Quote Originally Posted by O'Shag
Les, forgive me, I don't mean to condescend in the least.

Yes, clicks and pops, but not in well cared for or worn out records. Most of my records are silent. There's no doubt that vinyl is a much more finicky medium than CD. The potential for extraordinary performance is not so readily accessed, but in its highest form, analogue decimates CD. I know it because I've heard it. I wouldn't be so stupid to say it otherwise and I owe no special allegiance to vinyl. I won't harp on about it anyway. I only responded to Feanor as I did because his initial response (which he later modified) to what I said (in all friendliness) was rude and uncalled for. I am too experienced in Hi-Fi to talk humbug for a start.

What I don't understand, is that I've always been polite to Feanor and others.
Ok, I agree to a point about vinyl, except that even well cared for records still mysteriously pick up ticks and pops. The 180g seem less prone to this for some reason. I do look after my records meticulously. Most of the records I sold recently were in near mint condition, even under bright light they had only minor swirls where they had been taken in and out of the sleeve and played like new. But there is always some noise and I guess I have got used to the absolute silence of digital media as I certainly don't recall being unduly bothered by background noise on vinyly when it was all I played.

As far as the personal matters on here are concerned, it is a great shame because I started a topic that I thought would generate some interesting comment about THE VALUE OF RECORDS and was curious to know who would and who would not sell their vinyl and replace it with CD if they found they could make some money. It was not intended to be a vinyl vs cd debate although I guess that is partly relevent.

I was certainly not expecting to come here and read all this name calling and agression. If I knew my posting this, or any other topic on here would result in unpleasantness I wouldn't have bothered. In fact it makes me feel like not bothering again. Who started it and who said what doesn't matter, but if there is a problem maybe there could be a less pulic way to sort it out and leave these pages to reasoned discussion and opinion as intended. Of course there are going to be differences of opinoin, it would be boring if there were not, but can we at least stay on topic and not get so personal, after all, its only hi-fi, nobody's life or reputation depends on it. Life is too short.

Can we get back to the topic now please?