in digital formats worldwide via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, etc. The main thing you do with a CD these days is rip it to MP3 or some other format and put it on your phone or cloud-based media app, so what's the bloody point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 CD IS a digital format. Which makes it, if nothing else, thematically appropriate for Sharon Apple's music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 They better do some amazing work on the LP cover art. Don't get me wrong, I adore the macross plus soundtrack and pretty much anything Yoko Kanno does. But I don't see the point as I'll bet the M+ soundtrack was mixed digitally with 1994 technology, and never remasterd, as far as I know. The CD's were re-released by Victor in 2013. I kinda don't see the point.... But hey!.... you hipsters have fun. To be honest.....I would love to be a audiophile, but too busy being a videophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 On 7/13/2024 at 1:14 PM, isamu said: Why aren't they putting it out on CD???? I'm old enough to remember buying records on vinyl and don't get me wrong, it's a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane, but I don't want to deal with that format, and all the inconveniences that come with it anymore. I was super happy when CDs emerged as the successor to cassette and vinyl. Just remember that whenever you hear some music nerd talk about the “warmer” sound on Records, that they’re really just referring to the scratchy scraping sound of the needle dragging across plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 1 minute ago, Big s said: Just remember that whenever you hear some music nerd talk about the “warmer” sound on Records, that they’re really just referring to the scratchy scraping sound of the needle dragging across plastic Scratching against Vinyl! LOL Forget the fact that each time you play an LP it degrades. And you gotta get up off your @ass and move the goddame needle if you wanna hear something again. Sorry...... "Stylus" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 8 hours ago, oshanmacross said: Forget the fact that each time you play an LP it degrades. And you gotta get up off your @ass and move the goddame needle if you wanna hear something again. Sorry...... "Stylus" Vintage audio tech is such a scam these days... it's long since fallen victim to "Monster cable"-ization, where objective performance quantification has taken a back seat to simply looking impressive and being conspicuous consumption "luxury" items. The old school audiophiles would be horrified to hear "the youth" romanticizing the imperfections in mechanically inferior record players with wow and flutter numbers that'd have been unacceptably high in the heyday of LPs. (This I know, because I've heard those strictures in person from the Ford audiophile society in person on a regular basis since I was a kid. At one of their listening sessions just the other day, they showcased a new model tube amp with MSRP in excess of $70K because expensive=good brainrot has taken over the whole industry.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 8 hours ago, Big s said: Just remember that whenever you hear some music nerd talk about the “warmer” sound on Records, that they’re really just referring to the scratchy scraping sound of the needle dragging across plastic "Warmer" sound? They wouldn't know warmer sounds if someone stuck a flamethrower in their ear!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontus Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 8 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said: Vintage audio tech is such a scam these days... it's long since fallen victim to "Monster cable"-ization, where objective performance quantification has taken a back seat to simply looking impressive and being conspicuous consumption "luxury" items. The old school audiophiles would be horrified to hear "the youth" romanticizing the imperfections in mechanically inferior record players with wow and flutter numbers that'd have been unacceptably high in the heyday of LPs. (This I know, because I've heard those strictures in person from the Ford audiophile society in person on a regular basis since I was a kid. At one of their listening sessions just the other day, they showcased a new model tube amp with MSRP in excess of $70K because expensive=good brainrot has taken over the whole industry.) Indeed! I consider myself a practical audiophile, and I dabble in design and building speakers with a friend who does the same for their components even. I was kinda disappointed when, after years of doing demos for anyone to hear a difference between CD and hi bitrate MP3, he started saying how great LPs were. But I don't care what anyone says, the static, hum, and delicate nature of LPs are just annoying. I was doing some historical research into speaker building recently and was recommended to pay attention to anything from Floyd Toole who headed the engineering for Harmon in their heyday. There's some excellent talks of his you can find on youtube in which he describes having done countless studies on sound quality with both the public and audiophiles. If they can SEE the speaker, the coolest looking one sounds the best. If you can't see the speaker, the one with the flattest response sounds the best. I had naturally assumed that when building my speakers before even having found this; they don't look pretty, and they're not professionally engineered, but they're better than any big box store crap and they sound amazing. Cheap too. It's really not that hard to get good sound, and it certainly doesn't take thousands of dollars in equipment to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, Seto Kaiba said: The old school audiophiles would be horrified to hear "the youth" romanticizing the imperfections in mechanically inferior record players with wow and flutter numbers that'd have been unacceptably high in the heyday of LPs. Oddly enough records were just the start. I’ve actually seen cassettes attempting to make a comeback in stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pontus said: Indeed! I consider myself a practical audiophile, and I dabble in design and building speakers with a friend who does the same for their components even. I was kinda disappointed when, after years of doing demos for anyone to hear a difference between CD and hi bitrate MP3, he started saying how great LPs were. But I don't care what anyone says, the static, hum, and delicate nature of LPs are just annoying. I was doing some historical research into speaker building recently and was recommended to pay attention to anything from Floyd Toole who headed the engineering for Harmon in their heyday. There's some excellent talks of his you can find on youtube in which he describes having done countless studies on sound quality with both the public and audiophiles. If they can SEE the speaker, the coolest looking one sounds the best. If you can't see the speaker, the one with the flattest response sounds the best. I had naturally assumed that when building my speakers before even having found this; they don't look pretty, and they're not professionally engineered, but they're better than any big box store crap and they sound amazing. Cheap too. It's really not that hard to get good sound, and it certainly doesn't take thousands of dollars in equipment to get it. Thanks for that tip, Pontus!! I'll definitely be looking up Floyd Toole's stuff on Youtube later today! Some days, I'd rather deal with cassettes. I was very good at repairing ruined ones and splicing broken magnetic tape! Edited July 15 by pengbuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneWolf Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 On 7/13/2024 at 4:14 PM, isamu said: Why aren't they putting it out on CD???? I'm old enough to remember buying records on vinyl and don't get me wrong, it's a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane, but I don't want to deal with that format, and all the inconveniences that come with it anymore. I was super happy when CDs emerged as the successor to cassette and vinyl. Because FlyingDog has the worldwide exclusive rights to the franchise's music on CD format. If anyone seriously wants the soundtrack on CD, official copies are on eBay for less than $20 sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Seven vinyl? There's only 11 tracks on the album. What are the last three sides for? Also, if it's 45rpm and single track per side the audio quality will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted Tuesday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:57 PM Wow. These people are insane. I don't need M+ on BluRay this bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted Wednesday at 12:07 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:07 AM I know I'm late to the party, simply because I wanted to not deal with the usual complaining that we all do on a number of things. At some point, I did dive in and get this limited edition thing, and while expensive, it's around the same price I believe I paid for the Japanese blu ray release that came out several years before. That one had almost everything we needed on that, and I was OK with that one. I really thought hard as to why I needed (which no one really does) to get this as part of my collection, but I think I did just out of the sheer fact that I am fortunate enough to be able to easily afford it now. That wasn't the case a few years ago when I got the Japanese blu ray. The other reason is that this will be the first release of a Macross blu ray going out legally since the blockade started way back when. I don't know if those LPs are a new edition that can be added, but to be direct here, I have no interest in them. I do buy LPs from time to time as a habit since my early DJ days when I had my 2 Technics 1200s and a mixer, but the records I usually buy are stuff that I would play if I were DJing, not to pretend I'm some posh Macross collector that only listens to Macross LP while sipping some SDF-1 whiskey (geez, I just pictured that, LOL). I have like 2 copies of each CD, and even then, this show didn't have a lot of music I cared for. I mean, I love Kanno's music and she made the music really work for this, but I've long since copied the CDs onto iTunes and then put them on my phone. LPs at this point for this genre make no sense at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted Wednesday at 12:13 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:13 AM 5 minutes ago, Jasonc said: pretend I'm some posh Macross collector that only listens to Macross LP while sipping some SDF-1 whiskey (geez, I just pictured that, LOL). I While smoking an officially-licensed Captain Global pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted Wednesday at 12:17 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:17 AM 1 minute ago, JB0 said: While smoking an officially-licensed Captain Global pipe. Ah man, don't give me goals. I have the Yamato helmets, so I guess if I'm gonna go that route, I might as well destroy it in one sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Dex Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM 2 hours ago, JB0 said: While smoking an officially-licensed Captain Global pipe. Oi, no smoking on the bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Wednesday at 03:19 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:19 AM 3 hours ago, Jasonc said: I know I'm late to the party, simply because I wanted to not deal with the usual complaining that we all do on a number of things. At some point, I did dive in and get this limited edition thing, and while expensive, it's around the same price I believe I paid for the Japanese blu ray release that came out several years before. That one had almost everything we needed on that, and I was OK with that one. I really thought hard as to why I needed (which no one really does) to get this as part of my collection, but I think I did just out of the sheer fact that I am fortunate enough to be able to easily afford it now. That wasn't the case a few years ago when I got the Japanese blu ray. The other reason is that this will be the first release of a Macross blu ray going out legally since the blockade started way back when. For me, the restored Manga subtitles, and optional audio fixes for the OVA were enough to convince me. The first edition blu-ray set wasn't bad, but it was missing a few things that felt weird for them to leave out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted Wednesday at 03:27 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:27 AM 4 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: For me, the restored Manga subtitles, and optional audio fixes for the OVA were enough to convince me. The first edition blu-ray set wasn't bad, but it was missing a few things that felt weird for them to leave out. I definitely agree that it had things that I missed. It wasn't close to the definitive version, but the cost of that one and this isn't too far off. With that, I felt a bit more at ease being able to eventually pull the trigger on this. It may be sacrilege, but while I'm happy to be seeing this, I'm more excited for the MII release, even if I'm not the biggest fan of Kickstarter funded projects. I am looking forward to some of the cool little additions this will have as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted Wednesday at 04:08 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:08 PM (edited) 13 hours ago, Master Dex said: Oi, no smoking on the bridge! And don't take your eyes off that monitor! 15 hours ago, JB0 said: While smoking an officially-licensed Captain Global pipe. NGL, I'd buy it... and I don't even smoke. Edited Wednesday at 04:09 PM by Seto Kaiba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarbarian Posted Wednesday at 05:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:56 PM 17 hours ago, Jasonc said: ... while sipping some SDF-1 whiskey (geez, I just pictured that, LOL). Probably only a matter of time! It's the next wave in merchandising as we all get older: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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