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David Looser wrote:

"Eeyore" wrote

Most of my records are shagged from being played loads in the real
world
including being dragged out to performances in my DJ days. I well
recall
they weren't that good even when brand new. I vaguely recall having to
return
some several times before receiving an acceptable pressing.

CDs are a total joy in comparison.

I can relate to that.

I got so fed up with returning faulty LPs to the shop back in the late
'70s/early '80s, only to exchange one set of faults for another, that I
vitually gave up buying them and instead recorded live music from FM
radio
on my Revox. Despite the problems of trying to get a good signal some 60
miles from Wrotham the resulting tapes were far more of a pleasure to
listen
to than most LPs were.

When CDs became available it was a real pleasure to be able to buy
recorded
music again. Not only were CDs devoid of clicks, thumps and whooshes, the
basic quality was so much better too. CDs have a clarity to the sound
that
beats even the best LPs.

Absolutely.

I can only imagine LPs being of interest to mostly somewhat deaf people
these
days.

Graham

Or, as in my case, as a bit of fun, nostalgia perhaps. The above story of
recording FM was almost exactly my experience, only I used a carefully
calibrated Nakamachi 482Z, rather than a Revox. LPs used to frustrate me
intensely, and CDs were the answer to all my desires (well, some of them
anyway) at the time. Now, almost 25 years later, I'm enjoying LPs again. I
can now put up with the clicks, bangs etc etc because I have a clean
unsullied source (CDs) whenever I want it. I find it an intellectual
challenge to get half-decent sounds from LPs, knowing that when I just want
to listen to music, I have my CDs. Fortunately, my tastes in music (mostly
classical and Jazz) means that I can still buy CDs that haven't been
compressed excessively or clipped. However, I make sure any blues/classic
rock CDs I might buy haven't been remastered since 1995.

I now have four turntables and approach playing LPs in the same spirit as
driving vintage cars, old mechanical wrist watches or fountain pens (of
which I also have several). LPs from Charity Shops and car boot sales also
allow me to discover new music at bargain prices. It's surprising how well
old LPs clean up with a vacuum Record Cleaning Machine.

Some people seem actually to prefer vinyl to CD, I don't, but can still have
fun with my LPs.

S


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