The Super-Duper Cheap Bargains Thread

[Lethevich]

It seems very hit and miss, like most of these boxes. The roster of lieder singers looks very strong, and there is the Hungarian Quartet in the SQs, but then there's Menuhin in the symphonies. Sawallisch is good in the choral works, but I don't know how much he features in.

Here's a scan of the back:



Overall it looks pretty strong, if not vital.

[Coopmv]

Downloading now - 1.3 GB downloaded, 200 megabytes left to go, probably the biggest download I've ever done! Still and all, for $10 to have the complete Haydn sonatas, well, I'm a little bit excited. 

Looks like the file transfer process will be complete pretty near the four-hour mark 

EDIT: Finished at 4 h 14 m. Pretty good given the length of the album is 10 h 57 m!

Brian,   Were you using a 1 TB external hard drive for this download?  I have seen prices for such drive for a little over $100 on sale ...

[Brian]

Brian,   Were you using a 1 TB external hard drive for this download?  I have seen prices for such drive for a little over $100 on sale ...

Nope, my regular hard drive had room! I do need to invest in a 1 TB external, however; have seen them for as cheap as $90, and with my current external full, it's a pressing need. 

[George]

Fazil Say
Mozart Concertos 12, 21, 23
Haydn Sonatas 10, 31, 35, 37, 43
Beethoven Waldstein, Appassionata and Tempest Sonatas

All for only $12.99 new

[Coopmv]

Nope, my regular hard drive had room! I do need to invest in a 1 TB external, however; have seen them for as cheap as $90, and with my current external full, it's a pressing need. 

I tend to stick with Seagate and Western Digital because of their reputation, though the 1 TB externals made by these companies tend to be pricier.  I have seen 1 TB external by Fantom advertised for less than $100 but really am unsure about this brand's reliability ...

[Brian]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

[MN Dave]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

1. You might hurt your back lifting it.

2. It might contain a French spy.

[The new erato]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

The notes may be in Dutch?

[Brian]

2. It might contain a French spy.

Hmm, good point. I don't much care for French spies, unless they look like this:



erato, the site claims it comes with a 200 page book (although maybe my French is just bad!).

[Maciek]

The "book" is in French, it is in fact only 182 pages long (because some of the pages are empty ), and you can download a free pdf, so why bother getting all those heavy CDs?

(Oddly enough, it does not contain sung texts.)

[Wanderer]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

You're short on shelf space and you hate Beethoven? 

[Orpheus]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

What's missing in this complete box?

[George]

Holy mother of God give me a reason not to buy this.

No way, Jose. If you are to resist the dark side, it must be done on your own. 

[The new erato]

No way, Jose. If you are to resist the dark side, it must be done on your own. 

The Force is weak in him.

[ammar]

Well worth looking through the rest of Abeille Musique's Brilliant Classics sale stock:

http://classique.abeillemusique.com/result.php?page=1&label=81&order=prix&sort_type=DESC

eg

Haydn Edition Volume 1      - 50 euros
Russian Legends (100 CDs) - 30 euros
Brendel Early Recordings     - 23 euros
Scarlatti Complete Sonatas  - 22 euros
Rachmaninov Complete Edition - 20 euros

Delivery to the UK is 10 euros, the website is entirely in French with no option to translate (L'Académie française would be proud), so only proceed if your French is, er, bon.

[Opus106]

Delivery to the UK is 10 euros, the website is entirely in French with no option to translate (L'Académie française would be proud), so only proceed if your French is, er, bon.

I assume it's a flat rate. And could you please tell me how much they charge to ship things to India -- if they ship to India at all? I'm sorry to trouble you, but my French is not the least bon.

*Fingers crossed, hoping it makes JPC and Amazon.de seem inexpensive*

[Wanderer]

I assume it's a flat rate. And could you please tell me how much they charge to ship things to India -- if they ship to India at all? I'm sorry to trouble you, but my French is not the least bon.

Their international shipping rates depend on the items ordered and are calculated thus: 9,90 euros for 1-3 items, 18,30 euros for 4-7 items, 28,20 euros for 8-15 items and free shipping for ordering more than 15 items. Shipping charges are calculated automatically on the order page, so you'll be able to check them out before finalizing the order - and in your case they're also going to exclude the sales tax from the item's price (about 17% if I remember correctly).

[Opus106]

Their international shipping rates depend on the items ordered and are calculated thus: 9,90 euros for 1-3 items, 18,30 euros for 4-7 items, 28,20 euros for 8-15 items and free shipping for ordering more than 15 items. Shipping charges are calculated automatically on the order page, so you'll be able to check them out before finalizing the order - and in your case they're also going to exclude the sales tax from the item's price (about 17% if I remember correctly).

That information is very much appreicated, Tasos.

(And like I feared, their rates seem to be rather reasonable.  )

[Wanderer]

That information is very much appreicated, Tasos.

(And like I feared, their rates seem to be rather reasonable.  )

I didn't manage to find any list of excluded countries (à la amazon marketplace) on their help pages, so these rates do apply internationally. If these bix Brilliant boxes are considered as singular items for the purpose of calculating the delivery charges,  it's a good deal. Now that I think of it, it will cost less to send an item to India (same p&p, but tax-free) than to send it to Greece!   

[Opus106]

I didn't manage to find any list of excluded countries (à la amazon marketplace) on their help pages, so these rates do apply internationally. If these bix Brilliant boxes are considered as singular items for the purpose of calculating the delivery charges,  it's a good deal. Now that I think of it, it will cost less to send an item to India (same p&p, but tax-free) than to send it to Greece!   

Those rates always will remain an enigma.