^^I DO think they're quite overpriced, especially the older albums up until maybe Love songs. They should be 1500 yen :/

Aw really? That's kinda disappointing, I was thinking about getting one or two of my faves but if they don't sound good then forget it :/

Say what you will but I honestly can't STAND to listen to music if it sounds crappy. I mean, under the most extreme situations, like, if it was the only choice I had in a time with no other music I guess I would deal, but yeah, damn.

^^I agree. I'm hearing though, that if you play them through speakers or something, that they sound MUCH better...something to do with the power supply? Idk...but like I said, I used BOSE earphones to listen, and I mean...they're BOSE, they're known for fantastic audio quality, and they sounded like **** with those, so... :/

^ Even with quality headphones the audio quality is horrible? Who's wonderful idea was it to release something of such quality? Yuck...
If I spend 33ish Canadian dollars on something, I expect some quality stuff. I'm extremely picky about buying things.
Like, I won't buy CDs with even a scratch on the case or I will ONLY buy the Japanese press of Ayu CDs/DVDs. Im even worse with the quality, my ears are so sensitive that I pick everything up.

^^I'm with you. I only buy Japanese press and like everything in perfect condition.

For about ~$30 each, why the hell couldn't the quality be 320kbps? I don't get it.

I can see that, but I imagine the appeal of them is being portable and an easy listen, just pop in the headphones and bam.

Maybe future releases will be improved.

^ maybe if it was 320kbps, they would have cost a lot more?
The play buttons did seem kind of rushed to me, they just popped out of nowhere one day while I was browsing some forum. Seems as though they had to shove 18 ayu albums on a pin as soon as possible to coincide with Party Queen's release..

^^I don't see why it would have cost more. The quality should have been a given.

^ It's the only reason I can think of. That or putting music technology inside a pin is not full proof yet...

^Or they were just ****ing lazy. I'm sure space wasn't an issue, I'm sure there was plenty of it on the drive in the button.

Man, I wish electronics in general weren't so damn expensive in Japan. It's such a rip off.

Surprise, surprise? :shrug

^^^If only electronics weren't expensive, then importing them wouldn't be a complete nightmare. Since you got all 18 play buttons, it must have been a nightmare. thats 2800 yen times 17 plus 3000 yen. Thats 50,600 yen, then converting the money and shipping... Oh dear...
Also, I agree with the laziness. That seems like the most reasonable reason (lol)

^^Yup, that's about how much I spent. ****ing ridiculous. LOL

^ But they must look really nice, no?

^^Definitely, they're adorable. Even tinier than I expected. I posted pics if you're curious.

^ I already saw them lol
They're so TINY XD
I'd get the RnRC one over any of them cuz that Union Jack would look so cool on my bag :)

I'm glad they used the GOOD covers for certain albums (like Rock 'n' Roll Circus, (miss) understood, Party Queen), rather than the ones I really don't care for.

To be honest, I think playbutton is another failure product.

^^Why don't you like them?

hahaha yeah exactly!! when u use a speaker to play it the sound quality is just like CD! i guess its because the speaker doesnt really use the power from the playbutton!! but when it comes 2 headphone, its a disaster...