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
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.
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.
While it could be a problem with your turntable, it's more likely that you are simply hyper-sensitive to this type of distortion. Digital doesn't have wow, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to tolerate it's various types of distortion either. Hopefully, that's not the case. Do you have perfect pitch?
Hodie:

You might look into devices that further stabilize the motor. Albert Porter uses one for instance.