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Cartridge wear with clicks and pops…?

As the title says…I am looking for input about cartridge wear.

I currently have a Hana Red , which to be frank was a stretch for me financially. I love it…!

While most of the vinyl I play is in mint condition and carefully cleaned etc I do have some older vinyl , both original stuff I bought in the day ( 1970’s , but taken care of..) and original pressings from late 50’s on.

The question is.

When playing the older stuff with some clicks and pops am I “ exponentially “ increasing the wear on my Red? 
With the price part of me could rationalize buying a nice “ starter” deck and cartridge ( denon 103 type thing) to play my less pristine vinyl on.

Rational fact based opinions? 
Not anything I’m obsessing over but the thought floats though my mind occasionally so i thought I’d see what you all thought.

Thanks in advance for the thoughtful input!

 

zimick

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mijostyn
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@czarivey 

That "pop" was the op amp blowing probably not the record. 

@lewm 

You and I certainly do not have to worry. It is virtually impossible to harm a Sound Labs with signal. It requires a pitchfork. Modern subwoofer drivers ( the good ones anyway) will hit their bump stops before any damage is done to the wiring or suspension. If you overdrive them you get a very annoying burp which is difficult to misinterpret. Even the voice coils are hard to burn, copper ribbon on Kaptan formers. That would require a large DC offset. 

 

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mijostyn
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@zimick ,

It is not a problem at all. Cartridges wear out, cars wear out, women wear out. I'm always thinking about the next cartridge in line;-)

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