thiruvasakam in symphony

**kbee** · 27th April 2005, 10:06 AM

sent you one couple of seconds before

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**baroque** · 27th April 2005, 11:19 AM

Thanks kbee for the encouraging, positive updates-- vinu.

**tmrrmt** · 27th April 2005, 11:33 AM

Kbee- sent u a reply - check it - thanks

**kbee** · 27th April 2005, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by baroque

Thanks kbee for the encouraging, positive updates-- vinu.

Anytime (and anything) for IR. I missed the opportunity to donate to TIS, but its time for me to pay.

**kbee** · 27th April 2005, 11:17 PM

One more news. Saregama wanted to price this product like any other product (means a single CD would cost around $7 for this category),where as tamilmaiyam doesnt want to compromise on the price. It seems some one in USA told them that people in USA will buy for $15 - $20. Who ever gave the information to TamilMaiyam does not know the facts here. The minute Thiruvasagam CD is released, I am sure mohankumars and other "well wishers" will post the MP3, so even a dedicated IR fan will download MP3 than buying a product for $20. So if they price the product any more than $7, this is going to be a disaster for tamilmaiyam.

In addition, if the product is priced at 15, it would be around Rs 500 in India, which is not affordable for a common (non IT) man.

In my opinion, this product should be rated same as "Vishnu Sahasranamam" or "Venketeshwara Suprabhatham" by MSS, just because it is an ever green - ever selling product and I am sure many of us here wanted TIS to be such a product.

I dont know how many of you here are in USA, but if you are in USA,please express your opinion on the price, so hopefully TISK or someone associated with tamilmaiyam will carry the news to relevant people.

**Ilavenil** · 27th April 2005, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by kbee

It seems some one in USA told them that people in USA will buy for $15 - $20. I am sure mohankumars and other "well wishers" will post the MP3, so even a dedicated IR fan will download MP3 than buying a product for $20. So if they price the product any more than $7, this is going to be a disaster for tamilmaiyam.

This is 300% true.

**baroque** · 28th April 2005, 12:14 AM

Kbee, So far we are comfortable buying carnatic/Hindustani/devotional single CDS $9.99, double CDs-- $12-$15, Mostly film music albums prefer $5.99 and under. They are regular prices I am mentioning. I have got couple of times very good discounts for may be I am buying 10 CDs or more than $ 100 worth of purchase etc.. from our local Indian music shops.
I think $7.99 is a reasonable price. Definitely with tax $10 is reachable to all.
Some web sites yerukku rt, i am not sure, long time back a friend of mine told me The mahal.com you get cheaper prices etc.. i have never bought, so i don't know.

**vijayr** · 28th April 2005, 02:41 AM

kbee, I agree with others that 10 is a reasonable price. Tamilmayyam must be dreaming. And thay havent spent anything on marketing/promotion so far either.

Also as an aside, I havent heard Fr.Gasper mention even ONCE in press about the contribution of TIS-USA team or other fans in US or India towards the completion of this project. He keeps talking about his own loans. I hope he mentions it atleast in the future.

**vijayr** · 28th April 2005, 02:43 AM

kbee do you think the length of each track would prove to be a deterrent in converting to mp3s? If each track is 10-20 mins long then mp3s wont be that easily downloadable especially from sites like coolgoose, unless otherwise the quality is poor.

**baroque** · 28th April 2005, 02:51 AM

Hai, i have a silly question... itunes do they charge each track 99cent or depends on the duration of a track the price varies? romba naal doubt idhu?