Nonetheless the public allowed itself to be duped and in 1951 columbia began making 45s too.
What kind of record player plays regular sized vinyls.
At first the discs were commonly made from shellac with earlier records having a fine abrasive.
Vinyl comes in different sizes mainly based on how much music is contained on the record.
Most turntables can play 33s and 45s while 78s require a certain kind of stylus and motor speed.
A standard 7 inch single is smaller than a full length album because it contains less music and is.
At a certain point records can become cramped with grooves and have to expand in size to accommodate the extra music play while maintaining the quality of the audio.
7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch.
A phonograph record also known as a gramophone record especially in british english or simply a record is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove.
In reality of course the speed didn t make any difference.
Vinyl records come in numerous speeds that impact playback and compatibility.
The lp from long playing or long play is an analog sound storage medium a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 1 3 rpm a 12 or 10 inch 30 or 25 cm diameter and use of the microgroove groove specification introduced by columbia in 1948 it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry.
The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc.
Thus we ended with one speed and spindle size for popular songs and another for symphonies.
These vinyl records rotate on the turntable at different speeds which are measured in revolutions per minut.
Not all record players can play 78s.
33 45 and 78 rpm represents the speed at which the record spins on your turntable.
Records come in three standard sizes.
We have details on sizes speeds and best way to convert.
Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the.
Basically there are three different sized vinyl records you will find on the market.
Vinyl records come in different speeds and sizes do you know what kind you have.
For those vinyl collectors who want the ultimate freedom of playing all of their records they can opt for an all in one record player such as the electrohome signature music system.
All record players don t use the same size vinyl.