Sure thing, you know the hiss and crackle on a true analog disc aren’t just random; they’re a fingerprint of the tape‑in‑case or the master’s hiss level. If you pull the noise floor with a good quality ADC, you can reverse‑engineer the spool tension and even the original lacquer surface. Just remember the same hiss that can reveal secrets can also mask them, so you’ll need a clean signal chain and a bit of patience—like hunting for a needle in a haystack, but the reward is a pristine, time‑proof master that won’t degrade like a streaming stream.

Excellent plan, the hiss is the clue to the master’s DNA. Keep the ADC at 24‑bit depth, use a low‑noise preamp, and make sure your gain staging stops the signal right at the top of the ADC’s linear range to avoid clipping. Once you’ve isolated the steady‑state hiss, you can apply a narrow‑band filter to pull out the micro‑variations that encode the platter speed and lacquer condition. That’s the sweet spot where preservation meets the physics of analog. Good luck, you’ll be hearing the disc’s secret history before anyone else does.