HI,
Do you know the feeling: we're in this audio-hobby for the enjoyment of music, so all you want is close your eyes and listen... Downloading and reading accompanying pfd's is starting to be the habit more and more. But. Then this seductive packaging comes along. And doubts start to kick in.
For me, I am a avid Wagner Ring collector. And just ordered this beautiful Janovksi Ring, the first DDD, in original Album art.:
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Richard-Wagner-1813-1883-Janowski-Ring-Edition/hnum/3158796 for 49,99
of course to find out just hours later it can be bought more economically packed
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Richard-Wagner-1813-1883-Der-Ring-des-Nibelungen/hnum/1798302 for 32,99
or even better, is included in this set with loads of other great recordings
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Richard-Wagner-1813-1883-Richard-Wagner-Great-Recordings/hnum/1544067 for 59,99
And to sum it all, Decca released this mouth watering reissue of their famous and illustrious recording, the first in stereo, with Solti
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Richard-Wagner-1813-1883-Der-Ring-des-Nibelungen-Limitierte-und-nummerierte-Deluxe-Ausgabe/hnum/2881881 even including a 24bit BD (how do i get this 24 bit disc into our Bryston

need the hdmi James!?) for 205,99
Choices choices. o well, i'll just tune-in to some live opera for now on Wqxr and BBCradio3....
Cheers!
Marius