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Is there a difference in sound quality between a 45 rpm and 33 1/3? It would seem that the 45 allows more length of groove/time unit and might be superior. And who knows about 78s? Although I'd imagine there are few 78s in pristine condition, as well as the primitive equipment they were originally recorded on.

I once rented a house that had an old crank-up victrola and a bunch of crackly 78s left behind by the previous owners. The sound was terrible; hissy, distant and crackly--but nonetheless extremely cool, even if just for the sense of history it gave. (By the way, before the house became a rental property it was a whorehouse in the Winona riverfront's famed red-light district!)

My questions are largely academic as I am a ways off from being able to invest meaningful cash into any audio equipment, and CDs do get me by.