are colored/clear vinyls less susceptible to wearing out . . .?

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Posted by opianstate on Feb-17-2004 18:34:

are colored/clear vinyls less susceptible to wearing out . . .?

I have a couple track pressed in clear/orange/white/blue [vinyl?] and im wondering if they wear out less . . . they really seem like theyre made of something more substantial than normal black vinyl, maybe some kind of heavier plastic . . . does anybody know what im talking about or have any more info on the subject?

I guess what im asking is are they made of the exact kind of material that conventional vinyl is made up of . . .

Posted by Pjotr G on Feb-17-2004 19:05:

actually, colored records are not made out of vinyl. If I remember correctly their quality was inferior to that of vinyl.

quote:

Gekleurd vinyl is niet echt vinyl, er zijn maar 2 fabrieken die ze maken en het is niet dezelfde kwaliteit als een zwarte plaat, omdat het materiaal veel zachter is.

"Colored vinyl is not actual vinyl, there exist only 2 factories that make them and it's not the same quality as a black record, as the material is much softer"

-source: synthforum.nl editorial by Da Goose (in dutch)

Posted by Freak on Feb-17-2004 19:09:

Yes they wear faster

Posted by DJ1MK on Feb-17-2004 19:56:

Does this apply to picture disks as well?

Posted by auscosmo on Feb-18-2004 00:02:

wouldnt they be more susceptible coz they are inconsistent and contains additives, therefore not pure?

Posted by Nemesis44 on Feb-18-2004 13:59:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ1MK
Does this apply to picture disks as well?

Yup

Posted by opianstate on Feb-18-2004 17:24:

that sucks, some of my favorite tracks are pressed on color disks . . . for some reason i thought they felt stronger/heavier than normal vinyl . . . oh well . . .

Posted by Zzyzx on Feb-18-2004 18:56:

Re: are colored/clear vinyls less susceptible to wearing out . . .?

quote:
Originally posted by opianstate
I have a couple track pressed in clear/orange/white/blue [vinyl?] and im wondering if they wear out less . . . they really seem like theyre made of something more substantial than normal black vinyl, maybe some kind of heavier plastic . . . does anybody know what im talking about or have any more info on the subject?

I guess what im asking is are they made of the exact kind of material that conventional vinyl is made up of . . .

Both Black & Colored vinyl are made out of Polyvinyl chloride. The only difference is the dye. So in theory, the quality is identical.

As far as pictures discs go, they do have qualty problems, they are made to be looked at (although you can play them). The picture is pressed near the surface of the record and less plastic is used on top of the overlay, which affects the quality of the recording.

Zzyzx