my teenage dream ended

HANL fan meme stemming from the repetition of the word "Arrowheads" in the song Bloodhail

This release is the vinyl equivalent of this Creative Labs ad campaign from years ago In this case, this pressing of Deathconsciousness being the X-Fi enabled MP3 bar to the far right. It offers no benefits being on vinyl other than the immediate consumerist pleasure of the physicality of the release.

I guess we can keep circlejerking about our shopping cart checkout skills, or we can take a critical look at the actual value of the vinyl in regards to its audio fidelity.

If I'm paying a premium for a supposedly high fidelity format I would like the master to be optimal, and when you're dealing with 128kbps source files, the outlook is not good. What's the goal of owning Deathconsciousness on vinyl then? The idea of owning the record itself? Maybe that was impressive when it was still a rarity in 2008, but in a 2014 post-TUW world, Deathconsciousness is old hat.

I wish they would have posted an audio sample of the "new mix" before putting it on the store... I need to know if it's worth $35 to hear a WinAmp EQ'd version of a 128kbps master.

True HANL fans are already in the Legrand Society anyways so we'll be able to get our copies regardless