waters@viking.DEC (Lester Waters) (04/29/85)
If you want to find virtually all the CD Mail-Order houses, then pick up a copy of DIGITAL AUDIO magazine (please, no flames! ) and look in the back. I have received virtually every mail-order CD catalog that there is and have NOT found the prices to be worth the effort. As a matter of fact, the prices of CDs in retail stores are lower than mail-order prices. In Massachusetts, CDs are typically going for $12.99; some places have them as low as $11.99, but not more than $14.99. Classical CDs are about $2.00 more (although I have a place to get TELARC CDs for $14.50!). Anybody else out there in NETland want to tell the rest of us what you're paying for CDs (and what part of the country you are from so we don't have to guess)? - Lester Waters - ...!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-viking!waters
rgg@aplvax.UUCP (Richard G. Greenberg) (04/30/85)
> Anybody else out there in NETland want to tell the rest of us > what you're paying for CDs (and what part of the country you are from > so we don't have to guess)? Record Theatre, in Baltimore, recently lowered its prices on all CD's (including Telarc, Denon) to 12.99. I recently returned from San Diego, where the local Wherehouse stores carry a large selection of CD's for 11.99, with some classical and imported a couple of dollars more. While in San Diego, I purchased a Sony D5. Fantastic!! Anyone who hasn't yet seen one, should do so immediately.
review@drutx.UUCP (MillhamBD) (04/30/85)
[I hate snap, crackle, pop (but I like Rice Crispies)] Budget Tapes and Records is the cheapest that I have found in Denver (I haven't looked to hard). Their prices are 14.99 and 15.99 for Popular/Rock. I don't know about Classical. Most other places are getting 16.99 - 18.99 for disks. Is there a cheaper source in Denver? I don't use mail order because a can't afford 10 disks at a time. -------------------------------------------- Brian Millham AT & T Information Systems Denver, Co. ...!inhp4!drutx!review
greg@olivee.UUCP (Greg Paley) (05/02/85)
> > Anybody else out there in NETland want to tell the rest of us > what you're paying for CDs (and what part of the country you are from > so we don't have to guess)? > > - Lester Waters - I've only bought locally, which means the San Francisco bay area and, more specifically, the San Jose area. Tower Records (of which there are 5 in relatively close proximity) generally charges $14.99 or $15.99 - slightly higher for Telarc and some Japanese imports that are not generally marketed here. However, every week one label or another has been on "sale" when the $15.99 discs go down to $12.99 and the $14.99 discs go down to $11.99. So far I have yet to pay the "non-sale" price for anything. There are also a number of "Wherehouse" outlets. Their concentration these days is on video rentals. They do however, sell CD's and their standard price is equivalent to Tower's "sale" price. The problem is that their selection (varying from one to another) is much more limited. However, if they happen to have the one particular one I'm looking for (as they have several times) it doesn't matter to me what the rest of their selection is like. There is some variance between the individual outlets as to pricing on Telarc's - I've bought some for $12.99 in one store and seen them for $16.99 in another. - Greg Paley
nz@wucs.UUCP (Neal Ziring) (05/07/85)
> Anybody else out there in NETland want to tell the rest of us > what you're paying for CDs (and what part of the country you are from > so we don't have to guess)? > > - Lester Waters - I am living in St. Louis, Missouri. Most good record stores in this area charge $14.99 for any CD, $12.99 during ``Big Sales''. During a sale, Classical CD's are usually $1 more, occasionally $2 more or sometimes $0 more. Question for you CD fans out there: Has anyone noticed differences in quality between European-made CD's and Japanese-made ones? So far, I think the European ones (DG, Phillips, Telarc, London) are better than the Japanese ones (RCA, CBS) -- ======== ...nz (ECL - we're here to provide superior computing) Washington University Engineering Computer Laboratory old style: ... ihnp4!wucs!nz new style: nz@wucs.UUCP
bing@galbp.UUCP (Bing Bang) (05/10/85)
I live in Atlanta and CDs here go for $12-$14 at a big warehouse. But the selection is terrible. They seem to only carry the popular disks and not stuff off the beaten path. Can some of you post some good mail order addresses I can write to for catalogues? thanx in advance -- ---------- "No, you stupid computer, do what I mean, not what I type!" ...akgua!galbp!bing
mpm@hpfcms.UUCP (mpm) (05/11/85)
I've found that Video Concepts (in most malls) and Target have
CDs for about $14.9x each. The same goes for Rocky Mountain Records
and Tapes (in Tabor Center, Pearl Street Mall in Boulder and Fort
Collins).
There is an excellent selection of discs at J B & H Records in
Lakewood (Union and Alameda Parkway) including LOTS of imports. The
prices run from $13.98 to 15.99 for most discs. (They even had VERY
early Beatles and Stones stuff on CD!)
Finally, check out Sound Warehouse (near the DU student center)
for a large selection of popular and classical discs. Their prices
range from $13.99 to 16.99 (or more) for classical. They have the
largest selection of classical CDs of any store I have visited.
-- Mike "digital crazy" McCarthy
{ ihnp4 | hplabs } !hpfcla!hpfcms!mpm
Hewlett-Packard Company
Fort Collins, CO
P.S. I now buy my discs from Compact Disc Centre. By getting several
people together it is fairly easy to hit the 10-disc minimum to qualify
for lower prices. (My last order was for 17.) I can buy eleven discs
for the price of nine or ten now.knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK) (05/31/85)
note: having just moved here from California, one might notice that
CD's out there sell for 10.99 each in all the stores (Rainbow, the
Wherehouse, etc.)-- I would say the best way to get them mail order
is to find a friend out there to pick them up and send them to you!
P.S.-- They have a HUGE selection out there- I have even picked up
several very rare Japanese Pink Floyd CD's.
'`'`'`'`'`'`'
Ken F.
'`'`'`'`'`'`' steve@amdimage.UUCP ( system admin) (06/03/85)
> note: having just moved here from California, one might notice that > CD's out there sell for 10.99 each in all the stores (Rainbow, the > Wherehouse, etc.)-- I would say the best way to get them mail order > is to find a friend out there to pick them up and send them to you! > P.S.-- They have a HUGE selection out there- I have even picked up > several very rare Japanese Pink Floyd CD's. > '`'`'`'`'`'`' > Ken F. > '`'`'`'`'`'`' Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I live in the Bay area and the have bought quite a few CDs over the past few months. (I assume Ken visited the Bay area 'cause they don't have Rainbow Records in SoCal) In any case Tower Records does have a huge selection, but their standard price is $14.99-$15.99 ($10.99 for new releases such as Centerfield). The Wherehouse does sell there CDs for $11.99, but the selection is much more limited. If you're very religious about going to the Wherehouse, you can get some good buys (The Wall by P.Floyd for $23.99). Anyhow prices are dropping. steve eidson amdcad!amdimage!steve