Quality of records?

Question

I've heard some people say that records tend to get screwed up after about 20 times of listening to them, and some say that they last a very long time. Which is true? Do records wear out very quickly? I'm planning on buying a record player and starting a vinyl collection

Answer 1

Hi. It all depends on the quality of the Tonearm and Cartridge Stylus and the way you care for your records. I still listen to records i bought 45 years ago,and they still sound like new.If you have a low inertia arm and high compliance cartridge tracking no more than 1.5 grams your records will not be damaged.Slight ware is unavoidable but can be kept to a minimum.

Records do indeed sound better than CDs.When CD was launched in 1982, their slogan was "Perfect Sound Forever"
It was supposed to be the death of Vinyl. Well CD sound is not perfect and Vinyl did not die,it has been around all the time.

Make sure you buy a good turntable to start with.The Tonearm should have low inertia,very little friction at the pivots and low mass. A suitable Cartridge to match the arm is very important.