Whats on your turntable tonight?

@bslon I’m actually amazed at how quiet most of my new orders turn out to be. There have been a couple bad ones though. Like when every tap of a tambourine is a squak of distortion. But overall I guess I have more optimistic expectations. Records continually amaze me. One thing I think helps is my Shibata stylus. It’s worse than an elyptical on big scratches or smudges, but I don’t get much clicking and popping from clean looking vinyl.

Hey James.

Yep that was me who snagged the AP lp.

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Hey Bill,

I’ve had to exchange several this year. I don’t

think I’ll ever abandon the format though. Amazon 

makes exchanges so easy, I just accept it as part 

of being into analog.

@spiritofradio I agree that overall they are quiet, it's the occasional static noise I hear, like a quiet 1 second frying pan 'sizzle'. Only on new stuff, not on all of it. My cartridge has a Namiki microridge line contact stylus with under 300 logged hours. I clean every new record before play, and multiple treatments don't help. I'm wondering if it's the same noise @big_greg hears on the HM LP?

Steve, my wife informed me I can exchange Amazon purchases at the local Kohls which will keep me in the game. Thankfully!

@spiritofradio James, I may try buying from another vendor. Plaid Room may have got a bad batch. They are great about returns and exchanges. I prefer to buy from smaller retailers and avoid Amazon. I may just stick to streaming it. It was recorded digitally.