Led Zeppelin Box Set 50% off

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    ....Still waiting on mine.

    Same here.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    anton.chigurh wrote: »
    Anxiously awaiting a review.

    These are the same masters used in 2008, plenty of reviews out there.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    edited January 2011
    mine arrived today....
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited January 2011
    Glad to see that some members are getting them delivered.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    bupkiss here..........maybe tomorrow

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    mine arrived today....
    Ditto...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited January 2011
    Okay.. I ordered it as well.
    I already have the box set The Complete Studio Recordings.
    I hope this on is an improvement.
    I am anxious to see the first reviews posted as we get our sets.
    Glen
    I was fortunate enough to see Zeppelin in a smaller venue(2000 seater) in Toronto in 1969..The O Keefe Centre.
    It was just after the second album came out if my memory serves me correctly.
    The acid was mighty strong that night my friends.
    In the day.. I was always a fan of the first 2 releases and of course Led Zep 4.
    Now.. I think the one that stands up the best is Physical Graffitti.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Bababouey wrote: »
    Now.. I think the one that stands up the best is Physical Graffitti.
    I can see that...

    Gives me an idea for a new thread...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited January 2011
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Did you guys get free shipping too?

    Yes, the deal was free shipping in the USA and it cost me $3.69 for SW Ontario, Canada. Not sure about the rest of the provinces or world.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    These are the same masters used in 2008, plenty of reviews out there.

    I have all the original release cd's, the ones pressed in Germany by WEA. In many cases I bought them the day they were released back in the 80's. I have Led Zep I and PG which I believe are the '08 remasters. LZ I sounds pretty good, but I don't really care for the way they mastered PG.

    I primarily bought this for the cool packaging and unfortuneatly the original releases have their issues as well as these (I would assume). Those original releases were very rushed and a few of the cd's weren't even pressed from the original masters as they couldn't locate them at the time. They were basically copied "as is" from the master tapes.

    We'll have to see how it all turns out, but I'm thrilled to own this either way. I listen almost exclusively to my favorite bootlegs vs. studio Zep most of the time anyway.

    Sal, shipping was free if you spend over $50 at Rhino

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited January 2011
    Got mine yesterday - ordered on 1/15.

    Packaging is impressive, but the adhesive plastic sleeves around the cardboard inserts are annoying and likely to tear.

    Anyone know where you can get a replacement plastic sleeve for these cardboard LP replicas that doesn't have adhesive? :confused:

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    Mine came today, FYI

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited January 2011
    I got mine this week! Have only listend to one cd so far. Though I like what I hear.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    Still waiting.....not happy!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    Jesse, when did you order yours? They ship from Redlands, CA so I can see us in the Midwest getting them earlier than you out East. Should be anyday now.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    Ordered on the 14th, but I know all of them shipped on the 21st. Somebody in NJ got theirs yesterday.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Ordered on the 14th, but I know all of them shipped on the 21st. Somebody in NJ got theirs yesterday.

    Yeah, I hear ya. People in WI and Doug (who doesn't live that far from me maybe 15 miles) got theirs yesterday and I didn't get mine until today. USPS is pretty inconsistent.

    Hopefully you'll get it tomorrow or Monday

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited January 2011
    I just ordered a box yesterday. What is the time to delivery that others are experiencing?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    Got mine open and all the discs say "Made In Japan" with a copyright date of 1994. This leads me to believe they are from the original remasters, not the 2008 remasters

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    Brock, they are the 2008 remasters. Rhino lists them as "Released on 11/09/2007", but even that is wrong. It should be 11/09/2008 as they were released for the 40th anniversary.

    edit: it's the same set that Amazon sells, dated 11/11/08. http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Mini-LP-Replica/dp/B001FSDP08/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294939185&sr=8-1
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited January 2011
    amulford wrote: »
    No ****. I listened to that, sounds like a$$. WTF were they thinking...
    Can anybody else comment on the quality of the recording for this specic box set?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2011
    Some threads about this box set at the Steve Hoffman forums.


    The newest..

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=238849

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=239528

    The original 2008 thread.

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=162835
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Brock, they are the 2008 remasters. Rhino lists them as "Released on 11/09/2007", but even that is wrong. It should be 11/09/2008 as they were released for the 40th anniversary.

    edit: it's the same set that Amazon sells, dated 11/11/08. http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Mini-LP-Replica/dp/B001FSDP08/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294939185&sr=8-1

    I know Jesse, but then why would they stamp the disc's and OBI strips 1994? Just because they were released around the time of the last remaster doesn't necessarily mean they are those. I'm not doubting your assertions, I'll just listen and compare and see if I can tell.

    There is no good reason for them to use the 1994 date on the discs and OBI strips if there were the latest remasters. 1994 would hav coincided with the release of The Complete Studio Sessions which was an updated remaster of the entire catalog. The outer box that holds all the cd's says it was produced in 2008 which would be the 40th anniversary. All the research I've done and nothing is conclusive.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    After reading the links that Rich posted, I'm not sure what year they are anymore.

    For S&G, I looked at one of the mini LP Japanese LZ CD's that I already have. The only date on that one is 1971. :eek::confused:
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2011
    You knew there was a reason the set was half-price!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    To further complicate matters, I looked at all of my Japanese SHM-CD LZ discs, all are dated 9/10/08.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    After reading the links that Rich posted, I'm not sure what year they are anymore.

    I didn't take notes as I was reading so I am like, who's on first? I'll just be happy to get them. I doubt I'll be comparing wave forms.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2011
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I doubt I'll be comparing wave forms.

    Why not, don't you know specs mean everything. :wink:
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited January 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Why not, don't you know specs mean everything. :wink:

    Duh, I fur-got!:redface:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited January 2011
    Based on the readings at the Steve Hoffman forum, it's as clear as mud. Hopefully today I'll get some listening time in.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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