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RE: I've long wondered

Hi John
You are absolutely right and I completely agree that a recording should always be done using the best available equipment. Sometimes that means using the ELP.
Actually I DO use a conventional turntable for the majority of my recordings except for those records requiring the optical treatment. Although it might sound like a bit of extravagance to purchase an ELP for those rare (as in both valuable and/or damaged) records where I wouldn't risk damage to either disc or stylus, the reason I bought the ELP was to own what I consider to be something of an achievement in optical engineering. It was something I knew I would own after reading about the Finial deck back in the late 80s early 90s.

When I bought the ELP my expectations had been set appropriately low based on the reviews of that first version of the Finial. I was very pleasantly surprised. Due to the lack of tracking distortion and arm resonances the fundamental sound is better than many decks that have​ not been set up with care. My guess is that the output stage is where the sound degradation occurs. The clicks and pops are not offensive when the record is clean. You actually heard a clip from the ELP that time I shared those files with you!



Regards Anthony

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats


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