And after how many plays that damage actually becomes audible.Īs I stated before, if someone has vintage vinyl in good shape and worth some $, or for that matter is planning to play new vinyl on this, I would definitely avoid. It’s the acceptable wear over time that’s the concern. That’s the case with all carts as the needle is physically touching the groove. Will there be damage after one play? Certainly. LP’s are generally sturdier that people make them out to be. With that definition in mind I don’t agree with you. I consider “destroy” to mean that you can hear very audible and permanent distortion after one play, whereas that distortion did not exist before play. One play CAN and will destroy a good vinyl album, from any vintage using an uncalibrated ceramic POS phono cartridge and arm. And most likely a new needle since you have no idea the condition of the used one.
But of course you’d need a phono stage for those, unless you already have a receiver. Some searching at thrifts or Craigslist and one could find a decent vintage table for cheap. In that case I’d research and buy either a decent budget table or go used (as a few others mentioned here). Not on an LP that’s worth more than the record player itself. And even given the ceramic needle and probably high tracking force, LP’s can usually take some abuse, especially older LP’s prior to the oil embargo in the 1970’s.īut where I will agree with you is that I wouldn’t risk it. I doubt very highly that you’d trash a record after one play, even on this cheap device. So instead of saving money, you will be throwing money and value away by destroying your records. Sorry but the fact is that if you want to play vinyl, with the least risk (because all needles will do a little damage), you need to get a high end needle and a device that will float the needle properly in the groove of the record, or you are going to trash it. If you don’t believe me, do a little research on this issue. I suspect the quality of this is so poor that it will ruin a record after ONE PLAY. You can easily ruin a record by using a poor quality needle on it. Remember - the needle will be scraping against what may be rare/valuable records. The issue isn’t how cheap/expensive the device is but the quality of the needle, and how the needle is held as it plays the record. Don’t do it! I’m sorry, Woot, but as a musician, music lover, and historian, I have to speak out against your poorly considered decision to market this product.
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