rsims Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) Hi there. Just recently started purchasing records for a new turntable I received. My main question is how much warp should be considered acceptable on new records? I recently purchase several new records from my local shop, and about half have a bit of edge warp as shown in the linked video of Tame Impala InnerSpeaker. I'v looked over a lot of posts online, but finding it hard to correlate what's minor vs. going to cause premature wear on my stylus. I've noticed that the only new records that had an issue were packed as double gatefolds, so if it's normal I don't want to bother the store for an exchange. Thanks in advance!! Edited July 13, 2020 by rsims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonals Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Not an expert, but this looks fairly normal. Unless it's impacting the the playback, I think it's OK, and you can see how the arm is designed to follow and track. Also, I typically use a record weight and that helps keep the record flat. Viborg makes a good one that's available on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Judging by the video you are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 If it’s anywhere from a 5-10 degree angle off the turntable go Karen on their asses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 That's normal. An odd warped record every now and then also won't cause significant wear. My rule of thumb is if it doesn't skip because of the warp then it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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