Robert M
New Member
I honestly don't think many records from 60 plus years ago are going to be minty enough to produce accurately anyways. Even good examples of hugely popular artists like Buddy Holly etc. have plenty of hiss and pop. More obscure music will be even worse due to the smaller production numbers. Many original recordings from popular artists of the 50's and 60's were well preserved and have been remastered well. Keeping in mind that in the 50's and 60's the vast majority of people weren't listening to their new records on great equipment either. I think the hiss and pop of original records from the era of part of the charm. I have a few Deccalite 78's from the post war era that hiss and pop away, all part of the charm, the story of that record. What do you like to listen to? What kind of source vinyl are you getting a hold of that matches the quality of your player? I think your record player is really cool, might even invest in a PL-L1000 if I ever come across one, but the player is only half the equation, what quality sources are you getting? At the end of the day, considering that 1) most old vinyl that isn't available in high quality reproduction very likely won't be pristine, 2) what was popular since is available in good to great quality digitally, and 3) too much new vinyl not being mastered very well imho (a lot of vinyl now being mastered from digital sources smh), the question remains: what is really so wrong with the Orbit U-Turn for $178?
