22-Oct-2016, 21:20
I no longer listen to LPs using headphones for this reason.
I had used good quality headphones since 1970 (starting with Koss electrostatics) but don't play LPs at all any more if I am listening to headphones.
Whilst most of the colourations added in the LP record/replay process are euphonic and sound lovely the poor signal to noise ratio is blindingly obvious on headphones and since the noise is broadband you can't really filter it out.
The other non-euphonic shortcoming of LP systems is speed stability, which can be addressed.
I had used good quality headphones since 1970 (starting with Koss electrostatics) but don't play LPs at all any more if I am listening to headphones.
Whilst most of the colourations added in the LP record/replay process are euphonic and sound lovely the poor signal to noise ratio is blindingly obvious on headphones and since the noise is broadband you can't really filter it out.
The other non-euphonic shortcoming of LP systems is speed stability, which can be addressed.
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