I must be old

....the Art Of Noise is still better via CD or streamed.....

"I like my Noise straight, no rocks...." ;)

@wolf_garcia ...buy some drum sticks and you can add all the racket you'd care to. *L*  As long as you don't tap out on the lp itself... ;)

@nitroxpro....My hearing aids Really made a difference; not so much as to enjoyment of my rather broad taste in selection of selections, but in restoring the recognition of same.  This 'getting older' routine may not be avoidable (unless one opts for the 'painting in the attic' scenario....I don't have an attic, so I'm kinda screwed *L*).

As for the 'selections', and what happened betwixt the artist(s) and self...
We're locked into 'what it Is', as it's presented to us, the 'listening public'.
We can diddle with it....eq, drag the speakers about, pad the room, play 'musical widgets' with our pile of widgets, swap cables until the floor looks like an explosion in the pasta palace.....

It really is a matter of taste....'weapons of choice'...attack those notes. *G*

I will agree, to some degree, with the lp fandom....

Of the 2 operational ones, a Garrard z100 with Shure M55E and a Teac with it’s OEM cart. Both have new(ish) inserts for contact...
Nothing fancy; they just have to work.
I have a ’project TT’ involving a Rabco SL8. Just for grins, a Stanton 681EE ought to be fun.

Yup, tangital fan. ’Anti-skate’? Why? VTA and I’m gone.

The ’ceremony’ involved with regards to lp care & feeding I grew up with, so no altar boy here. ;)

Although not possessing as many discs as most, the ones that ’made the cut’ are still here. Personal prefs, you understand....*s*

There’s others; no real attachment, just a ’rescue situation’. A few keepers that could be weeded out. No rush...

I’m a Believer in staying current, but not overboard. Things change too much too quickly of late, and I’m not able to keep a grip on the ’bleeding edge’ of audio....then, and certainly not now.
But just keeping my hand in, to the degree I’m willing to and have the time to play with it...

Sure. *g*

I have other ducks to fry and fish to keep in a row..... ;)

Meanwhile, Monday beckons...*eh*
Cheers, J