There is much debate about the color of vinyl records and how this affects the sound quality.
Warped vinyl sound quality.
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.
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.
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.
Do you think this warping is acceptable.
Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops.
Hi recently i bought tubular bells part 3 by mike oldfield on vinyl.
But it has warping.
Warped vinyl has always been around.
Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets.
Sound quality is good and it plays fine.
I m wondering if it is heavy warping or just small warping.
If you re in a rush you can quickly fix a warped vinyl record using an oven.
As briefly touched on above the ability to improve the playback performance of warped records is one of the key benefits to record stabilizers.
In my humble opinion there is little difference in quality between black white clear red or any other color of vinyl for that matter.
One such approach is to place the warped vinyl between two pieces of glass and apply heat using an oven.
Thanks to discogs most vinyl reissues have a tangible verifiable history.
First place the record between 2 sheets of glass and heat it in the oven at 175 degrees fahrenheit for 3 minutes.
The collective knowledge of fellow vinyl lovers can help prevent disappointment.
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.
Clear vinyl picture discs and glow in the dark pressings are more susceptible to poor playback.
I ve made a short video of the record playing in my turntable.
Before being stuck with a warped or bad sounding record glance the internet.
Use the vinyl junkies forum and other online resources to see what others think.
When buying vinyl back in the 70 s 80 s a warped record was rare not anymore.
Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise.
A few exceptions exist.
Quite badly in some cases nirvana s nevermind is just playable and u2 s 18 is the same.
A lot of the new vinyl i ve bought recently is warped.
