But it didn t discontinue the 45.
Vinyl records 45 vs 33.
Why 78 45 and 33 1 3 record formats.
I would imaine many original 45 s are too worn out i am not really a vinyl nut but i enjoy buying used vinyl for cheap.
But this wasn t always the case.
The 45 rpm records or vinyls sound as they were intended to sound when played at 45 revolutions per minute at the 45 setting on a record player while the 33 rpm records sound right at the 33.
1900 1960 the first disc format was the 10 inch 78 rpm record pictured above in the center invented around 1900.
Instead it spent 5 million advertising 45 rpm as the preferred speed for popular music.
Vinyl records come in all different shapes sizes and increasingly colors.
These numbers refer to the rate at.
Now as record sales are skyrocketing the age old questions are resurfacing.
The physical medium of vinyl in all its different manifestations is part of the appeal and joy of owning music on wax.
The difference in vinyl record speeds 33 45 and 78 records 33 45 78.
Below is a brief overview of the most common vinyl formats including a brief introduction to 33 vs 45 rpm.
And before vinyl there were only shellac records.
I still don t really see how 45 s could sound better.
These are all words that describe the same thing.
Are there really noticable differences between 33 1 3 and 45 rpm records.
The vinyl 45 albums created today given that they are pressed well and taken from analog recordings will deliver far superior sound.
Through this process records cut at 45rpm can sound more detailed and run a lower risk of distortion noise and other sonic artifacts that can occur during vinyl pressing than records cut at 33rpm.
No one in their right mind other than todd rungren would try to get over an hours recording time on 2 sides of a vinyl album.
I can imagine that very high quality 45 s could sound really good but what about lower quality 45 s.
Most turntables can play 33s and 45s while 78s require a certain kind of stylus and motor speed.
33 45 and 78 rotations per minute rpm.
If you are a new comer to vinyl you may wonder what these numbers actually mean.
The same applies to vinyl the faster the record spins the better sound quality.
Vinyl records typically come in three speeds.
You may think are these related to the magical numbers from lost.
It began making 33 1 3 records using the columbia system.
We recommend ordering records cut at 45 rpm for the best possible sound quality.
One in particular has to do with three numbers.
Lps for example didn t enter the lexicon until 1948.
33 45 and 78 rpm represents the speed at which the record spins on your turntable.
The first record player was invented around 1870 by thomas edison but this used cylindrical records about the size of an empty toilet paper tube.
