Noisier Outer Edges?


This might be an obvious question, but why are most, if not all of my records are somewhat noisier on the outer edges than on the inside? Is this my setup? I have a Music Hall 5.1. I thought it might be all the finger prints from handling the records, but this is true for new records also, and I am very careful when it comes to handling records.

Thanks.
toufu

Showing 1 response by eldartford

The stylus doesn't know about rpm: only about inches per second of vinyl passing by. Obviously the vinyl moves faster for the outer grooves, and this may aggrevate surface noise.

Ah, but you say...45 rps disks are quiet. I think that's because 45s are cut with a stronger groove. With an outer track of a LP you have the LP groove modulation with higher than average vinyl speed.

Usually the complaint is about audio quality of inner tracks. Here the vinyl is moving too slow.

Life is all about compromises.