AudioFeil said it well. A properly aligned cart with the correct tracking force is the the key. The LP should outlive us! As Elizabeth said, play it once on a broken stylus, with improper alignment and VTF be prepared to hear distortion and the end of a clean record.
How long to wear a record out?
I dont know if I made the thread title proper or not, but I am wondering if any of you have a sealed copy and a "play" copy of an album that you bought at the same time from the same shelf. (Meaning these would have likely come off the mold one right after the other.)
The sealed copy was opened up to make a recording after the "play" copy, having been played 1XX times, was thought to be a bit beat up for a recording. When the sealed copy began to play, it was very noticeably better than the "play" copy.
How many plays did it take to wear the thing out?
Recently, a new cartridge with double the force of my old one made me think of this. Shadowfax "shadowdance" is pushing 30 years old and has been played at least 200 times over the years.
Do you have any vinyl pies you just wore out? How long did it take?
The sealed copy was opened up to make a recording after the "play" copy, having been played 1XX times, was thought to be a bit beat up for a recording. When the sealed copy began to play, it was very noticeably better than the "play" copy.
How many plays did it take to wear the thing out?
Recently, a new cartridge with double the force of my old one made me think of this. Shadowfax "shadowdance" is pushing 30 years old and has been played at least 200 times over the years.
Do you have any vinyl pies you just wore out? How long did it take?
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