Clicks and pops? They are going to be found, the issue is how many? If
you can't live with any, you are headed for constant frustration.
Surface noise? My brain learned how to filter it out listening to 78s a
long time ago. Records are an imperfect medium learn to be flexible or
find another medium.
Bill, those of us who have grown up with vinyl (formerly known as records or LP's), know about the possible issues with the medium.
There have been many threads like this one regarding new vinyl production vs. the golden days of manufacturing.
Since the old pressing plants were closed down and equipment was sold for scrap or put in storage, there are growing pains with these new start-ups. The original production crews were real craftsman; there is now a new generation of record cutters and techs.
Not to mention the current demand for vinyl has pushed the new mass-market pressing plants to their limit, where shortcuts in production, e.g.; the drying stage, and compromised quality control now exist.
When buying vinyl from the 60's, 70's and 80's, I have experienced very few returns due to defects as compared to today. And I don't mind hearing some tape hiss or surface noise from these records; it's easy to block it out when enjoying a good analogue recording.
