Summer Vinyl Sweeps which features prizes from VPI/SVS/Nordost and Disney Music Emporium!

Register to win a complete vinyl playback system and stack of records (Value $4,682.44 total) we are giving away!

Prizes include: 10 select vinyl LPs from Disney Music Emporium's collection (including the Star Wars: A New Hope Box Set!), The VPI Player Turntable, SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers and Prime Wireless Soundbase, and a complete set of Nordost cables to tie everything together!


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Prizes from Disney Music Emporium:

Star Wars: A New Hope 40th Anniversary Box Set ($150)
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of one of the most significant soundtracks in film history, Walt Disney Records is set to release a new hologram vinyl version of the remastered original motion picture soundtrack for Lucasfilm's Star Wars: A New Hope. With score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams, the 3-LP set features a 48-page hard cover book on 180-gram vinyl. This one-of-a-kind vinyl set, hand etched by Tristan Duke (Jack White's Lazaretto) of Infinity Light Science, offers a 3D hologram experience featuring the Death Star on Disc 1. For optimal viewing, use a direct light source or simply hold a mobile phone flashlight above the vinyl to view the hologram. Disc 2 features the Star Wars 40th Anniversary logo etched into the vinyl. The box set includes rare and never-before-seen photos of the film's production and scoring sessions. Additionally, two essays are featured in the hardcover book. "Tuning Up a Galaxy" written by author Jeff Bond ("Danse Macabre: 25 years of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton," "The Music of Star Trek") focuses on the phenomenon of Star Wars and how John Williams' score changed film music forever. "John Williams' Journey to Star Wars" by Jeff Eldridge discusses John Williams' early career – from his musical heritage to his continuing legacy.

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Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker ($25)
Director J.J. Abrams once again takes viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come. Features a returning cast that includes Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams and a powerful score by Academy Award winning composer John Williams. 2-disc LP set available on 180-gram vinyl.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($25)
Join the galactic legends of Star Wars in an awesome adventure that follows the Skywalker saga with the music from Star Wars: The Last Jedi on vinyl. Featuring an epic score composed and conducted by John Williams, this music is sure to take you to galaxies unknown.

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 ($35)
This deluxe double vinyl edition of the soundtrack to the James Gunn-directed 2014 film Guardians Of The Galaxy includes classic 1970's songs from the movie like Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling," David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream," 10cc's "I'm Not in Love," the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love," and The Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" plus the film's original - Score composed by Tyler Bates.

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 ($35)
Get ready to save the Galaxy…again. Obviously there was just too much awesome to pack into one volume! Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 2 two-disc vinyl edition is filled with favorite tracks, deep cuts and new music to use as a playlist while saving the galaxy…again! Featuring a genre-crossing compilation of artists including, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, The Sneepers featuring David Hasselhoff and original music by Tyler Bates, Vol.2 is sure to be legendary.

Bohemian Rhapsody ($35)
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Defying stereotypes and shattering convention, Freddie became one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band with their iconic songs and revolutionary sound through to Live Aid, becoming of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day. This epic soundtrack features some of Queen's biggest hits including original studio versions, live versions and more!

Jojo Rabbit ($20)
Set during World War Two, an awkward young German boy whose only ally is his imaginary friend Hitler has his naïve patriotism tested when he meets a young girl who upends his world views. Score by: Michael Giacchino, directed by: Taika Waititi.

Ford vs Ferrari ($20)
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Score by: Marco Beltrami, directed by: James Mangold.

Louis Armstrong / Disney Songs the Satchmo Way ($20)
Featuring Louis Armstrong's last trumpet recordings, "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way" produced by Tutti Camarata includes some of Disney's most beloved favorites including "Heigh-Ho," "The Bare Necessities," "When You Wish Upon a Star" in the classic Satchmo style.

Simply Sherman ($20)
The Sherman brothers were hired by Walt Disney himself as his first and only staff songwriters. Their music has been an important part of motion pictures, theme park attractions, television productions, vinyl records, CDs, and Broadway shows, entertaining millions of people all over the world. Presented here is a collection highlighting the Sherman brothers' incredibly prolific Disney years. This collection features not only their landmark hits from Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book and 'It's A Small World,' but a number of their other classics as well.

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Prize from VPI: The VPI Player Turntable ($1,500)

VPI is a family owned company who has been building products in America for over over 40 years in New Jersey. The VPI Player is an all-in-one solution with a built in MM phono stage, headphone amp, and mounted Audio Technica cartridge. The Player is based on the concept of opening up your box, plugging it in and "playing" your music without any stress of technical background. The entry level product is fully upgradable and a great start to get into high-end listening.

