LP eccentricity, spindle hole center,The fix??????

Dear Ken: The fix????

IMHO, like in the human been healthy, the name of the game is to prevent not to fix.

We have to form an audio-association ( audiophiles/music lovers ) and ask to the RIAA ( or to the correspondent oficial institution ) to make a RIAA standard for a " perfect center hole " to all the LP manufacturers, this is what in my opinion we have to do not trying to fix things that are errors on the audio item maker.

We have to be serious on this subject and many others and give it a serious treatment looking for a final solution. IMHO I think we need to help us in a more definitive way.

Do you want to start? any one? who say, I.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Hi Raul,

It's been a while since we crossed threads. I have a feeling that by now you have a few more tone arms and cartridges; Ain't it great! I'll send 50 bucks to kick it off if I can get a Happy meal coupon with my tax free donation.

regards, and" Enjoy the music." A friend once said that to me.

ken

Dear all, that standard for the center hole was made in late 1940ies when the technical/mechanical standards for the microgroove longplaying record were set.
Those standards were precise numbers.
The problem is poor quality control, the ever increasing need for cutting production costs and too little care in the manufacturing process.
Companies like King Records / JVC Japan and several of the smaller dedicated record companies did always present LPs with very precise center holes. Today the LP-manufacturing is such a small segment of the audio/video market, that this (we...) and its (our..) needs are of no interest at all for the industry.

Dear Jlin, you are right - very often the two sides do differ in their eccentricity. In that case the "alignment" has to be done for each side individual.

Dear Dertonarm: Where we can find those standards on the subject?

Now, the " perfect center hole " standard when is achieved give all of us an immediate quality improvement, it does not matters which analog system we own.

is there a " road " for the recording industry can fulfil with that standard? who is the institution that have to control that that standard be fulfil/realize by the LP manufacturers? how anyone could " force/compel " to the LP manufacturers to do it?

We are paying a lot of money for new LP's that are really bad/wrong in its overall quality.
I don't know others but I'm willing to pay an extra " fee " for that " perfect center hole " standard, no doubt about: that makes a difference for the better.

We all here are commited to improve the quality perfomance in our home systems but I can see that for many of us that is not really a priority because in more than one ocasion I bring this subject with receive almost no " eco " to make and take actions about.

I consider you a serious man on this and other subjects why don't start ( you and me ) or take some actions about, let me know IMHO we need to do it like a " group ", this is not a " fight/war " for one person.
What do you think? or you think it will be " futile " ( like you say. )

+++++ " is such a small segment of the audio/video market, that this (we...) and its (our..) needs are of no interest at all for the industry. " +++++

well, remember that we ( the customers ) are part of the industry and not only that but that industry " lives " thank's to us not to them.

regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.