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Vinyl wow

Record wow has kept me from truly enjoying analog ever since I first owned a turntable. To me, nothing says fake louder than that old sing-song effect that taints even the best records I own. I can't hear past it. Does it bother all enthusiasts? Does it bother some more than others? My wife claims she can't hear it, but she also runs screaming from the room whenever I play Stravinsky. Should I just learn to love digital?
hodie
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dekay
5,573 posts
 
PS: For what it's worth, it was once suggested to me that mainly those of poor health are the ones who are most sensitive to this issue.

I don't usually care for catch-all statements, but without going into detail did find the premise interesting.
twl
3,251 posts
 
It's a very rare record that I notice any wow recorded into it. If it is happening to you alot, I would suspect the turntable is having a problem.
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
You must have a defective turntable.
plato
1,543 posts
 
I've owned a lot of turntables over the years and can't say I've had much of a problem with wow at all. Either you're hyper-sensitive to this type of anomaly, or as others have suggested, there is something wrong with your turntable and/or records.
hodie OP
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I don't believe it's my record player. I have struggled with the problem from my first Philips 212, to a Thorens 165, and on to a Merrill/Triplanar IV. I can't believe that all my records are warped, nor that all the center holes are off-center. Must just be me.
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