I have not heard any of the classical recordings on the Franklin Mint series but have heard many of their excellent Jazz collections and the transfers and fidelity were superb on recordings from the 20's,30's and 40's.My 2 cents - i buy STEREO music on LP and pre stereo music on cd.That being said i am still holding on to about 10 feet of early Jazz,Blues and other pre stereo on vinyl.Considering what i have seen Classical Franklin Mint recordings sell for i think the price you quote sounds like 50% too high.Hope this helps!