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Warped Records

I would say about 75% of the new records I have purchased online or in some of the local shops are warped. The outer edge will almost always have a big hump in it, I can't tell if it is really affecting the sound but it is very disappointing.
I got four new records last night all but three were warped & the one that was not warped skips. Also they seem to be very noisy, The new 200g Led Zeppelin's all have some large pops in them. On a earlier date I took back some warped ones to the store & they put it on a turntable & told me it was normal.
ANother time I sent five records back to amusicdirect.com & they exchanged them for five more warped records.
What's the deal? Anyone else seem to have the same trouble?
krellm7
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
No comment.
dlwask
270 posts
 
I should add that the 180g and higher LPs typically have no issues, but at the current prices and labels they are coming from I would expect as much.

I just saw the new Dire Straits re-issue at Music Direct...wish me luck.
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jond
5,924 posts
 
Get the Air Tight record flattener! It's expensive, like $800 I think, but maybe you and some of your audiobuddies can split the cost.
skeyebox
27 posts
 
It must be the customers fault for bad quality.

When people bought less cds...it was because people were stealing music...not that the economy was weak and the industry priced cds at almost $20 a piece.
However, they had to price them that high because people don't buy enough and steal music....not that the music industry just got caught price fixing music again. Hopefully the music industry will try a make money by working with consumers instead of cheating or gouging them.
shersta
140 posts
 
I too have noticed what seems to be an unusual amount of warping in the small number of new records I purchase. I've wondered if perhaps improper storage might be the culprit. In my mind's eye I see boxes and boxes of horizontally positioned lps stacked on top of each other in some warehouse in New Jersey, kind of like the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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