"Chesney Christ" wrote in message
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A certain Keith G, of uk.rec.audio "fame", writes :

Tape hiss? (He says while taping a couple of New Orleans Jazz LPs as he
types.....) What's that then? Is it like the 'needle noise, pops and
tics'
that make LPs 'unlistenable?

Hiss is that background noise which annoys pretty much anyone,
particularly on cheap cassettes. You usually can't hear it on the LP as
the LP's noise floor is often higher than that of the master tape. But
on a CD which has a much lower noise floor, imperfections such as tape
hiss come through very clearly.


;-)



"Needle noise" (do you mean surface noise?), pops and ticks don't make
an LP unlistenable, they just constantly remind you of the medium's
imperfections.


No, 'needle noise' is where you can actually hear the needle riding the
groove. (Sometimes its cutter noise, though.) Comes from subjecting all that
luvly old 50s vinyl to the rigours of modern vinyl replay gear - bit like
flashing round Brands Hatch in a 'Dagenham Dustbin', I suppose.

One point worth a mention is that a lot of people get a buzz off their vinyl
whilst using distinctly 'lo-fi' kit which, of course, does not reproduce a
fraction of the 'vinyl artefacts' that drive one or two on this group into
such a frenzy. Anyone here ever heard a café jukebox from the good ole daze?
Ever hear any 'pops' or 'tics'?


Fair play to you for being able to listen without them
detracting from your enjoyment of the music.


Right now Benny Carter is in my room behind me tooting away like a good
'un - he's enjoying it......


I'd much rather they
weren't there.


I sympathise if they get on your tits, but it really does disappear with
time. A record has got to be very bad before it bothers me. What price the
'78' boys? Better yet, what price the 'shellac and diaphragm' boys like the
chappie I've just taped a couple of 504 Jazz discs for (Nos LPS 4 and LPS
8 - it ain't the biggest label in the world! :-)

Chezzer, this world's big enough for all the different sorts of audio
nutters with all their own wacky little likes and dislikes. Unfortunately,
it seems this ng is not.....