I bought an Argon TT-4 (not the MK2, but the MK1 is no longer available) two years ago and while my taste in music is somewhat limited/one-sided, I love listening to records!
Now, sometimes, I come across records that are thicker and heavier than others, for instance two of my Nancy Sinatra albums and Madonna’s Immaculate Collection, if I remember correctly (=too lazy to reach down for it now…).
Why is this? Does it signify a change in the manufacturing process over the ages, as in, thinner records are newer simply because technology evolved? Or was it a conscious choice to make some thicker? I can’t quite distinguish any difference in sound quality, since I’m using a pretty high fidelity Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge with some sic Adam A5X monitors…
Please advise! 😊
I’d love someone to test this theory.
Feels like many of the records in my collection with (minor) warps are the 180g ones!
Recently mark from sound matters was casting doubt too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0EFmGJ9BaA
Right, I mean, that’s what the idea is in theory… who knows, it feels like it should be right but maybe the heavier ones warp more. Then there’s all the funky clear and color ones which are even more expensive