re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

It doesn't have to have visible scratches to be a bad LP. If the original owner had a Sears & Roebuck record player, the $1 needle (probably worse than a thumbtack), may have destroyed the inner grooves. This usually happens when I inherit someone's old uncle"s vinyl collection and almost all of the LPs are shot. You will notice immediately--they sound like crap. Throw them away--no amount of cleaning or chemicals can revive them.