"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
... I suppose what I'm wondering is, even accepting that LPs
will
never render CD-like quality, irrespective of any amount of
cleaning
done to them, is it still worth forking out for a professional RCM?
Frankwm doesn't seem to think so.

'CD-like quality'...???

Who the hell wants it? I still think your approach is wrong if you
are
trying to get an LP to sound like a CD. (You like *two dimensional*
sound??)

The third dimension being pops and crackles?

Tell me Keith, do you have any digitally mastered LPs with your 'third
dimension? Or is it restricted to analogue ones? And do you notice a
difference between direct cut and those mastered on tape?



The 'Slavic All Analogue' recordings on Melodiya, Supraphon and
Hungaraton from the 60s and 70s are *particularly* to my taste - does
that help?

Play these *warts and all* direct to hard disk recordings (no editing,
but faded out for neatness and with the 'set-down' left on to give you a
little 'vinyl thrill'):

A record I have owned and played for over 40 years:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...20Martinez.mp3


And this one being quite recent:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Livonia.mp3


Both a bit sloppy with a slight channel imbalance, but otherwise 'Vinyl
WAVs' grabbed off my hard disk at random - if either of these is too
noisy for you at a *normal* listening distance, then you should
definitely avoid vinyl at all costs...