Does the old record player damage to the LP records?

Question

I'm gonna buy a record player from 1960s ~ 1970 on the ebay.
I'm worried that if I could break the records. give me advice.

Answer 1

You need to know the "tracking weight" of the player you are looking at. The higher the weight, ther more friction is createwd at the stylus tip, the hotter it gets and the more damage it will do over time. The early Dansette type players with their 'blunderbuss' ceramic/piezo cartridges were often tracking at 10 grams and above and they would wear out a disc in a couple of years. It was generally accepted in the 60s that USA "pop" pressings were not on top quality vinyl and they wore out quickly so needed to be replaced every few years.

Today one can buy record decks and cartridge/stylus combinations that track at1gm and even less than that. Even in the 60s there were many cartridges that tracked at under 1.5gm. That is possiblt the main reason why there is so much top condition 60s vinyl around. I have late 50s stereo discs that unwary listeners assume to be CDs!

So. Your 1960/70 player might or might not damage your discs. It depends on a few factors (I haven't gone into arm movement) but the over-riding one is the weight that the stylus exerts on the groove..

Answer 2

Replace the stylus.

Check the cartridge alignment.

Check the tracking force is correct.

Check the anti-skate setting is correct.



If you do all those things accurately, it should be OK. However, it won't give you anything like the sound quality you can get from a modern turntable.





"So, If i get a record player in a very good condition, it will not damage to my record. right?"

Wrong.

If you buy a second-hand turntable, you will have no idea of how it has been treated in the past or how good the stylus is. Unless you check everything AND replace the stylus before using it, you risk damaging your records.

Answer 3

The old Dansette Players are not as gentle as more recent players, however many Hi-Fi systems at the end of the 60s were very good.



None of them will 'Break' the LPs I have copy of The Beatles Help that was played daily (every day at least once) for 15 years it is still in quite good condition, all things considered they at the time came in for heavy use.



Personally I use a 1980s deck and 1980s Amp and tuner.



Edit

you can buy new styli ST2 is the one for the oldest models, and ST10 is for the later 'Lighter' players, or you may have to make your own by taking the diamond (on its mounting) from an ST2 and gluing it to the new one (not the long arm but the head) I have had to do this with my mid 60s Rock-ola Juke box.

Answer 4

you like a phono enter on your receiver or a phono pre-amp (beforehand hooking as much as receiver)... it is as a results of RIAA usual ... RIAA equalization is a specification for the appropriate playback of gramophone information, accepted by way of the Recording industry association of united statesa. (RIAA). the point of the equalization is to allow extra advantageous playback situations, strengthen sound high quality, and to decrease the vinyl damages that could in any different case upward push up from recording analog information devoid of such equalization. The RIAA equalization curve grew to become into meant to function as a de facto international industry usual for the recording and playback of vinyl information because 1954. in spite of the shown fact that, it is only approximately impossible to declare while the replace actually handed off. RIAA equalization is one in all those preemphasis on recording, and deemphasis on playback. A checklist is decrease with the low frequencies decreased and the severe frequencies boosted, and on playback the alternative happens. the end result's a flat frequency reaction, yet with noise which includes hiss and clicks bobbing up from the exterior of the medium itself plenty attenuated. the different substantial earnings of the device is that low frequencies, which might in any different case reason the cutter to make great tours while reducing a groove, are plenty decreased, so grooves are smaller and extra can in good condition right into a given floor area, yielding longer playback situations. This additionally has the earnings of removing actual stresses on the playback stylus which will somewhat be no longer common to handle, or reason unsightly distortion. ... final analysis ... Phono pre-amp is needed for vinyl playback .. tapes, CD(s), IPOD(s) ... do no longer want this. some checklist gamers have "equipped in" phono pre-amps ... others do no longer ... then you certainly could purchase one with a view to play vinyl.

Answer 5

It won't "break" them, but the very nature of the stylus will wear them down eventually, how long depends on the type and condition of the stylus, and the tracking force.

Answer 6

no the only probl is that if its one with a manual pin you'll need to put in on and take it off yourself, which if done carefully and lightly is fine but if you dont do it carefully if could sratch the record slightly