Devialet teaser 11-11-2016 / 'The lost recordings'

[Confused]

I don't see any problem with this. At the moment I am listening to Fondamenta's remastered Navarra set using the technology that apparently will be used in the jazz sets. Like Navarra, Bill Evans, Sarah Vaughan, and Oscar Peterson were all extraordinary artists. I unfortunately never had a chance to see any of them. Through the miracle of sound recording I can experience their art. I don't own a car because for me access to this kind of art is far more important.

I certainly can understand why someone might feel that 1200 is not too much money to pay to get as close to hearing Sarah Vaughan live in her prime as possible. If someone gave me access to a time machine to do this I certainly might consider this. And a live recording is a kind of wonderful time machine. I think it's worth far more than a Gucci handbag. If it was a live recording that I never knew existed of Dolphy and Coltrane in their prime, I might buy a turntable and a lacquer. I certainly think it's worth a lot more to me than another power cord or whatever.

Devialet may have plans to make these available in digital formats. I have no idea.

And BTW my Air still doesn't work on my Devialet and I find this super irritating. But I seriously doubt that this little adventure is eating into solving that problem. And again I admire a company that cares so much about the art we experience through their machines. That's a reason I think so highly of Grimm as well.

 

I would also have zero problem with all of this IF they were releasing the music in a sensible digital format at a reasonably sensible cost.  The issue I have with limited edition 180g's or the play once format is that serves only to restrict the number of people that can enjoy the music, whilst inflating the cost.  As a side note, I have just heard that the play once special will be £4500.  Ouch!  Plus from a technical perspective, something properly mastered in 24bit is superior to anything you could play on a turntable, irrespective of how it was produced.  By ignoring modern digital technology, they are charging £4500 to make something sound worse.

Also I can think of other ways of spending £4.5K for an hours fun!    (although to be honest, I'd rather listen to something on the radio for an hour and find a more productive use for the cash)