why the hell do pressing companies press their vinyl soo hot (loud) that the needle skips?

some of my vinyl is unplayable because the pressing is soo hot that the needle is on the "verge" of skipping 24/7.

In all my thousands of records ive never had that to be honest.

Is your stylus worn? Not enought weight?

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Originally posted by Freak In all my thousands of records ive never had that to be honest. Is your stylus worn? Not enought weight?

are you serious!? im 100% sure my stylus isnt worn...

i set 0 point on my tonearm weight completely parallel to the platter so its like this =========. then i set the weight to 3 grams, antiskate 1.5. i got ortofon nightclub (s) and my decks are completely level also.

this mainly happens with hot pressings like yoshitoshi stuff.

i cant believe u never had this problem before...

no ive never had this problem before and ive never known anyone else to have this problem either

Very weird. This must have something to do with your tonearm weigt. Check it, and give it 3.5 grams and set the anti-skipping on 3 too. If the needle still skips, check your tonearm itself. Take the arm in your hand, and move it back and forth. On a good tonearm, you shouldn't be able to move the tonearm, butif you can, there is spindle on it. Give the screws a few turns until you can't move it anymore.

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !

guys it is a problem with the vinyl not my tonearm...

because it only happens on certain points, the needle will wiggle ALOT before skipping.. as if the grooves were pressed too hot so it has to vibrate too hard..

never experienced that myself either.
just plain weird

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you grab your tonearm with your finger. You push it back and forth towards the turning mechanism (= there where you adjust anti-skipping). Of your tonearm follows the movement, there is something wrong. Then you need to recalibrate your tonearm. I'm pretty sure that's his problem since I had it too

It's just impossible that your needle skips from a too high volume

Check here at about half of the page: CALIBRATION:

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Tonearm calibration is critical for correct playback of records. An improperly calibrated tonearm can result in skipping needles, increased record wear, decreased stylus life, and poor fidelity. Proper tonearm calibration translates into proper stylus performance and allows you to make the most of your turntable and stylus.

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !

Last edited by Tiger777 on Jun-27-2004 at 21:41

i agree
there is a limit to vinyl pressing, both amplitude wise and bass wise- becasue if you exceed that you cut through to the other side of the vinyl...lol.

i have never had a record like that. and i'm pretty sure it will have something to do with the way you treat your vinyl, as opposed to pressing companies being shit at pressing, otherwise more people would have the same problem.

have you had a chisel to them recently?

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Originally posted by tu_face i have never had a record like that. and i'm pretty sure it will have something to do with the way you treat your vinyl, as opposed to pressing companies being shit at pressing, otherwise more people would have the same problem. have you had a chisel to them recently?

yeah..i think that is the problem...i know lots of people that treat their recs like shit...not me...mine are pretty and clean

I have a record like that too. Completely unplayable. It's pressed pretty loud, but I don't know if that's the actual source of the problem.