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Sound blead through on LP

Once in a while on the dead wax between tunes on an LP, I will hear a faint echo of the music one rotation of the LP ahead of where the needle actually is. I have always assumed this is a pressing issue that is caused by some slight distortion of the track from adjacent tracks when pressed. Is this correct or do I have something adjusted wrong in my cartridge/arm setup?
jyprez
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theo
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This is one of the few things inherent of vinyl, it's normal.
schipo
1,267 posts
 
your fine, this is a natural affect of vinyl play.
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mofimadness
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I think it's called "Pre-Echo" and is indeed a part of vinyl playback.
elizabeth
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Two forms: One is caused by pressing issues, those are alway exactly one revolution of the LP befor the loud music starts.
The other is a master tape print through, and can be any varied length of time in seconds before the loud music starts.
So usally it is only noticable when a very quiet passage, (or the blank space before a passage starts) before a loud passage.
And it is natural in any resolving Lp playback system.
(I used to believe it was always a master tape print through, but have learned it is also from pressing/disc cutting issues)
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