Are You Slowly Destroying Your Vinyl Collection?

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• TH

  @TheJoyofVinylRecords · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

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• ED

  @eduvinyl · 1 year ago

  This is the kind of stuff I&apos;m always happy to hear. I&apos;ve been a record collector for 40+ years now; I have records I&apos;ve played hundreds of times and still sound like the day they came out of the seal. Thanks, Rick, for sharing this always valuable info. We need to hear it again from time to time.

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• DH

  @dhowting · 1 year ago

  Properly adjusted tracking force and anti-skate 😉

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• JO

  @johnstump2433 · 1 year ago

  I always run my cartridges on the lowest end of the recommended tracking scale but after watching your video, I’ll think I will set them to the middle of the recommended scale now. Never really thought in theory about them running to light could be detrimental. That just proves you’re never too old to learn something new.<br>I always appreciate your videos, Rick!

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• KD

  @kddo1455 · 3 months ago

  you&apos;ve assuaged a lot of fears with this one, thank you

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• AL

  @albertdavis1499 · 1 year ago

  Regarding stylus wear, record damage, and sounding bad .... &nbsp; There is another factor, the &quot;pivot block&quot;. &nbsp;This is a rubber block that holds the needle in place and provides damping. &nbsp;A little-known fact is that the rubber degrades with age and use. &nbsp;Eventually, it sags and could even become brittle. When this happens, it no longer providing the proper damping and is overdue for replacement. &nbsp;This is why it can sound bad, yet the diamond tip is still like new. &nbsp;The high-end low tracking force models tended to be the worst in this regard. &nbsp;You may recall, there was a time when some high-end cartridges would track easily at less than a gram, but didn&apos;t last long and were easily damaged. &nbsp;Around 1.5 to 2 grams seems to be as low as it goes today.

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• JU

  @jumpsuite · 1 year ago

  I like having fun but turntables and records are labor of love you got to love them or you hate them there&apos;s no two ways about it so you love them have fun

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• WA

  @WAM-Engineering · 1 year ago (edited)

  It is wonderful to have such an effective communicator of vinyl love as you, Rick! You are doing the educational work necessary for the public to get the most from the format. Thank you for your service to the medium and for your support of what we do at WAM Engineering.

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• JA

  @jamesdobson5290 · 8 months ago

  Vinyl is very tough like vinyl flooring never shows wear in a house &nbsp;and it is even hard to scratch it, so it makes sense that a vinyl record would very difficult to damage.

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• US

  @user-2channelguy · 1 year ago

  Hey Rick, excellent video for the vinyl neophyte and others who might neglect the great tips you mentioned in this video..

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• WA

  @warrenhummel6506 · 11 months ago

  I&apos;m still playing records I bought in my teenage years, &nbsp;sill sound good,

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• IC

  @ICenobyte1962 · 1 year ago

  And everybody, Don&apos;t play records if you are drinking or high! I Learned this painfull lesson.

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