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The Vinyl Experience: Why Music Enthusiasts Can’t Live Without It
Vinyl is technically the noisiest format there is, and still the one most listeners cannot give up. The signal path, the sleeve in your hands, and that sound people struggle to put into words.
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The Anatomy of a Turntable
Plinth, platter, motor, tonearm, cartridge. A plain-English tour of what each part actually does, and what you are really paying for as the price climbs.
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What Each Part of a Turntable Does
Why a turntable looks so simple and costs so much. We pop the hood on the five parts that decide how your records actually sound.
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