To give an example of how bad it has become here s a list of my recent purchases from this last saturday s record store day and their problems.
Off center vinyl pressing.
An off center pressing will be equally off center throughout the entire side.
Johnny hartman live at sometime original 1977 japanese lp on trio.
Not all records are produced to equal quality standards.
Watch the arm sway.
Most off centre issues that you come across are very minor in such a way that many vinyl enthusiasts would not bother carrying out this procedure.
If it s just at the outer edge then that s a warp.
I have tons of old used vinyl and i d say one in ten is off centered.
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This video is meant to show an off centered vinyl pressing you can also hear the pitch shift in the sound of a piece of vinyl that is off center.
A warp can cause damage to a stylus if it s severe or is causing the needle to actually catch air off the record.
Social distortion warped and off center.
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Listen to the whoosh.
A record pressed off center meaning the spindle hole is not central to the grooves stamped on the vinyl is perhaps the worst culprit of them all.
Is this an off center pressing or something e.
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Off center pressing is essentially when the spindle hole in the center of the album is not properly aligned to the center of the grooves.
Discussion in audio hardware started by tom holvey aug 24 2017.
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Without proper alignment the needle is unable to track in the grooves and may cause it to wobble back and forth between the groove.
It could even be something such as the paper label extending over the spindle hole on the record that is preventing the record from rotating concentrically.
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Never mind the bollocks on vinyl and while playing it i tried to lift the stylus off the vinyl with the cueing arm but it was still playing.
