@invalid by your logic an inferior quality LP is the preferred end product. The all analog purists that started this ridiculous tempest in a teapot would happily pay a premium for an inferior product, Right? Taste of the sausage is all that counts. Beyond that, obsession over the process is an individual issue (problem!). Don't like, or more accurately, don't understand the process - don't buy the product. Move on with life. Far too little personal responsibility, far too much blaming others with the demand for compensation or validation of individual foibles.