won a record, not easy to find.  it's styrene, it looks really clean..  when i put a needle in the run in everything is ok, but when the music starts there's that noise. obviously i first thought that it's a cue burn, but it ain't that. don't know how to describe it, but both sides have it for the about the same ammount of time...  20-30% of the song and then it suddenly stops.  it follows the music if you know what i mean - if the horns get louder so does the noise etc.  i've washed the record but nothing.. played it on the both decks, changed the needles - same result.

 

any solution?

 

 

 

oh...   and someone just got a bargain on the mixed feelings  

I've had brand new, unplayed records which have styrene noise.  Especially from Mercury/Philips/Blue Rock labels.

had loads like that, I went through 2 styrene copies of Ad libs on Karen till I got one that played clear and clean... its a pig, but maybe it should go back?

 

Mal

  On 04/06/2013 at 14:22, Pete S said:

I've had brand new, unplayed records which have styrene noise.  Especially from Mercury/Philips/Blue Rock labels.

 

 

thay had noise all the way Pete, or you had case like mine where noise is present in just part of the song?

  On 04/06/2013 at 14:46, Mal.C. said:

had loads like that, I went through 2 styrene copies of Ad libs on Karen till I got one that played clear and clean... its a pig, but maybe it should go back?

 

Mal

 

will probably send it back...  wanted to check here if there is maybe some solution

Does this kind of styrene sound distortion get any worse if you play the record?

 

Thanks

 

Richard

Somebody has played some of the record with a bad stylus, and lifted it off when they have heard enough.

  On 04/06/2013 at 17:45, psamsara said:

thay had noise all the way Pete, or you had case like mine where noise is present in just part of the song?

 

Both to be honest. I had a Clyde McPhatter record on Mercury the other day, side 1 perfect, side 2 shocking, it was a new/mint record though.

  On 04/06/2013 at 17:56, Premium Stuff said:

Does this kind of styrene sound distortion get any worse if you play the record?

 

Thanks

 

Richard

 

The point I'm after is that I have a rare record on Blue Rock - there is slight styrene distortion - nothing bad at all - just a bit of 'crackle' in places, but definitely styrene distortion.

 

I have played the record once and I just put it on MP3 for listening to, which is where I noticed the distortion on playback.

 

If I play the record again, say several times, will the distortion get worse?

 

I don't want to wreck it 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Edited June 4, 201312 yr by Premium Stuff

  On 04/06/2013 at 20:38, Premium Stuff said:

The point I'm after is that I have a rare record on Blue Rock - there is slight styrene distortion - nothing bad at all - just a bit of 'crackle' in places, but definitely styrene distortion.

 

I have played the record once and I just put it on MP3 for listening to, which is where I noticed the distortion on playback.

 

If I play the record again, say several times, will the distortion get worse?

 

I don't want to wreck it 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

 

No it'll stay the same.  The only way it'll change is if you play it with a too heavy arm or bad stylus - the damage is already done in the pressing process.

  On 04/06/2013 at 20:56, Pete S said:

No it'll stay the same.  The only way it'll change is if you play it with a too heavy arm or bad stylus - the damage is already done in the pressing process.

 

Thanks Pete - makes good sense 

 

Richard

  On 04/06/2013 at 18:00, solidsoul said:

Somebody has played some of the record with a bad stylus, and lifted it off when they have heard enough.

 

that's what i thought.  but hey - after one play?  is styrene so sensitive?

  On 04/06/2013 at 14:22, Pete S said:

I've had brand new, unplayed records which have styrene noise.  Especially from Mercury/Philips/Blue Rock labels.

 

are you sure it wasn't jukebox stock? lots of those look and are sold as brand new records.