Warped records, so far in 2022

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Fixxman32

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This may come out as a rant post, but its getting silly.
2022 so far:
The Piper at the gates of Dawn stereo remaster and mono - both warped.
Steppenwolf QRP Analog Productions warped
L. A Woman Analog Productions 2x45rpm warped
LZ IV 2020 reisssue warped
Morrison Hotel sessions RSD warped


Records that were all flat:
Doors S/T
Morrison Hotel
L. A Woman
Black Sabbath S/T
Black Sabbath Paranoid
13th Floor Eleverators RI

It it storage or poor manufacturing / QC that causes theese annoying warps?

They are not very bad, but they have edgewarps. And how much of a strain will playing them take on the suspension in my Lyra Delos?
 
Fixxman32 said:
This may come out as a rant post, but its getting silly.
2022 so far:
The Piper at the gates of Dawn stereo remaster and mono - both warped.
Steppenwolf QRP Analog Productions warped
L. A Woman Analog Productions 2x45rpm warped
LZ IV 2020 reisssue warped
Morrison Hotel sessions RSD warped


Records that were all flat:
Doors S/T
Morrison Hotel
L. A Woman
Black Sabbath S/T
Black Sabbath Paranoid
13th Floor Eleverators RI

It it storage or poor manufacturing / QC that causes theese annoying warps?

They are not very bad, but they have edgewarps. And how much of a strain will playing them take on the suspension in my Lyra Delos?
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What do you mean by warped? A bit of edge warp is nothing at all. I very rarely get a significantly warped record, but I have many with slight warps - perfectly flat really doesn't exist.

The likely culprit is shipping.

If it is enough that it causes visible movement of the cartridge, that is a defect. Otherwise, if the cartridge tracks fine with no excessive movement, it is no problem.

Strain on suspension should not be a worry (obviously except for a severe warp). If the car's suspension can't handle some bumps and the occasional pothole, it isn't a very good car.
 
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RHANDMJ said:
That's a bit more warp than I would like, but it won't have any audio or cartridge impact. I wouldn't be thrilled about it, but I wouldn't send it back either.
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I did manage to get it to a more acceptable level after warming it in the oven for about 40 min on 50celsius, between two sheets granite.
 
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