The Lifespan of an LP?


How many times can one play a new vinyl lp before the sound noticeably degrades? For the purpose of the exercise, assume one takes decent care of the record and has a properly set up and maintained, good quality deck and stylus. My system has been taking quantum leaps in quality over the last three years and I find myself buying more mint and near-mint vintage  records on Discogs and audiophile remastered records from MoFi etc. Thanks!
heilbron

Showing 1 response by vinowino

I have many LP's I bought from 1964 onwards, 57 years, still sound great.
If you pay attention to cleaning and if your tonearm and cartridge is set up good they should not wear.
I am not guessing about this, it is my experience. In fact as I upgrade they are sounding better than when I first bought.