33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better

@mijostyn  - that's cool! What is max magnification on it?

Once I catch up from all my travels I will be redesigning the top and bottom plate of the WallyScope to offer more "overhang" and "cantilevering" as well (I couldn't resist using our parlance in this case). Thanks for the inspiration on this.

I wonder what sounds better.   Vinyl or Cd's?  I have always thought the reason CD's came out was to eliminate the noise from vinyl.  Also, what sounds better, a CD or Streaming?  You can stream 24/192 and a CD is 16 bit.  You would think hi-res would sound better.

wallytools,

I know your scope is used for setting dynamic vta, but, is it also ideal for more basic overhang adjustment?  Do you have any other suggestions on what optical device to use for doing basic adjustment.  I have your latest protractor, which is very good because proper adjustment is unequivocal when you follow instructions.  But, it does require looking at the stylus from both the front and the side, and so I wonder if your scope or any other instrument is helpful in this application.  I don't know about whether focal length being appropriate for viewing head on, for example.

Thanks.

@larryi , the WallyScope  has three objectives. It is great for setting VTA and also for evaluating stylus wear. It comes with a nifty software program that makes measuring angles a snap

@wallytools , I am attaching the head of a certain magnifying device to the stage of this microscope which had it's magnification head cut off with said cutting wheel and tossed in the garbage. I'll be able to sell it as Picasso's last sculpture. How much fun can a guy have on a Sunday?

@larryi 

I do have fun shocking people with some original recordings that demonstrate how the art of recording has NOT improved in the last 60+ years.  I can put on a 1959 Columbia Brubeck "Time Out" or Ellington's "Blues in Orbit" to show that even stereo was fantastic way back in time.  Both recordings have had audiophile reissues, none quite match the originals.

Depending upon whether you're an optimist or a pessimist, that's either wonderful or a tragedy.

Wonderful that some people knew what they were doing back in 1959 or a tragedy that they don't or can't be bothered now.

Or perhaps it's just a simple question of economic demand and supply?

Maybe the average 1959 jazz afficinado expected a high standard of playback quality from this new LP format but the 2022 one is content with what they're given?

It's 2022, if you don't ask, you don't get.