|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
220.157.71.142
In Reply to: I agree, noise is to be expected. posted by ffrr on April 21, 2007 at 01:11:46:
No sterile conditions here. I cleaned a nice copy of Aretha Franklin today and placed it back into it's inner liner. Later in the day I decided to play it and by the end of side one the needle was covered in fluff. I looked at the lp and the static was attracting all the dust in the room. Just goes to show that there is a lot more to keeping them clean than the cleaning process. As for ticks and pops I think they are par for the course but some here tell a few porky's when they say that their lp's are mostly pop free. I tend to think if you have a valve system the pops and ticks seem to show themselves more easily. What are your thoughts.
OLLY
OLLY
Follow Ups:
I think the reason you might think the valve system shows the pops and ticks, might be related to the levels at which you listen. Valve (tube) systems tend to handle running at high levels better because, with all systems, distortion rises with power level, and valves distort more gracefully. Hence, I have found, you find yourself listening at higher levels more easily. This will make pops and ticks more obvious in the quiet passages.
-----------------
Very sensitive and show everything up which is good but can be a pain in the arse at times. Vinyl needs to be mint and this at times is not possible.
OLLY
Don't know if you've read my system page, but mine is even lower power, being 2A3 SE.Yes, as I said, my system may be very sensitive too. I think it reveals a little more than a lot of systems I have had the chance to really listen to, but there are so many I haven't heard, so I am reticent to really judge.
-----------------
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: