{"id":1182,"date":"2021-12-10T21:07:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T03:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinylbro.com\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T02:08:41","slug":"why-is-my-record-skipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinylbro.com\/why-is-my-record-skipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Record Skipping? How To Fix A Skipping Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The thought of music and time with my record player usually makes my heart skip a beat, but sometimes a skip in the sound can lead to arrhythmia and a spike in my stress levels. We know you have experienced it. You were probably sitting there with your new exciting find. Excited to hear your treasured gem you play it and boom it skips suddenly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is my record skipping? Vinyl record skipping is usually caused by three common issues. The most common issue that causes records to skip is contaminants on the surface and in the grove of your record. The second most common cause for your record to skip is a scratch on the surface of your record. The final most common reason a record can skip is vibration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While dust and scratches are the most common we need to review some other factors. There are also some easy methods to prevent and even some to fix your skipping record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Records and record players skip for a variety of reasons most of which come from the records themselves. The most common reasons like we discussed earlier are scratches or surface contaminants. However, from time to time the record play, or turntable, itself is the cause of the problem. The skips caused by your turntable are usually related to tonearm or stylus issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s go over a list of the more common causes of record skipping and learn what we can do about them.<\/p>\n\n\nWhy Does My Record Player Skip?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n