ab_ba-collecting-advice

Practical Advice for Acquiring Hot Stampers for Anyone New to the Game

Our Guide to Record Collecting for Audiophiles

Our good customer ab_ba has some advice for those who are interested in improving the quality of their collections by acquiring more Hot Stamper pressings.

I have taken the liberty of editing parts of his letter, mostly to focus the reader’s attention on some of the practical tips Aaron wishes to share.

Hi Tom,

I’ve been your customer for over four years now, and I count more than 60 records of yours on my shelf. I know I’m not quite one of your heavy-hitter customers, but I’ve got enough familiarity to know how refreshingly different your ecosystem is from everything else out there. I’ve purchased white hot stampers from you for nearly all of my lifelong favorite albums.

I’ve purchased many super hots and even plain-old hot stampers, and many of them are among my most-played records. I’ve also used your site as a way to discover new music.

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