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Posted by Aaron C. on Mar-27-2007 09:42:

Questions about Vinyl

So i'm wondering.Doesn't it scratch after a few times of playing it and not work properly anymore?

Posted by Lizandrooo on Mar-27-2007 12:48:

no. just dont drop so much weight on the record when playin it at home. @ the club atmosphere i usually just drop all the weight on it. also buy diamond tip stylus. i usually trust stanton for some reason but orophon i hear is very good as well. expect to pay from 150 to 350 for needles. mine were 200. i got the blue smurfy stantons.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Mar-27-2007 14:41:

They do suffer wear over time but not much aslong as you take care of them and set the tracking weight on your needles to no more than the optimal amount (for a lot of needles, like the Shure Whitelabels I use, this is 3 grams). As far as visible scratches, these will only come from failing to handle your vinyls carefully. The wear that comes solely from playing a vinyl is very gradual.

Posted by Aaron C. on Apr-12-2007 06:29:

Is it easy to bend?

Posted by progressiveMOJO on Apr-12-2007 07:54:

if you don't abuse it, don't scratch with it, use good needles and proper tracking pressure etc, vinyl lasts plenty long.

it's fairly easy to bend, but the worst is storing it badly. You NEED to store it as vertically as possible with very little force pushing it one way or the other. Leaving it to sit horizontally or in a horizontal stack for a while is a great way to get it warped. It's possible to un-warp vinyl but it can be tricky and it doesn't guarantee that the sound will go back perfectly normal.

Posted by LazFX on Apr-12-2007 08:28:

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Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
It's possible to un-warp vinyl but it can be tricky and it doesn't guarantee that the sound will go back perfectly normal.

also and a big one, Do not leave them in a trunk of a car and think they will be safe till you get up. Had a bud of mine lose 2 crates almost to just a little heat. Warped them to hell. He threw them away but I just took the ones I wanted and placed them outside with two plates of glass and a 5lb plate. took the warps out, but I would not recomend doing that cause if you are not careful you can "press" out the grooves and then the record is screwed.

Vinyl will last, hell I have 12s from the 80's and 70's and they are still pristine...... Just treat vinyl as if it was your life and it will last for years.

Posted by Zild on Apr-12-2007 17:13:

You have to baby the fuck out of vinyl. Hell you have to baby CDs too or eventually they'll skip on you, but when they do you burn another one and have a beer.

Posted by LazFX on Apr-12-2007 17:24:

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Originally posted by Zild
You have to baby the fuck out of vinyl. Hell you have to baby CDs too or eventually they'll skip on you, but when they do you burn another one and have a beer.

true....... allot of my old vinyl i lost I could only find on mp3

Posted by progress on Apr-12-2007 18:13:

WhAt'S ViNyL???

Posted by jonas on Apr-12-2007 19:00:

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Originally posted by Progress Ent.
WhAt'S ViNyL???

It's the stuff your outfits are made of that you wear on cedar springs.

DIE

Posted by progress on Apr-12-2007 19:09:

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Originally posted by djjonas
It's the stuff your outfits are made of that you wear on cedar springs.

DIE

No dude, that's Pleather.

Don't Die, but eat the corn out of my shit.

Posted by Aaron C. on Apr-12-2007 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Progress Ent.
WhAt'S ViNyL???

Records.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Apr-12-2007 21:37:

quote:
Originally posted by djjonas
It's the stuff your outfits are made of that you wear on cedar springs.

DIE

LMAO.

quote:
Originally posted by Progress Ent.
No dude, that's Pleather.

Don't Die, but eat the corn out of my shit.

wow.

Posted by progress on Apr-13-2007 00:26:

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Originally posted by Rememberence_
wow.

I say that about myself at least once every day....

Posted by Aaron C. on Apr-13-2007 08:16:

quote:
Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
if you don't abuse it, don't scratch with it, use good needles and proper tracking pressure etc, vinyl lasts plenty long.

it's fairly easy to bend, but the worst is storing it badly. You NEED to store it as vertically as possible with very little force pushing it one way or the other. Leaving it to sit horizontally or in a horizontal stack for a while is a great way to get it warped. It's possible to un-warp vinyl but it can be tricky and it doesn't guarantee that the sound will go back perfectly normal.

Wa !So i can't lay them flat on top of each other for to long?

Posted by progressiveMOJO on Apr-13-2007 08:29:

laying records flat makes it so that small variations in their stacking, sleeve material, pressure from the weight above, etc can warp the vinyl and press out grooves. It's pretty important to always stack them vertically if you're storing them for a significant period of time.

Posted by Aaron C. on Apr-13-2007 08:47:

quote:
Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
laying records flat makes it so that small variations in their stacking, sleeve material, pressure from the weight above, etc can warp the vinyl and press out grooves. It's pretty important to always stack them vertically if you're storing them for a significant period of time.

Good to know.Thanks.

Posted by jonas on Apr-13-2007 13:14:

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Originally posted by Progress Ent.
I say that about myself at least once every day....

What he doesn't tell us is that it's when he's weenie tucking in front of the mirror and listening to 'goodbye horses'