I'm done with HDTracks

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
edited June 2013 in The Clubhouse
Until they start correctly labeling and start standing behind the product that they sell and create a section for people to post reviews I'm done.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited June 2013
    They are spendy and have me considering a vinyl setup, I agree they should have a member review section
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  • CoolJazz
    CoolJazz Posts: 570
    edited June 2013
    Coolllll!! More for me!

    ...oh wait....ahhhh......

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,279
    edited June 2013
    I thought after getting their hand slapped a couple times they would learn.

    What did you come across Danny that wrinkled your feathers?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited June 2013
    It's actually been building up for a while now, the one that pushed me over the edge are the Rush remasters. I won't get into all of it here, there's a thread on the Steve Hoffman forums that goes into great detail. I've had multiple purchases from them that weren't very good. Their typical response is "Hey we just sell the files that we receive".

    You know what, Best Buy just sells the crap they receive also, but if a printer doesn't work or meet my satisfaction I can return it. When I buy games, music, movies etc on Amazon I can read reviews right there on the site before I buy them. I think they know that a good bit of what they sell is garbage and that's why they don't have a review section up.

    I've been a customer of their for quite a while now, and I've looked the other way before because I'm a big fan of the concept of selling hi-rez music online. I guess this last purchase was enough to push me over the edge.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,047
    edited June 2013
    I've bought many albums from HDTracks but do not trust them. I google the hell out of any album I'm thinking of buying and that has largely saved me from buying crap. But I've been burned once or twice.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2013
    I always wait for reviews from other websites before I purchase.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited June 2013
    I'll continue to use SACD's...... Granted, you can still get burned with SACD's, but you can always sell it if you don't like it. Or, even better, you can return it at many places.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited June 2013
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    It's actually been building up for a while now, the one that pushed me over the edge are the Rush remasters. I won't get into all of it here, there's a thread on the Steve Hoffman forums that goes into great detail. I've had multiple purchases from them that weren't very good. Their typical response is "Hey we just sell the files that we receive".

    You know what, Best Buy just sells the crap they receive also, but if a printer doesn't work or meet my satisfaction I can return it. When I buy games, music, movies etc on Amazon I can read reviews right there on the site before I buy them. I think they know that a good bit of what they sell is garbage and that's why they don't have a review section up.

    I've been a customer of their for quite a while now, and I've looked the other way before because I'm a big fan of the concept of selling hi-rez music online. I guess this last purchase was enough to push me over the edge.
    Can you provide a link to that thread? I was considering purchasing The Rush cuts but I'll wait until I read the thread.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2013
    While it might be nice to 'return' an HD track one considers subpar, there is nothing preventing someone from buying HD files, copying them, and returning them. That is not a successful business model. They do need rankings of the files describing quality by taking into account upconversion, compression, and other factors that degrade sound quality. Poorer files need to be priced lower, such as at the equivalent CD price.
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