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The Player has achieved multiple awards throughout the industry and has become a record store and home system favorite with the ability to plug in any powered speaker or headphone into the built in headphone amp and start listening.

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Prizes from SVS: SVS Ultra Bookshelf Speakers ($999.98 a pair) and Prime Wireless Soundbase ($499.99)

SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers are the rare speaker design that deliver effortless full-range sound and an expansive soundstage with pitch-perfect accuracy and pinpoint imaging. A true reference quality speaker, music lovers celebrate the absolute transparency while home theater fans laud the room-energizing dynamics and palpable bass output. It's an amazingly balanced speaker that radiates acoustic power while rendering the finest details with precision and refinement.

Every design element of the SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers was scrutinized to achieve cost-no-object audio performance and build quality to create a groundbreaking bookshelf loudspeaker. Countless design innovations and world-class build materials result in reference sound quality and stunning dynamics normally reserved for the world's most expensive speakers.

Whether handling the warm and engaging sound of vinyl or the demanding, multi-layered soundtrack of an action movie, the Ultra Bookshelf speakers deliver a powerful and convincing audio experience and are among the top audio investments available at any price.

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The SVS Prime Wireless SoundBase is a versatile audio component that converts any speakers into a high-fidelity smart wireless streaming zone. Renders convincing soundstage and stunning dynamics with pinpoint accurate frequency response, while bringing high-resolution wireless audio streaming, advanced connectivity and smart control to conventional speakers. Features effortless power from 300-watt amplifier (150 watts x 2), WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, control from your mobile device and versatile component connections.

Prime Wireless SoundBase also features a line level output that converts any two-channel system or AV receiver into a smart wireless entertainment hub fit for the most discerning audiophiles. Create a separate stereo zone or transform home theater systems by adding advanced connectivity, control, and wireless access to all your streaming content, all with amazing, reference quality sound.

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Prizes from Nordost: Blue Heaven 1.25M Tonearm Cable + Terminated RCA to RCA ($599.99), A Blue Heaven 2 M Power Cord, ($329.99 each), SuperFlatline Speaker Cable 2.5 Meters long with Banana terminations in a Bi-Wire configuration ($367.49)

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Nordost is the premier, American-made manufacturer of hifi audio cables and accessories in the consumer electronics industry. Over the past three decades, Nordost has developed an extensive, all-encompassing range of hifi audio solutions. Nordost's groundbreaking proprietary technology and the unique, precise manufacturing practices developed to craft their audio and video cables, power products, and audio enhancers, have revolutionized high fidelity listening.

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The cables assembled for this exciting sweepstake, including SuperFlatline Speaker Cables, A Blue Heaven Power Cord, and the Blue Heaven Tonearm Cable+, will give you the perfect introduction to discovering what purpose-built hifi audio cables can do for your sound system. Nordost products allow you to get the best performance possible from your audio components in order to enjoy the pure, unadulterated reality of a live music in the comfort of your own home.

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To enter the sweepstakes, all you need is an account on this website. If you don't already have one, click on the link labeled "register" at the bottom of this announcement or "LOG IN/JOIN" in the nav bar at the right. Then, enter a username and a valid e-mail address, and click on the "Create new account" button. A message will be automatically sent to the e-mail address you specified, which will include a link to activate the account.

The final step (and only step for those who already have an account) is to log in and leave a comment right here on this announcement—any comment will do, as long as it's not profane or spam. Then, when the sweepstakes closes, a lucky commenter will be chosen at random to receive the prize. So post a comment, and good luck!

For complete sweepstakes rules, click here.

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

COMMENTS
sagavallis's picture

I never win these things

bricksalt's picture

Count me in! Thanks.

Ian the Duck's picture

Long time Stereophile reader, and to get a bonus Sweepstakes Package like this is audio icing on the turntable!

Fernando Paulo Antunes's picture

I've never won anything in my life. But that would be a dream come true for me :)

hooplidoopler2's picture

I Never win these things

aloomens's picture

I'm in... Thanks!

spyder1's picture

I want this.

foxhall's picture

I'm hoping to win.

neogeo's picture

I would love to win this.

ormymusic's picture

I'm in

Madakish's picture

What an Amazing giveaway! When I was younger I had an album collection that would blow your mind! Unfortunately all lost to me now...
Winning this Awesome setup would be a Dream Come True! Thank you so much for the opportunity to do just that.
Good Luck Everyone!

whell's picture

Thanks for the opportunity

RNownedsound's picture

Long time reader, first time setting up an account. I'd love to win this!

Theo Kestrel's picture

Luck is all you need.

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Count me in!

Coachmorrowosu's picture

All this stuff is amazing. I'm in!

JamesAlan's picture

Would make me so happy!!

Narrowfellow's picture

I want to win! How fun!!

Teacher Coach's picture

Time to Get Lucky?

Wilderness's picture

So cool that you are giving away this system.

Hibbing's picture

Very nice prize package

mrvalve's picture

Perfect intro to Vinyl!

HiFiHighjinks's picture

Awesome prizes!

badboy07's picture

Yes. Please.

quagly's picture

win?

Tonylukes3's picture

Would love to win these!

bernardoarume's picture

That SVS combo would be a huge upgrade on my old Sony Hi-Fi from the 90's

lenbell's picture

impressive giveway

rsbross's picture

Please, let this be the one!

GopherFan's picture

Nice collection. Thanks.

TestosterTwo's picture

I'm in.

Jwbud2323's picture

Enter this vinyl lover from Oakland, please!! Let’s go!!

rik99's picture

Love LPs!!!!

SmackDaddies's picture

Great setup and excellent recordings

james's picture

Thanks for the contest!

jhopper's picture

Hope I win.

SET Man's picture

Hey!

This is cool, some nice prizes here.

gsuen's picture

in.

Mathieu Delor's picture

This is great, I am in!

Pampero's picture

But I could use some vinyl in my life so here goes.

Rodulrich's picture

Thanks for the sweepstakes!

alvie's picture

Intriguing : - )

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Intriguing : - )

SureshHiFi's picture

Fingers crossed...

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Fingers crossed...

Larrycow's picture

Excellent!

Rufrufian's picture

Long time reader, first time winner. Fingers crossed!

baconcheezmurda's picture

I hope it will be me!

sgibson389's picture

Nice giveaway!

jpb4321's picture

I'm in! Thanks!

mdiaz0429's picture

Looks like great prizes. I HOPE I WIN!!!

oregontreat's picture

My children deserve this!

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Count me in

headude's picture

May the best platter-pusher win!

jjbechto's picture

Would be a sweet upgrade - thanks!

malvrich's picture

Hope I can win this!

trimordial's picture

Sounds like a great giveaway!

xtjorgensen's picture

Great selection of gear and vinyls

mgeldert1's picture

Promise to use and cherish any winnings, particularly the more expensive ones!

Kacoon84's picture

Good luck you will have...
Please, count me in
Thank You.

Jeffreylee's picture

Thanks for the cool stuff. Appreciate it.

aekresse's picture

Yep

jeg2@usfamily.net's picture

With over 1000 records, changing from analog makes little sense to me. Your sweepstakes win would be in good company.

cristobal8974's picture

I just might be the walrus, if the musical equipment is right...

MilesDylan's picture

Great Contest!

alink50's picture

Count me in too!

szhosain's picture

Hope I win ... :)

ekotsides's picture

nice!

bigampbigspeakers's picture

Let the games begin.

jallison99's picture

very nice prize

no mask
no shirt
no shoes
like the service!

charliemcd's picture

Great sweepstakes idea, and set of prizes!

Mike Rubin's picture

I am not happy with my turntable, so this VPI would be a nice upgrade. I am sure I can find a use for the rest of the package, as well.

gb012759's picture

I will take mine to go!

oldmustang's picture

for my wife.

Steve Z

jsteinbr's picture

This is a great vinyl package

keithcarley's picture

If I win these prizes I promise not to put it all on Ebay.

tedcole's picture

Can help relieve the viral blues!

Hamlet1's picture

VPI is mine

BootlegBella's picture

My 1st turntable was given to me on my 18th birthday and I'm still using it! :) This incredible collection, with a new turntable & 40th Anniversary New Hope box set would be the most perfect 40th birthday gift ever.

zaustin3's picture

This would make a wonderful Christmas present!

Euganot's picture

My lucky day

RJJ's picture

Teacher: Who can give me a sentence with the word isthmus in it?

Reply: Iss muss be my lucky day!!

bigmike7844's picture

This would be a great addition to my system.

bigmike7844's picture

This would be a great upgrade to my system!

james skov's picture

Great prizes, hope to win!

bintucson's picture

Would love to own a VPI!

IgAK's picture

But I *am* curious about how that Blue Heaven tonearm cable can be plugged into the RCA outputs of the VPI Player...?

