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Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ.

Ahhh, fresh meat....

Welcome to the asylum - if anyplace deserved to be called an "asylum", it's this place - we're all pretty loony.

As others have said, the only RELIABLE gauge of LP sound quality is to play it. I've had some that LOOK "near mint" but have a lot of surface noise, and others that LOOK pretty crappy but sound pretty good. Having said that, some signs of potentially noisy LPs are what KT88 listed.

If you're going to buy a lot of used LPs at thrift stores, estate sales, etc. some sort of record cleaning "machine" is a good investment. Prices ranges from under $100 to over $2000. (Most) dirt can be cleaned off pretty easily - before I got a record cleaning machine, I used a bathroom steamer (a few quick bursts with a wide-dispersal nozzle) and it worked quite effectively.

If you're lucky enough to have Half Priced Books in your area, check them out. Many of them have LOTs of used LPs for pretty good prices, and they have a very liberal return policy - if it sounds crappy when you get it home, you can return it for a refund or store credit.

Good luck. Let us know when you find some good stuff.

rlindsa - new vinyl freak

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. (Albert Schweitzer)


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