Warped Vinyl Sound Quality

If you re in a rush you can quickly fix a warped vinyl record using an oven.

Warped vinyl sound quality.

There is much debate about the color of vinyl records and how this affects the sound quality. Hi recently i bought tubular bells part 3 by mike oldfield on vinyl. Clear vinyl picture discs and glow in the dark pressings are more susceptible to poor playback. I m wondering if it is heavy warping or just small warping.

In my humble opinion there is little difference in quality between black white clear red or any other color of vinyl for that matter. A lot of the new vinyl i ve bought recently is warped. Then take the glass and record out of the oven and place a heavy object on top of the glass until everything is fully cooled. But there s also a limit to how much sound can be crammed onto a side of vinyl of any size before the quality of the audio deteriorates because the grooves are too narrow to contain all of the.

As briefly touched on above the ability to improve the playback performance of warped records is one of the key benefits to record stabilizers. 4 4k 2 4k 13 1k theslutbunny over 7 years ago this post is hidden because you reported it for abuse. Do you think this warping is acceptable. I ve never had any straight answers on the color vinyl vs black vinyl question regarding sound quality.

But it has warping. Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops. Before being stuck with a warped or bad sounding record glance the internet. I wouldn t say it occurs more these days than in the past.

A few exceptions exist. Quite badly in some cases nirvana s nevermind is just playable and u2 s 18 is the same. First place the record between 2 sheets of glass and heat it in the oven at 175 degrees fahrenheit for 3 minutes. Very few additives can be mixed into clear vinyl without jeopardizing the opacity which means there is a potential for worse sound quality albeit this drop is often imperceptible to the common listener.

I ve made a short video of the record playing in my turntable. Warped vinyl has always been around. When buying vinyl back in the 70 s 80 s a warped record was rare not anymore. 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 stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets. Thanks to discogs most vinyl reissues have a tangible verifiable history. Use the vinyl junkies forum and other online resources to see what others think. One such approach is to place the warped vinyl between two pieces of glass and apply heat using an oven.