No matter, both are useful!

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Was not trying to make multiple entries! First nothing would happen, despite repeated clicks,then there's a bunch of them and no way to delete the extras! Please remove any that aren't allowed, Tx. Or leave them if more than one is ok - would love to win1

IgAK's picture

But I *am* curious about how that Blue Heaven tonearm cable can be plugged into the RCA outputs of the VPI Player...?

No matter, both are useful!

IgAK's picture

But I *am* curious about how that Blue Heaven tonearm cable can be plugged into the RCA outputs of the VPI Player...?

No matter, both are useful!

IgAK's picture

But I *am* curious about how that Blue Heaven tonearm cable can be plugged into the RCA outputs of the VPI Player...?

No matter, both are useful!

mlsugg33@gmail.com's picture

I win!

DLWyattjr's picture

I think i would enjoy that, though i'd likely use the turntable with my McIntosh integrated which already has a pre-amp. But why not?

dafoxy57's picture

No music, no life! Pass it on.

edeverett's picture

Count me in!

Bigboi1952's picture

This looks like a very nice sweepstakes. Count me in, please.

Bob in Coquille's picture

I like the idea of winning.

audiom's picture

I hope!

Philt56's picture

Would love a win

ramjar3@gmail.com's picture

Awesome prizes!

Tony P's picture

Sadly, 9 years ago, I moved from NYC to Poland. What did not make the move was my analog setup. VPI HW19, Koetsu Black Goldline, Grado Platinum, and all my albums. I could not afford the further shipping costs.
Yes, I miss analog, so would love this!

Todd_R's picture

Pick me please

billmk's picture

Winning this would actually make 2020 a great year. Good luck everybody.

fbarbara@gmail.com's picture

Please pick me. 2020 has been a rubbish year. This would help.

rhalopoff@fixauto.com's picture

;Looks like some great stuff!

ctrent's picture

I would like to win the contest. Thank you to Stereophile and the generous sponsors.

DLMaher's picture

Cool prize choices. I would love to get back into vinyl.

stevieray55's picture

I have the audiophile illness.

Sounds2Cool's picture

Because I'm not Batman

Chilisausage's picture

Such a sweet system!

jagcool's picture

Would be amazing!

absolutepitch's picture

I'm in. Actually only looking for the VPI. Rest of stuff is icing on the cake.

CharmCity's picture

Quite a collection of goods for this promo;
¡Buena suerte a todos!

eddietours's picture

am in :)

paintedegg's picture

hopeful

Joemonteiro1@gmail.com's picture

Cool. I’m in.

flamingeye's picture

please let me wine

jkutasz's picture

SVS taking their success with subwoofers and expanding to other hardware

tubeguy's picture

Thanks I'm in!

cortes's picture

Here is hoping I can somehow win something. Good luck to everyone.

em.mira's picture

this giveaway is amazing!

padwell's picture

Would love to win this and put it to good use.

JimNealon's picture

let me win something for once

JimNealon's picture

let me win something for once

jahritz's picture

Wish me luck!

atmacoin's picture

Always wanted a VPI. Would love to get back into vinyl - this looks like a great way to get back in while enjoying some of the best names in Hi-Fi. Good luck everyone!

ralphgonz's picture

Thanks

Ktracho's picture

This would be a nice little system for my office!

Ktracho's picture

This would be a nice little system for my office!

martian's picture

Fingers crossed

cnemo's picture

Wish me luck.

CN

alainbourgie@hotmail.com's picture

I'm from Canada, I hope I can participate,

blkmagik98's picture

In it to win it.

Bernard Kaminski's picture

Luck shine my way

Tconk's picture

Thanks for the opportunity to win these great prizes from Disney Music Emporium!!

guitarist9273's picture

I’d put this to excellent use.

ushnia's picture

GREAT

ushnia's picture

G R E A T

Captainkirk2525's picture

Vinylly something good in 2020!

waynechunlee's picture

Great opportunity; good luck, everyone!

omagarah's picture

i am in & i am feeling lucky

cam08529's picture

For one of those prizes

dannylongshanks's picture

Can't wait!

martlist's picture

Fingers well and truly crossed!!!!

Stoked's picture

For the chance to win!

Thanks!

Radyson7501's picture

I am in to win!

bolg's picture

Mama, Ooh Oooooh
Would Love to win this prize
If I don't get the e-mail saying I did by this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on
As if nothing really matters

mturkington's picture

thanks!

CRASHFIRE's picture

Pick me please!!

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