my "greatest hits" vinyl plays faster...

[Abrahan]

i just played side 1 of the greatest hits album and it plays at a faster tempo.

i can hear morrissey's tone better when i slow it down a bit with my hand.

anyone else's have this problem? other records sound fine.

 

[Puppet on a string]

That's interesting, if other records play at normal speed...weird stuff.

 

[sweet and tender hooligan]

Mine's jumps at any speed.

 

[Puppet on a string]

You should visit some hifi forum, if you don't get help here.
You will receive answers, I promise.

 

[Stephane]

Can't you adjust the pitch of your record player?

 

[dicartwright]

Mine's jumps at any speed.

mine too, and Abrahan, it does go a bit faster. Soooo not cool.

 

[sweet and tender hooligan]

mine too, and Abrahan, it does go a bit faster. Soooo not cool.

it's not fair.

 

[dicartwright]

it's not fair.

at least mine was free

gift from my sis. I'm content with the photo(s)

 

[vivabob]

at least mine was free

gift from my sis. I'm content with the photo(s)

makes it all the more special

 

[dicartwright]

makes it all the more special

special, yes.

"What kind of man releases a photo of his bare arse for people to see??" were her words more or less.

 

[Eddy]

All part of the charm of a turntable mate. You'll enjoy the difference when you get used to it.
They always have been slightly faster - they're set to compensate for low mains supply at least in UK (up by about 1.5% roughly)
Hope that answers your question.

 

[Abrahan]

All part of the charm of a turntable mate. You'll enjoy the difference when you get used to it.
They always have been slightly faster - they're set to compensate for low mains supply at least in UK (up by about 1.5% roughly)
Hope that answers your question.

i dunno, it actually sounds like it was pressed wrong.

 

[Dave]

i dunno, it actually sounds like it was pressed wrong.

on the plus side you are getting some turntable skillz.

 

[Abrahan]

on the plus side you are getting some turntable skillz.

i placed a 16 gram bolt on the record to slow it down. that worked.

 

[Not Right in the Head]

All part of the charm of a turntable mate. You'll enjoy the difference when you get used to it.
They always have been slightly faster - they're set to compensate for low mains supply at least in UK (up by about 1.5% roughly)
Hope that answers your question.

Is that true? I've never that, but it's fascinating. If that's the case, then Abe can simulate the same effect by plugging his turntable into a 100-foot extension cord to drop the voltage.

 

[Eddy]

I believe so. Perhaps not all but many.
It's a curious thing because it's almost like listening to the song for the first time again. Tally-ho!

 

[sweet and tender hooligan]

at least mine was free

gift from my sis. I'm content with the photo(s)

I paid £13 for a record that jumps at every song.

 

[Deleted member 6305]

i dunno, it actually sounds like it was pressed wrong.

Yeah I got that idea as well. Tempo is off and skips all over.

 

[Swedehead]

Mine jumps too. What a disaster. Paid nearly 15£ for it. To be frank with you, a scratched cd would sound better. I'm not kidding.

 

[Abrahan]

UPDATE:
i took my record player to a local record shop (soundexchange) yesterday during my lunch hour. in less than 10 minutes, without even playing a record on it... the guy at the shop fixed it and didn't even charge me.

so yeah, it was playing all of my records fast but this one stood out the most.