New Re-Issue Vinyl: Surface Noise, Ticks, Pops....

There have always been quality problems with pressings. I am soon to be 57 and remember very well the days when vinyl was all there was and having to bring back something like every third or fourth album because of bad surfaces or warps or a combination of both. Do you remember when LPs were shrink wrapped whuile still warm and the plastic wrap would twist the vinyl as it shrank and the record cooles? European and Japanese pressings were normally the exception, everything pressed in North America was prone to all manner of defects.

I think to we are used to the silence of CD's too which just seems to amplify the the ticks pops and crackles. Sorry I won't by New Vinyl until they change the return policy which is if i want a cash refund I get it and not another sob story from the seller.

There are a few inexpensive record player combination that will play vinyl with absolute minimal snap crackle and pops straight out of the sleeve.

If you properly clean that same Lp, for sure you will enjoy the music that much more.

Moving on up vinyl play back, there are many combinations that really start to do vinyl justice with near to dead silent back grounds on well cared for Lps, new and vintage.

Then there are other combination ,table ,arm and cartridges that equal the dark silents of digital play back on most Lps were a tick or pop is rare.
Including zero surface noise
I might add a few of these record players are not the price of a new car.

Vinyl play back is frustrating and too much for some.

For others its an intoxicating pleasure....

Stiltskin makes a good point.

Perhaps the system, not the vinyl, is the problem for those who complain about poor quality.

In this particular case, it appears to be a real possibility.

Audiofeil,
What do you mean:
"Perhaps the system, not the vinyl, is the problem for those who complain about poor quality.
In this particular case, it appears to be a real possibility."?

I didn't see anything in this thread about the posters' systems. I don't think one needs a multi kilobuck system to enjoy vinyl. I started out with a very humble front end and yet I found a number of nice records that sounded better than their counterpart on cd. If your comment is based on prior knowledge of the poster(s)' system(s) then disregard.

Stiltskin,
I completely agree with you on the quality of the recording. No question there. One of the best sounding things to come out in recent years. I also wonder what the previous owner may have done to it that would not come off with several cleanings. I couldn't think of anything. maybe their setup was so bad it actually damaged the vinyl, but I've never really seen that happen. I've been looking for an excuse to try steaming. . . so perhaps this is it.