I was thinking Nottingham Analogue?A ClearAudio with a Naim badge?
I stuggle to see how a turntable warrants this price in terms of development, manufacturing and materials. Unless it’s purely down to the low production numbers?
Friction doesnt cause scratches. Poor equipment, poor setup and most definitely poor handling does. There will always be the occasional pop due to dust but if treated and looked after correctly, vinyl will always produce the goods. I have mono recordings from the 50/60's and they still sound fantastic.
Yeah, but that's why they use soft diamond for the stylus, so that... oh, hang on...Friction must, and does, produce wear.
Friction must, and does, produce wear.
That wear will not be an absolutely linear phenomenon in the grooves.
Therefore scratches.
There are ways to minimise wear, (mostly by following good practice as you mention), but everytime a record is played it is less accurate afterwards.
A tiny amount if played properly, but a definite, and cumulative, amount.
I think we're in danger in veering off topic but also making wide disparaging generalisations if we're not vinyl fans.
Crackles are more often associated with across groove scratches (and other stuff) but not generally groove wear.
Groove wear can happen but it doesn't generally produce crackles and to create groove wear you have to play many times (like 1000's) unless you have your kit setup wrong, worn stylus, wrong tracking / downforce etc or like dropping the needle after a bottle of wine..
If you don't like vinyl then fair enough I get it, but for **** sake go troll another thread...
Adding accurate, physics sound, comments is not trolling.
Being upset by them is a bit embarrassing though.
I'm not upset, I have no intention of buying one. I equally use digital and analogue sources and appreciate them for what the are. The derogatory vinyl phobia comments are however factually incorrect.Adding accurate, physics sound, comments is not trolling.
Being upset by them is a bit embarrassing though.