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Does improper alignment cause permament damage ?

Does improper alignment or incorrect tracking force cause permanent damage to LPs ?
For example,I noticed that some LPs i play has a lot of distortion sound coming out of my speaker. It could be because of improper alignment. Does this eat the wrong part of the groove causing irreparable or permament damage ?

Or is it the stylus that is going to get damaged due to improper alignment ?

thanks for the insight.
nolitan

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nolitan OP
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Hello guys,

Thanks for the reply,
Doug, this distortion happens sometimes in inner groove especially if there is a high pitch female vocal like jacintha.
On some Lps, no problem or minimal distortion on the inner groove.
I'd say its random because it doesnt happen in all the LPs i play.
nolitan OP
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Hi Doug,

Thank you for the tip.
I don't hear much of that static like burst or fuzz you are referring to.
This sounds similar to an amp clipping right ?
What i hear is for example, Jacintha on the last groove, when she sings,esp the high pitched passages, somewhat distorted or shrieking. Not so good sound.
However on some LPs, on the same inner groove, no problem of this sort.

Noli
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