Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment?


I have some original pressed (or at least very old) LPs bought used at Half price books, and record stores, and not at Collector prices, as such there is on some a bit of popping and noise, and one or two that were just trash.
So I ask, when you pick up a $5 ish record that plays with some well earned noise but is playable, does that take away from your enjoyment knowing it is and old war horse?
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I don't like it, so yes it diminishes my enjoyment. I tend to record every LP I listen to so I can remove most of the noise for subsequent playback.

I have acquired ~8,000 neglected records that I am sorting thru right now.  Most of them are a mess; Dirt, mold, you name it.  Step 1.  Clean with VPI Cyclone using a 3 step process.  Step 2.  Use a HumminGuru for Ultrasonic clean and final rinse.  Step 3.  Back to the VPI for vacuum dry.  Step 4.  If necessary, Sugar Cube to listen.  Even after all that only a small percentage are retained in my collection.

I don't buy used vinyl. Almost all of my collection is 40+ years old and

is kept in pristine shape with wet vacuum cleaning and, before each play,

carbon fiber surface dusting. Works for me.

If there scratch on them,if there deep...no way...if they look scratched ,don't spend the 5 ,save it for a better copy....it's a waste of money and you really won't be happy  when you play it.