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The Lifespan of an LP?

How many times can one play a new vinyl lp before the sound noticeably degrades? For the purpose of the exercise, assume one takes decent care of the record and has a properly set up and maintained, good quality deck and stylus. My system has been taking quantum leaps in quality over the last three years and I find myself buying more mint and near-mint vintage  records on Discogs and audiophile remastered records from MoFi etc. Thanks!
heilbron
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millercarbon
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@millercarbon, The sage of Agon.

You said it. Not me. Does have kind of a ring to it. Just might catch on. If it does, thanks!
lewm
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Early CDs were so bad to begin with that I wonder how one could tell if they were lately deteriorating, except by visible criteria.
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millercarbon
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As great an honor as it is to be a sage, the Oracle of Audiogon has more of an alliterative ring to it, doncha think? Also what does an Oracle do anyway but give sage advice? So yeah, Oracle. Definitely.
lewm
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How about "Auricle of Audiogon"?
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If you question hearing your record anew vs much wear, consider getting a needle that tracks higher or lower in the grove than the previous wear pattern.  (Keeping in mind that tracking lower in the groove necessitates extremely clean vinyl)
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