lp grunge

Somebody else in here noted the AQ mat being sticky and weird...not that that's a BAD thing...I bought one of those carbon felt anti-static mats and it works great although you do need to do try not to get dandruff on it when leaning over to que something. My useless LPs...all that fun tinkering resulting only in happiness inducing sound...also, I play iTunes lossless and hi-res files on a virtual mat where I have to imagine the tinkering part, which, if you think about it, is a lot of extra work.

>>10-11-11: Rok2id
all LPs are useless as sources of hi-fi. Go cd and the 'problem' is solved<<

Every thread needs an idiot for comic relief.

Good job.

Agree with Audiofeil.

Please don't feed the trolls.

'hi-'fi' is a short way of writing High Fidelity. High Fidelity means 'a high degree of faithfulness or accuracy to the original. The original for our purposes is the source, i.e. the cd or lp. I am just pointing out the obvious, that a stereo system reproduces the information on a cd at a much higher 'fi' than a turntable and tonearm does with a lp. the lp: noise, gouges, clicks and pops, limited freq response etc... with the cd. Flat 20-20, lots of dynamic range and no distorion or noise, that any human can hear. Wanna try the same argument with tube amps?
There are three main root causes for name calling 1. you have exhausted your vocabulary 2. a lack of upbringing 3. you have lost the debate. come on now, fess up, which applies to you guys.

btw: fidelity has nothing to do with personal preferences.