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Opinions revised
Records change with time, and a later issue admits when a first take aged badly.
Hearing protected
Volume and ear health come up more often than music writing usually allows.
Modest equipment
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- Listening on cheap equipment
- Headphones and hearing damage
- Records worth the shelf space
- Paying musicians directly
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