Not all records are produced to equal quality standards.
Off center vinyl pressing.
Johnny hartman live at sometime original 1977 japanese lp on trio.
An off center pressing will be equally off center throughout the entire side.
Social distortion warped and off center.
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Discussion in audio hardware started by tom holvey aug 24 2017.
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.
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If it s just at the outer edge then that s a warp.
Watch the arm sway.
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.
I have tons of old used vinyl and i d say one in ten is off centered.
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.
Is this an off center pressing or something e.
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.
A warp can cause damage to a stylus if it s severe or is causing the needle to actually catch air off the record.
Off center vinyl pressing.
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Johnny cash off center on one side.
Sounds like crap on side 2.
Listen to the whoosh.
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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 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.
Without proper alignment the needle is unable to track in the grooves and may cause it to wobble back and forth between the groove.