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Originally Posted by dentist90
Gotta admit guys: CD's do sound better and are less maintenance than LPs.
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No, not at all.
I do have some poorly cared for (used) LP's which are worn out and can't be steamed cleaned enough which a CD will trounce, but that's an exception.
I have $2,500 CD player and a $250 record player (plus $400 cartridge) and the record player sounds better
given good source material.
What I was missing for many years in my experience with records was a properly set up and aligned cartridge. No bass, no highs and a muddy middle are all you can expect without a proper set up using a
protractor. Most people who like CD's better have never heard an aligned needle. The others just like the convenience of CD's too much to be open minded.
I have to admit that before I had a tube powered system with tube phone preamp the
snap crackle pop could be too much even on a clean record. All that changed when I went to valves/tubes. Solid state and records just do not go together.
Keep old technology with old technology for best results.
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I have the DB Systems protractor, difficult (but not impossible) to use with non-rectangular bodies.
Use one of these too..........I know..sooooo much work.
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