Acoustical and Electrical Polarity
We also have a section for other Audio Issues such as these.
If you believe a word you read on the various sites where audiophiles freely dispense advice about everything under the sun regarding music, recordings and equipment, you are asking for trouble and you are surely going to get it. You will encounter an endless supply of nonsense, more often than not defended tooth and nail by those with more aptitude for typing than for critical listening.
Is Your Audiophile System Up to the Challenge?
So much of what holds their records back is not bad mastering or poor pressing quality or problems with the recording itself. It's getting the damn vinyl clean. (It's also helpful to have high quality playback equipment that doesn't add to the inherent limitations of the recordings.)
