As briefly touched on above the ability to improve the playback performance of warped records is one of the key benefits to record stabilizers.
Will warped vinyl hurt my record player.
Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise.
Demonstration of a very badly warped vinyl record bought from a seller on discogs advertised as mint.
You can see the question from the title.
Warped records can limit the tracking of the turntable stylus over the surface of the record as the undulating surface can cause the stylus to jump right off.
Let s run through some checks to see if the vinyl might be at fault.
This is referred to as warping.
I have a few very good records which are warped pretty bad but my tt can track them just fine no skipping etc.
As mentioned above a brand new vinyl record is less often the culprit of playback skipping though it is not unheard of.
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It may be due to a poor storage position warmth or just age.
10 record player mistakes duration.
But playing them looks like a roller coaster ride.
Warped records are harder for the stylus to track and so adding a little weight or clamping the disc can help flatten the disc and improve tracking.
Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops.
Does playing warped vinyl damage your needle if the tracking is fine.
Vinyl records can lose shape.
Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets.