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Not if you want lossless tracks. Beatport's lossless surcharge is absolutely insane. A good example is 'Ils - Bohemia (Remixes & Exclusives)'. [1] This album c
by arthurfm 10y ago
Not if you want lossless tracks. Beatport's lossless surcharge is absolutely insane.
A good example is 'Ils - Bohemia (Remixes & Exclusives)'. [1] This album consists of 35 tracks which in MP3 format is £18.35 inc. VAT ($20 USD).
However, should you want it in WAV or AIFF format (they don't offer FLAC) and the album suddenly costs £41.54 ($54.32 USD) due to the ridiculous £26.25 surcharge. After adding VAT @ 20% the total comes to £49.85! It would be over 7 times cheaper to buy the physical CD from Amazon [2] and rip it yourself.
I don't understand how Beatport can justify charging these exorbitant prices for lossless tracks? Even their MP3 prices aren't great compared to the competition. [3]
[1] https://www.beatport.com/release/bohemia-remixes-and-exclusives/63259 https://www.beatport.com/release/bohemia-remixes-and-exclusi...
[2] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007XTOB6 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007XTOB6
[3] http://www.junodownload.com/products/ils-bohemia-remixes-exclusives/1344601-02/ http://www.junodownload.com/products/ils-bohemia-remixes-exc...
- golergka 10y agoTheir target audience is DJs, and a lot of their catalogue is only available there or on limited-print vinyls. If you can buy an album elsewhere or on CD, don't buy it on beatport.