What makes a record crackle?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nightbirdjel

Me too. Sounds like bacon frying. Mmmmm.......bacon. Drooling like Homer now.

Oh--I recommend a Kenwood turntable. My Dad gave me one several years ago. It's nothing fancy, I guess you could kinda call it "bottom of the line", but it was brand new then and still has a nice clean sound. It couldn't have cost very much, cuz Dad's poor like me . He got it cuz he knows I'm crazy-loyal to Kenwood products. When I got my very first car I saved up and finally bought a low-end car stereo/tape player from Kenwood. Man, I put that thing through HELL-played it loud all the time, never cleaned it, etc., and it sounded just like new for YEARS and never once ate any of my tapes, no matter how super-old or dirty. I'd probably still be using that thing now if it hadn't been STOLEN . Oh well. I got my money's worth out of it and then some. Ok, end of product pitch now, sorry I got carried away!

Kenwood makes good sh*t - I'm still using my brother's high school hand-me-down Kenwood amp and tuner. It's from the late 70s!

I've got a Dual, linear tracking turntable almost as old - it still works great!