jsim86

I must be honest and say that I was keen to realise what all of the fuss was about in relation to vinyl and perhaps, somewhat naively, jumped in and purchased the cheap record player. It looks as if I am going to have to accept that this is indeed the problem. I didn't really intend on spending hundreds of pounds (dollars) on a high-end turntable, but this might well be what is required to eradicate these issues. Do I like the traditional sound and quality that you get with vinyl listening? Yes, but my personal experience has somewhat dampened my enthusiasm. Accepting that a more proven turntable would result in a much better experience, would go a long way to ensuring that I was much more content with what I consider to be an 'alternative' way to enjoying music. If I am not willing to splash out on a better system, then perhaps I should stick to listening to my tracks (MP3s) via a Bluetooth speaker, which I must admit, wouldn't have anywhere near the same(if any at all) difficulties that I have outlined with vinyl. It's a decision that I must make, but I thank all of you for your contributions.

Thank you so much for your responses. I don’t think I am able to adjust/reconfigure the tonearm of my turntable in any way, possibly due to the fact that it is a cheap one. Can I ask all of you why this would only be happening with select records? I know that with one of the vinyl at least that I returned for an exchange, that the new exchanged record worked perfectly well and did not have the same problems as the original. Why would this be the case? I should also point out that the skipping occurs only in certain places on the record, but it’s the exact same places each time round I play. I would be very reluctant to splash out on a higher-end turntable, as my initial intention was to only to engage with the vinyl resurgence and the turntable that I have allows me to do that for the most part. I’m still not convinced that I haven’t just been very unfortunate with my vinyl purchases, although I have been buying new and from reputable retailers. Interestingly, when I mentioned this problem to a friend, he too suggested that it may be a ‘balancing’ issue.

Hi, I purchased a reasonably inexpensive turntable a few years back because I wanted to experience and be part of the resurgence in Vinyl. I have bought a number of vinyl records since then (possibly 40+), but have encountered difficulties (mainly skipping) in a fair number of them. Is this common? When you spend £20+ on a record you expect it to work efficiently, but it seems that this problem has occurred with me more often than it should. You might be tempted to say that this has got something to do with the cheap vinyl player, but if this is the case, then why do the majority of my purchases work without any problem? There could be as many as 10 vinyl in my collection with this fault and while I have sent some back for exchange, this really shouldn't need to be the case. Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening so often? Do those who produce the records not do so with utmost diligence and care? I am becoming increasingly frustrated with my vinyl as a result and have decided that I am not purchasing any more, at least until I can get to the route of this issue, which is deeply disappointing. Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.