Not anymore! Been digging my Sweetvinyl Sugarcube SC-2 with surface noise masking upgrade. I turn my $1 and $2 record show finds into near mint vinyl, then make a hi res digital file of them for my server. Love it, but, of course, I clean my records first. Using a cheep and cheerful KAB vacuum cleaner. Great results, tons of listening pleasure. I probably won't live long enough to spin all the vinyl I have.
Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment?
I have some original pressed (or at least very old) LPs bought used at Half price books, and record stores, and not at Collector prices, as such there is on some a bit of popping and noise, and one or two that were just trash.
So I ask, when you pick up a $5 ish record that plays with some well earned noise but is playable, does that take away from your enjoyment knowing it is and old war horse?
So I ask, when you pick up a $5 ish record that plays with some well earned noise but is playable, does that take away from your enjoyment knowing it is and old war horse?