On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 03:20:16AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:36, John Hasler wrote: > > s. keeling writes: > > > Previously, this was accepted behaviour; making backup copies of > > > originals was just something that was done. > > > > I don't recall anyone making backup copies of books or vinyl records. > > vinyl to vinyl no, vinyl to tape yes, apart from backup and sharing, vinyl > degraded so quickly when played that playing via tape was the only way to get > a decent lifetime for your lp. >
Also vinyl to cd. I do it on occasion to save the old vinyl collection. As for books, it depends on the book, and they are usually not as sensitive to the heat (Coffey and pasta is another matter ;-) As for lp lifetime, it depends on the quality of you player, but if you are real audiophile, I seem to recall that vinyls are claimed to produce the best sound on the third playing (once the grooves are cleaned out but not worn out) > Bob Parker > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
