I meant to also say that the outside diameter of records are not always round. You really have to reference the grooves to find the true center of the record. I'm guessing that they trim the OD of records with a knife to remove the flash, if they trim them at all when they come out of the die. That's typical in most molding processes. So you can't count on the OD of the record to be concentric to the hole or the grooves either.
Stylus Drag
Hello all,
I was wondering, does stylus drag vary significantly based on the musical content of a record: frequency or dynamic vs slow passages? If it does vary based on the musical content is this amount insignificant relative to the amount of overall drag arising from the friction of the needle in the groove?
The resaon I'm asking is to understand that even if the speed setting is compensated for stylus drag if at a micro level it is still varying based on the musical content and if this is heard sonically.
Thanks,
Andrew
I was wondering, does stylus drag vary significantly based on the musical content of a record: frequency or dynamic vs slow passages? If it does vary based on the musical content is this amount insignificant relative to the amount of overall drag arising from the friction of the needle in the groove?
The resaon I'm asking is to understand that even if the speed setting is compensated for stylus drag if at a micro level it is still varying based on the musical content and if this is heard sonically.
Thanks,
Andrew
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