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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!
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mfinch
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I still listen to LP's that I bought 50 years ago. I did damage a few with cheap turntables and cartridges, but with good equipment and care, they may outlast you.
inna
7,132 posts
 
I use Last record preservative. Don't know about vinyl wear but records sound a touch better after treatment. Last has been proven to be a good stuff, I heard.
kingsleuy
173 posts
 
A long long time.
I stole my dad's collection when I moved out in 1975.  I remember he playing them on a Magnavox phono console in the late 50's.  I played them till 2010ish.  Those records saw a bunch of systems  Always sounded good.  Even when played before or after newer pressings.   
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bigwave1
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Chakster is right and practical for life. Unless you listen to the same for ever, they easily outlast us as I have vinyl from others lives that are still mint even though played dozens of times. 
inna
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I heard it is not a good idea to play a record more often than once a day. They say it needs time to 'recover', whatever it is.
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