Are scratch LPs part of the game ?

Sunlight does show up flaws and dirt extremely well, hence the saying "in the light of day". However, a cheap floor lamp with a 100 to 150 watt Phillips Natural Light bulb does just as good a job and isn,t restricted to the day shift. I don,t beleive stores use florescent lights for any other reason than they are cheaper to run and use. Cheers!

"Scratches are not inevitable if you develop a sound routine and practice it rigorously. Boring, but effective."
Thats it in a nutshell. Accidents do happen but almost always when I don,t pay attention to what I,m doing and the routine that works. Mapman, why worry about it, simple to keep them in the shape I got them. Tvad I keep my house acceptably clean, replace furnace filters every two months and have the ducts vacuumed once a year. Not for my LP,s but for my childrens and my health. I no longer park my car in the living room so it,s cleanliness is not an issue. I leave my shoes at the door and don,t use them as a turntable weight or stand on my turntable so thats not an issue. As for lint on my suit, the only lint on my suit is in the pockets because I spent all the money on good LP,s !!! Suits, shoes, cars segway to lps ? Just joking Tvad. I read alot of your responses and realise and respect your a knowledgable guy with good advice given in a non condesending manner . Cheers!

Suits, shoes, cars segway to lps ?
Has2be (Threads | Answers)

Absolutely. Fastidiousness is required to maintain LPs without scratches. Fastidiousness in other aspects of one's life is an indicator of how likely one's LPs are to remain scratch free.

I agree with you Tvad to a degree about being fastidious with most aspects of one's life and how they coralate. But you have to also realise for some that balance does not exist. I have a neighbor who does not maintain his property as well as most would, or keep his house as clean as he should or treat his wife as well as he should but his 1969 Z 28 is meticulous. What some lack in the balancing act they justify with making certain aspects absolute priority over anything else. Who,s right is that persons opinion, rite or excuse depending on perception. I certainly do agree for the most part that the creeping malayze we allow in some areas can effect other areas if we let it. By the way , it,s very sunny here today so I,m off to wash and shine my 10 year old car that looks new! Only one way to keep it and anything else I own in great shape. On a side note thanks for the advice you gave me on the Moscode amp. I got to listen to one finally in my system and it is a great amp and great match with the pre-amp. Cheers!

Well, I'm selectively fastidious, and I as an adult I was fastidious with my LPs. However, I still managed to let one or two slip through my fingers causing scratches.

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