Thread: 180gm vinyl problem

Quote: Originally Posted by Midnight Blue So it seems that sometimes you need a good heavy pressing to M.O.T. your turntable eh? - in which case mine must be functioning just fine, as I recently bought a couple of original BYG/Actuel LPs - and they are some of the heaviest pieces of vinyl I've ever picked up! Heavy BYG vinyl, from the Planet Gong no doubt?

Hello, My name is Justin--I'm a musician and writer in the city and I really, really want to listen to great music on audiophile-grade systems. Problem is, I don't have so much as one turntable to my name. I'm mostly interested in jazz, minimal classical a la Steve Reich, Terry Riley, early ambient like Harold Budd and Brian Eno, impressionism like that of Ravel and Debussy, and Bach's solo pipe organ and lute/cello suites....

I have a 240 gram (talk about overkill) audiophile LP which plays quite successfully on my mid 90s Michelle deck, so the 180s are no problem. Why only scrape every half revolution -- sounds like maybe one of the suspension springs has grown weak. Try checking if the platter + LP is still flat

You'll have to forgive me but buying 180-240 gram vinyl to be played on what sounds like substandard turntables doesn't quite make sense. Like buying primo radials to throw on a junkyard dog, no? That's a little harsh so I'll just say that before I bought another high-priced heavyweight piece of vinyl, I'd invest on getting the turntable to a pro for a tune-up!

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So it seems that sometimes you need a good heavy pressing to M.O.T. your turntable eh? - in which case mine must be functioning just fine, as I recently bought a couple of original BYG/Actuel LPs - and they are some of the heaviest pieces of vinyl I've ever picked up!

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