Magnets Damage Vinyl Recordings

The lp from long playing or long play is an analog sound storage medium a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 1 3 rpm a 12 or 10 inch 30 or 25 cm diameter and use of the microgroove groove specification introduced by columbia in 1948 it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.

Magnets damage vinyl recordings. At the end of a day s listening it occurred to me that i had on hand not one but two record demagnetizers both in unopened boxes. By doing this you can bring the average loudness up super high something that record execs assumed would. About a decade ago my friend and fellow audio writer ken kessler flew over from the u k. The problem is most acute in dry climates when the humidity is low.

For cleaning grooved and optical discs i e acetate lacquer shellac and vinyl records. Totally vinyl records aims to bring you the best rare vinyl rare acetates vinyl records picture discs 7 inch singles lp albums memorabilia autographed records and other fantastic items. The claim that you could demagnetize a vinyl record seemed to me so. As to helping reduce friction while playing records the last record preservative is an effective and longtime standard of record collectors.

For more info on our privacy policy etc. Mixers noted that many instruments were hard to bring to a desirable loudness in relation to other tracks and started over using what s called dynamic compression to make softer sounds louder in the final mix. I m thinking of putting my records in my wall unit but it has a magnet to stop the door from going back in so i was wondering if the magnet will effect the vinyl records at all. One was from furutech the other from acoustic revive.

There s videos on youtube where people have experimented with cruisers and even they say that there s no immediate damage imparted on a record after a normal amount playtime on a cruiser. Dvds use canned air to blow away dust. To review the continuum caliburn turntable. Please register to receive the latest updates and experience the full functionality of our site.

Please read the links to the right. Cleaning of magnetic tape and of cylinders is a delicate undertaking and should be carried out only by a preservation specialist in these activities and is not covered here. When a vinyl record becomes statically charged it acts like a magnet for any dust lurking near its vicinity making it near impossible to keep the record clean. Shop from monogram quote to photo magnets or create your own magnet today.

Can a magnet do anything to a vinyl record from being near it. Unless you play the same record multiple times a day every day of the week i don t see the crosley doing much to the record that makes it destroyed. The video above is a great primer but the shorter version is this.