Internet, downloading, and karaoke

[Karaoke Meister]

I have a number of discs I've purchased at Wal-Mart, Fred Meyers, and a variety of other department and music stores.

Among these discs I've found a lack of quality in most of the discs and have avoided them like the plague because of this.

What brands do I avoid?
K-Tel (no lead in or splash screens on the song - it just 'starts')
Sybersound - sound quality is lacking
- the exception is the Original Artists series for Motown
and plenty of others.

What discs do I still puchase there? Only 2.
Priddis
Karaoke Bay

I've found both of these brands to be above average in quality - rivaling the quality of SC and CB in some cases.

But just because I can get 1500 songs for $100 doesn't mean I'd use them in a show. I actually paid less than $100 for my SGB collection and I had at least 1 disc I couldn't use (SGB 23) and a number that lacked in quality to the point I needed to replace them a short time after purchase. I now limit my purchases to SC, CB, PHM, THM, KaraokeBay, Priddis and a few overseas companies. I'm more concerned with QUALITY than anything else at my shows. Especially when my competition is using SAV-A and SAV-P that sometimes don't scroll the graphics, and have all sorts of other problems. I can't wait to get to that town (I'm about to move) and show the people there what a REAL karaoke show is supposed to be like. You know, one where $7 doesn't get you bumped up 5 spaces and $10 doesn't get you singing next. One where they don't use a cheap consumer player and lousy mics with short cables. One where they actually have effects and know how to use them.