Moe wrote:
Maybe a bit off topic, but I totally forgot what a pain scratches are
on
vinyl. CD's have gotten us used to zero scratch sounds. I was
listening
to an LP the other day and couldn't get my head around all the ticks
and
pops and this one was in pretty good condition.

So, even if you remove the audio quality argument for now, scratching

vinyl even with very expensive turntables/stylus/arm -- is a serious
issue we tend to forget today in the age of compact discs.

I have a few scratched-up LPs that I still absolutely love. DSOTM
without surface noise is unnatural.

bob