What's a fair price for a CD or download ?

Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Barbu wrote: Cd - 15 Concert - 30 Vinyl - 89.99 Download - 0  i would agree with this concise answer which comprehed the OP question without needlessly tittle-tattle. So you think all downloads should be free. Cute.

I'm not sure what is "fair", but I don't like to pay more than £10 for a CD and £7.99 for a download (assuming a single album - obviously I would pay more for double albums, though not twice as much).

Gigs, I typically like to go to small gigs in the $10 to $30 range, I'll occasionally splurge up to $70-$80 if the band is a must see, but their aren't many of those. I'll pay $150-$250 for a three day festival about 3 times a year but they usually come with a bigger bill for flights and accommodation. 

I consider $10 to $16 (£7 to £11) to be a fair price for a CD. Usually, I only pay more than that if the CD is out of print and the album is not for available for purchase as a download.

For digital downloads, I usually pay $6 to $10 (£4 to £7) for MP3 albums, though I'm willing to pay an extra dollar or two if it's available in a lossless format.

Interestingly, I was able to buy CD's from Amazon that were cheaper than the same albums in MP3 format. I suppose they were trying to free up space in the warehouse.


Edited by Replayer - January 12 2016 at 01:00

Barbu wrote: Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Barbu wrote: Cd - 15 Concert - 30 Vinyl - 89.99 Download - 0  i would agree with this concise answer which comprehed the OP question without needlessly tittle-tattle. So you think all downloads should be free. Cute. yes, downloads should be free ('name your price'), though the prices of vinyl lps must go up. Name your price is not free, if you pay nothing then it has no price, if you pay something then it is not free.  The question that you state to have comprehended is "what is a fair price for a CD or download?" - the answer you agreed with (using a dumb clappie like a performing circus seal) was "0" - therefore the "name your price" that you honestly believe to be a fair one (since you comprehended the damn question) was zero, zilch, nada, nought, nowt, zip, nothing. So now explain why the cost of vinyl, which can be produced in runs of 500 for $7 each, should be sold for 12 times that cost... and why the price must go up. Never use emoticons when big Dean is around! He loathes them immensely and he may become terrible unkind.

  

Replayer wrote: Interestingly, I was able to buy CD's from Amazon that were cheaper than the same albums in MP3 format. I suppose they were trying to free up space in the warehouse.

I think $12-15Cdn is fair for New Regular Length Cd. 

Barbu wrote: Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Barbu wrote: Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Dean wrote: Komandant Shamal wrote: Barbu wrote: Cd - 15 Concert - 30 Vinyl - 89.99 Download - 0  i would agree with this concise answer which comprehed the OP question without needlessly tittle-tattle. So you think all downloads should be free. Cute. yes, downloads should be free ('name your price'), though the prices of vinyl lps must go up. Name your price is not free, if you pay nothing then it has no price, if you pay something then it is not free.  The question that you state to have comprehended is "what is a fair price for a CD or download?" - the answer you agreed with (using a dumb clappie like a performing circus seal) was "0" - therefore the "name your price" that you honestly believe to be a fair one (since you comprehended the damn question) was zero, zilch, nada, nought, nowt, zip, nothing. So now explain why the cost of vinyl, which can be produced in runs of 500 for $7 each, should be sold for 12 times that cost... and why the price must go up. Never use emoticons when big Dean is around! He loathes them immensely and he may become terrible unkind.    Correction: Dean loathes badly used emoticons and may become terribly unkind when they are followed by facile remarks.

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Edited by WeepingElf - January 12 2016 at 14:10

Davesax1965 wrote: Just to clarify, this thread isn't about whether the Dream Theater (can't even spell ;-) ) release is a fair price.... it's asking "What IS a fair price for music in general ?"

I know this thread thread isn't about whether Dream Theatre can't even spell, as clearly they can't.

As for a fair price for music in general... Hmm, Hard, it depends heavily on cost of production, distribution, cost of venue etc, their costs generally. I will pay more for a new vinyl than a new CD and I will pay more for a CD than a download. For a downloaded album, I don't mind paying a few bucks. For a vinyl with a nice, high quality cardboard sleeve I will pay 20 plus, mahogany sleeve will pay more, for a CD maybe 8 bucks, and for a leather LP will pay more. I don't like CDs, though (unlike vinyls, CDs are outdated technology haha). For a concert, depends on how good the venue is, how big the band is, and how far they have to travel. For a local act, free, but I buy beer or watch in the park.

I would pay more for a platinum record than a vinyl since the material cost is so much more. I buy my records before they go gold or platinum since my work is part-time and I simply cannot afford the more expensive materials.