What is the difference between a gramophone and a Victrola?
What is the difference between a gramophone and a Victrola?
The Victor company used the word gramophone in England, so gramophone became an English term meaning phonograph. Victrola always referred to a machine with the horn built into the cabinet, as made by the Victor Talking Machine Company. Victor introduced the Victrola in 1906.
How do you get rid of surface noise on vinyl?
Basically there are 3 ways to minimize surface noise:
- Record cleaning machine and keeping your records as clean as possible.
- The quality of your turntable and cartridge. From my experience, the better the table/arm/cart, the less noise.
- The setup of you turntable, arm and cartridge.
Why do my records sound fuzzy?
Fuzzy sound from records (if radio and tapes sound all right) is often attributable to accumulations of dust on the stylus, often compacted into tiny clods of grime on the diamond tip.
How do you get rid of inner groove distortion?
Mastering engineers will attempt to mitigate end-of-side distortion by pressing quieter songs, with moderate bass and lower HF energy towards the center of each side. Alternatively, they will restrict the playing time, or spread an album over two discs to avoid inner grooves.
What causes a record player to drag?
A belt can stretch out to the point where it can slip off the pulley. This can cause the turntable to move too slowly. On the other hand, if belt particles have worn off and gunked up the pulley, an increased effective diameter will cause the turntable to rotate too rapidly.
How do you fix a fuzzy record?
As a general guide, to solve this fuzzy sound due to the tracking force being too light, all you have to do is to ensure that the tracking force dial is set to zero and that the cartridge and arm should be hovering above the records.
Why does my turntable sound scratchy?
Dirt and static electricity may cause good records to sound “scratchy”. A proper cleaning will remove dirt and static electricity from the vinyl. You may be very surprised to hear how good your records sound once cleaned. An old or worn stylus will cause your records to sound bad or sound scratchy.
Why does my vinyl sound wavy?
The possible causes of the wavy sound are as follows: 1) if a belt drive, a bad belt or a bad motor, perhaps a bent motor shaft, or maybe a bad clutch on the pulley, like some Thorens turntables.
How often should you replace record player needle?
around 1000 hours