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In Reply to: RE: Question for those who have deserted vinyl (you know who you are!) posted by ecl876 on February 03, 2017 at 09:55:42
I had nine boxes of classical LPs that I collected from the 60s to the mid-80s. I transposed a bunch to CD that I didn't think would come out on CD, then I put the rest in the closet.
A few months ago, I went through them and picked out a few that I thought were worth something (a few RCA shaded dog classical albums, including one never opened and still wrapped in plastic, a live performance by pianist Arthur Loesser "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" with program notes that he typed himself) and gave away the rest to a stranger who is just getting into vinyl and was willing to haul them away.
I don't miss the inevitable clicks and pops, the cleaning rituals, the stylus that wears out, and the massive space needed for storage.
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at least with Classical, and depending upon manufacturer.
I am strictly into classical, classical unlike pop and rock offers some truly quiet passages, whisper like, and that is where pop and clicks really compete with music.
Vahe
For me, the minor "clicks and pops" from LPs in excellent condition really become a problem only on today's high-end headphones, or for those who can afford them, high-end speakers. Even then, the other sonic shortcomings of old LPs, even those in perfect condition, (tape hiss, distortion, compressed dynamics and frequency range, and for 78s, unstable and inaccurate pitch), are far worse to my ears.
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