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?
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You are fortunate to be able to stumble on LP's you want to Buy, the type of LP's I find now from similar types of outlets are not really on my need to listen to list.
If you thoroughly enjoy all things Vinyl and your use of Vinyl consumes the bulk of your listening time allocations, for 'Sit in Front of the System' listening experiences.
A Cleaning Method will do wonders.
A Simple Method with not to much expense will be to carry out a Manual Method as advised on the Instructions in the attached Link.
I have been using this as a method.
There is additional discussion within a Thread about using these methods on a Thread in this Forum.
The Additional Step to Soak the LP in White 5% Acid Distilled Vinegar can really impact on surface noise, the Lead In Grooves and Between Tracks on nearly 40 Year Owned LP's had a remarkable effect on surface noise.
A friend who buys mainly MFSL Vinyl and Ultra Sonic Cleans his Album Collection, heard one of my Longterm owned Manual Cleaned LP's on Friday and was extermely impressed with the perception of the Cleanliness of the Vinyl during the Presentation. 

Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records - The Vinyl Press  

  

Check the EAN Serial Number, there could be a LP worth a large amount of $$$$
I have had this as an experience and witnessed the uplift in Value and know of others who have seen the  benefit of taking the time to do a little research into the EAN as well.