Recent content by WaterAndSand

Thank you so much for your reply, Aleph! It was quite clear and exactly the explanation I was looking for. I knew whatever markings in the groove responsible for sound had to be different along the record, but I didn't ponder how simple it was until reading your reply, and I'm slightly shamed...

Hey all, I'm relatively new here, so I hope I'm posting in the right place. Please forgive me if not. This seems like a simple question to me, but my dad vehemently disagrees. Setup: Let's say we have a vinyl record spinning at a standard 33RPM's. The stylus begins at the outside edge of a...

Indeed. Let's say this object is a uniform cylinder, once there is sufficient friction to prevent said cylinder from slipping as it rolls, increasing the friction coefficient isn't going to make it roll any faster, only better at rolling at best. The surface isn't providing any extra force...