What is the sound quality of Laser Turntable?

The Laser Turntable has no contact with the vinyl disc. Therefore, it can reproduce music and sound as close to its originally recording on vinyl. The LT's beam of light can read the record's groove in places that a conventional stylus cannot. This means that the LT performs high quality sound reproduction even on vinyl that has been worn by a needle. The Laser can also read below the depth of surface scratches, which improves playback.

If both the musical recording and the vinyl itself are of high quality, the LT will reproduce excellent sound quality accordingly. But if the quality of the recording or vinyl itself is poor, the LT can unfortunately do very little to improve or change the sound. Keep in mind that the LT is able to read some scratched and even warped records which may not be played on a conventional turntable.

On the other hand, cartridge/stylus/tonearm combinations (whether expensive or not), have a number of different characteristics that can alter or change the sound of a record. As a result, you will hear a range in sound quality (good or bad) as they make contact with the vinyl disc. However, they still cannot reproduce music as close to the original recording as the LT.

Because of personal preferences and the many cartridge/stylus/tonearm combinations being used, it is difficult to say if the LT will sound better for you, individually, than the turntable you currently own.

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