RE: Unfortunately, it just...

Posted by flood2 (A) on April 1, 2017 at 17:56:12

In Reply to: Unfortunately, it just... posted by vinyl1 on April 1, 2017 at 05:18:49:

There have been software changes since then. The current one doesn't suffer from the "dullness" (esp on inner grooves) which is often posted. You don't need the heat, friction, and physical deformation to play the groove at all! You do, if you want it to sound the way you are used to.....
You have to remember, it will ALWAYS sound different irrespective of the analogue electronics, simply because you have fewer distortions due to the mechanical playback system! You don't have LF rumble except that which was cut in the groove, you don't have tracking distortion and you don't have SRA mismatch which is a very signficant form of distortion affecting playback in general since there isn't a "single" value to optimise to.
Whether you like it or not is up to you, but the ELP has a specific place in playing valuable or fragile records (or even damaged ones), that you wouldn't consider playing on a conventional deck. That's why I have one..certainly not for any pretensions to "high end". I agree, it is far from it, but it is an invaluable tool for the archivist.

Regards Anthony

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats

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