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		myrandomcomment on April 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the Internet Archive digitizes 78rpm records Any dirt in the grooves screwed up the playback in the case of using a laser. Remember the pits that are read on CD/DVD are under a clear coating and cannot get dirt in them.

jandrese on April 26, 2021 [–]

They do thoroughly clean each record before it is played.

myrandomcomment on April 27, 2021 | [–]

Yes, I saw that. Was replying to the person that questioned why they do not use lasers. I have a record collection and so need to upgrade my kit to that level of cleaning magic ;)

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