Don Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:25:54 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

"Don Pearce" wrote


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Rumble is inherent - unless you have access to a perfect bearing. As
for surface noise, it can be quite low on first playing, but it just
goes on getting worse each time. There is no choice in this matter, it
is inevitable.


I think you're dramatising a little. I wouldn't know what rumble sounds
like (I've forgotten, it's been that long), and surface noise (apart, of
course, from clicks and pops) is just not an issue at my normal
listening levels. Even clicks and things just don't bother me. I
understand your position - it's your experience after all - but it
hardly sums up the listening experience of everyone.

My bugbear is wow - I've bought my way out of that one.

Rob