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Who knows what "groove guard" is?

Classic Records announced recently that they will issue all new vinyl releases on their new Quix SV-P formula which will not have "groove guard." Am I the only vinyl buyer out there who does not know about "groove guard"?

What is it, and why is not having it better?
kalan

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kinsekd
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Albertporter you are right. I recently bought a couple of lp's without the groove guard. What it does is to allow them to lay perfectly flat and provide a more stable surface for the stylus. I was very pleased with what I heard.
kinsekd
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Kalan,

TT is a Linn LP12 with Ekos/Arkiv/Lingo/Cirkus. Electronics are Audio Research PH3 SE/LS 25 Mk 2/VT100 mk 3 with Magnepan speakers. Interconnects are Litzlink for the most part.

I don't pretend to be a physicist, but it seems to me that any lp that presents more of a "flat" as opposed to a "convex" surface (as one without a groove glide should) will make it easier for the stylus to follow the groove and reduce skating forces. I don't know if that's what I heard or not. It just seemed a tad more "real" to me.
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