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One of our good customers had this to say about his experience with our service at Better Records:
Hey Tom,
I was surfing the internet recently and googled Better Records. I was astounded to see some seriously negative dogging of you and your business, especially by one gentleman. He obviously did not believe in Hot Stampers and was dead-set on making sure that everybody else in the world felt the same way also. That’s too bad. Here is how I look at it:
You and your staff are in this to make a living. That’s OK, it’s what makes America work. Profit is quite all right, as long as you provide a valued product and/or service for what you charge.
It costs money to spend the time going out, searching for and buying a large number of copies of an LP so you can have a shootout. Not to mention, employees like to get paid, too. Let’s not forget the equipment and supplies.
I value both your product and service. Proof is that I have purchased 28 Hot Stampers from you in the last year and a half, and I am thrilled to have them. Why? Because they really do sound better. I know, because I compare them to the copies I already had before buying yours. It’s not magic, it’s the result of spending the time and money to get copies, compare and then market the ones that have that amazing sound.
I find myself buying a lot less vinyl at my favorite record shops since getting into Hot Stampers. Quality, not quantity.
Anyway, for those out there that wonder if this product is for real, do what I did — try one, there is a money back guarantee. Trust me, you can hear the difference. I have a special section in my cabinet for the Hot Stampers. They are the most revered, most often played and best sounding. Congrats on a cool product and service.
Bryan S.
Bryan,
Thank so much for the kind words.
We are with you 100%, what good is a shelf full of mediocre pressings?
Be selective, pay top dollar for the titles that really mean something to you, like the White Hot stamper pressing of Let It Be you bought. Allow me to quote you:
Instantly, I was like a dog hearing a new sound for the first time. My head was cocked a little and I was trying to fathom exactly what I was hearing. I was hearing presence, breathing, clarity in voices before they started playing and I literally sat there with what I am sure was a dazed looked on my face, with open mouth and all. I could not believe it. Everything jumped out of my B&W’s. The sound was something that no CD could duplicate, no matter how clean the CD sounded. I have an all tube, all analog system and I sat there in amazement. I played The Long and Winding Road next and the instruments literally had me teared up from how it much jumped out at me.
I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know when I say that you could have a room full of Heavy Vinyl pressings and not one of them would sound as good as that copy of Let It Be. A room full!
As always, thanks for your letters,
TP
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