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Originally posted by james sound 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..

you could play it on someone else's deck to see if it is infact the vinyl or your toenarm.

another possibility: perhaps your vinyl has been exposed to warping conditions?

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I think Inertia's idea about warping is the most likely culprit. Never in my life have I heard of a record being pressed too loudly that it makes the needle jump. Make sure there isn't a bump in the record or that the grooves aren't warped for one reason or another. I hate to say that the pressing volume is not the case, but I can promise you that it isn't.

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I would be inclined to say that the problem is with the deck/stylus and not the vinyl especially if this happens with more than one record.

It could be badly pressed vinyl or dirty but for it to constantly be a problem I would say it's most likely something in your set up.

The thing with vinyl is that if a track is loud the groove doesn't get deeper but wider. That's why 12" are louder than old style albums as they can have wider grooves.

Cheers
Nem

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