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Reviews and Commentaries for Exile on Main Street
One of our good customers had this to say about some Hot Stampers he purchased recently:
Hey Tom,
I just wanted to thank you for the expedited shipping for The Stones Exile on Main Street that I recently purchased.
I look forward to my next purchase from you, especially since I never buy from Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct, or eBay anymore. When I think of all the money I’ve spent on those sites…
Cordially,
Christopher
Christopher,
Happy to get you the record quickly, glad UPS is doing its job.
As for the other record dealers you mention, it is indeed sad that so much money is being wasted on so much bad vinyl.
But whose fault is that, really? How many audiophiles have heard of us and yet never tried one of our Hot Stampers. At least 98% would be my guess.
Mediocrity is the operating principle which governs the world. Most folks will never go beyond the average, and as far as I can tell, that’s just fine by them.
Some come to know better, and it’s good that you are one of those lucky few. Hearing is believing, and once you’ve heard the difference, buying Heavy Vinyl pressings from the hacks who sell them would be like taking a giant step backward in your audio journey. Practically like starting over, but now with a low ceiling that you will never be able to break through.
The audiophiles who can’t or won’t put in the work to get their stereos and their ears working right deserve the sound they’ve settled for. It’s really no more complicated than that. We wish them well.
We can save a few — here are some that have written us letters thanking us or doing so — but most will simply never find out how mediocre most of the records in their collections are.
And now you have a killer copy of Exile on Main Street. What could be better?
Best, TP
Further Reading
- What’s the big idea?
- Improving your critical listening skills
- Important lessons we learned from record experiments
