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I have always played records, so there is an undeniable attraction for me personally. While it has nothing to with the sound, I really enjoy the whole sensory experience of vinyl.
Taking the plastic over wrap off the album, wadding it up and feeling it in my hand before throwing it away. Looking at the album art - it's big enough to really take in. Gatefold? Even better! Pulling out the inner sleeve, and then the album itself. Smelling the unmistakable chemical soup that is vinyl. Then, after the cleaning ritual which I don't enjoy much, placing the album on the table and lowering the arm into the lead-in groove. There's noise and a certain, I don't know, ambience that some people refer to as 'blackness' - the background from which the music will emerge. All of that without hearing a single note, in anticipation of what is to come. You don't get any of that with digital downloads. Click, click, buy, download, store, playback. Even though in a lot of cases the digital download sounds superior! Not logical. Tom
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I remove the plastic because I have had mold appear when plastic was left in place. My dad was an RCA employee back in the late 1950s-early 1960s and he always removed plastic, but never explained why until I had the mold problem. Note for those who live in an area with a dry climate this is not so much of an issue, but in a humid climate it can be.
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I was told by a huge collector that opening one side of a stretched cellophane cover puts undue stress on the actual cover of the record causing warp, so I remove mine and invest in outer cover sleeves to protect the shuck as we used to call the album covers.
I have a main system, and a vintage system. I also have two Vinyl/CD collections, as the vintage system is more forgiving of lesser quality mixes. However I do have duplicate copies of some of my favorite pieces and do have a Marantz SA8003 SACD in the Vintage Rig. Regards, Jim
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