This week’s puzzle revisits the record player. What distance does the stylus, or needle, travel along an LP disc? The way people listen to music has evolved very rapidly. Although the gramophone ...

If there’s any dust, muck, or grime on your record, the needle can get fouled up. That means annoying snaps, crackles, and ...

1975, Computer Chip: "Microprocessing unit if the Motorola microcomputer is an integrated circuit laid down on a single-crystal silicon chip 0.210 by 0.217 inch, enlarged in this image. The chip bears ...

It plays both 33-⅓ and 45 RPM records, and comes with a replaceable stylus needle and a felt mat, for improved audio tracking and record protection, according to the brand. The record player ...

For a generation raised on the ethereal nature of streaming services and MP3s, it might come as a shock to budding young vinyl collectors that you’ve got ...

This simple guide can help you get great sound and longer life out of your record player and LPsBy James K. WillcoxEvery ...

As the disc rotates, the music plays when a needle (stylus) comes into contact with these grooves and moves inwards. The needle is mounted on a handle called the tonearm. The other end of the ...

“In simple terms no, you can have excellent 180g pressings and poor 180g pressings. The main advantage of heavyweight vinyl ...

The cartridge, which holds the stylus (aka the needle), attaches to the headshell at the front end of the tonearm. Cartridges come with a stylus guard installed to protect the needle; leave it on ...

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