Gotta warp, these members can help. [Vinyl Flat]

MikeH said:
there's no auto-shut off on it. You have to manually turn it off which is a big turnoff for me. I often will put one on to flatten overnight and have the pi auto shut off through the app.
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I like the aluminum plates, though. Quicker and more even heating/cooling.

You could always plug the Pro-Ject into the smart power supply for the Record Pi. ;)
 
kvetcha said:
I like the aluminum plates, though. Quicker and more even heating/cooling.

You could always plug the Pro-Ject into the smart power supply for the Record Pi. ;)
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true--could put it on a smart plug as well i suppose, but the issue you have is if your power goes out, many smart plugs will turn back on and then the machine would turn on again.

not sure about quicker heating...their manual says it takes 1 hour to get up to heat which is the same as the Pi.
 
MikeH said:
true--could put it on a smart plug as well i suppose, but the issue you have is if your power goes out, many smart plugs will turn back on and then the machine would turn on again.

not sure about quicker heating...their manual says it takes 1 hour to get up to heat which is the same as the Pi.
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Aluminum is much more conductive to heat than cast iron, so all things being equal it should heat more quickly and more evenly in less time with an equivalent heating element. The heating elements here are also top-and-bottom, vs the Pi and the Vinyl Flat which heat a path along part of the bag perimeter.

The Pi is also only measuring from a single point at the center of the bottom plate, so “hitting temp” doesn’t necessarily mean the whole plate has reached the target.

Mind you, I love my Pi and have no plan to upgrade, but there are advantages to this unit (and others like it).
 
kvetcha said:
Aluminum is much more conductive to heat than cast iron, so all things being equal it should heat more quickly and more evenly in less time with an equivalent heating element. The heating elements here are also top-and-bottom, vs the Pi and the Vinyl Flat which heat a path along part of the bag perimeter.

The Pi is also only measuring from a single point at the center of the bottom plate, so “hitting temp” doesn’t necessarily mean the whole plate has reached the target.

Mind you, I love my Pi and have no plan to upgrade, but there are advantages to this unit (and others like it).
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another strange thing--you can't control temp on this one. it only does between 56 and 58 celcius (133ish F and 137ish F)
 
Mather said:
The specs on this thing are mental. Can't control temp, can't set time... What the hell man
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makes no sense to me. it looks cool though hah. if this had the features of the Pi i would actually consider it...takes up way less of a footprint.

can you control temp and timer with the furutech?
 
MikeH said:
makes no sense to me. it looks cool though hah. if this had the features of the Pi i would actually consider it...takes up way less of a footprint.

can you control temp and timer with the furutech?
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Ya you can set for light medium or heavy warp essentially, that changes the time and I think the temp as well. Generally you use certain settings for certain weights of vinyl etc
 
Furutech also somewhat unique in that the heating only applies to the label and run-in groove. This way you don't affect the grooves and it will never damage the quality of the music in any way (in theory).
 
I spent some time reading this thread with interest even though it might end up driving a new purchase like the Humminguru was last year!

I recently picked up some records from Blue Note during their recent sale. My add on album to get free shipping was a Nora Jones album. I didn't notice it when I played side one but when I flipped it to side two I noticed that it was cupped. My Ultradeck didn't have a problem tracking it nor did I hear any sounds as a result of it so maybe its no big deal. I don't like the looks of it but I'm mostly concerned that my stylus is going to get a workout! I've emailed BlueNote customer support to see what my options are.

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I have a couple questions for those of you in this group that have experience in this area.
Do you think this is anything to worry about as far as my stylus is concerned?
Do you think this is something that either of the VinylFlat or RecordPi can handle?

Thanks
 
Saluki79 said:
I spent some time reading this thread with interest even though it might end up driving a new purchase like the Humminguru was last year!

I recently picked up some records from Blue Note during their recent sale. My add on album to get free shipping was a Nora Jones album. I didn't notice it when I played side one but when I flipped it to side two I noticed that it was cupped. My Ultradeck didn't have a problem tracking it nor did I hear any sounds as a result of it so maybe its no big deal. I don't like the looks of it but I'm mostly concerned that my stylus is going to get a workout! I've emailed BlueNote customer support to see what my options are.

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I have a couple questions for those of you in this group that have experience in this area.
Do you think this is anything to worry about as far as my stylus is concerned?
Do you think this is something that either of the VinylFlat or RecordPi can handle?

Thanks
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This is personally more warp than I would be happy with, but I think your stylus is fine.

You could likely flatten this out, but there is a chance there would be some audible noise on the flattened areas afterward. If it plays normally, it should flatten normally. But if there's any issue tracking it due to the warp, you often end up with a sort of quiet 'swoosh' noise as the stylus passes over the flattened section.
 
Saluki79 said:
I spent some time reading this thread with interest even though it might end up driving a new purchase like the Humminguru was last year!

I recently picked up some records from Blue Note during their recent sale. My add on album to get free shipping was a Nora Jones album. I didn't notice it when I played side one but when I flipped it to side two I noticed that it was cupped. My Ultradeck didn't have a problem tracking it nor did I hear any sounds as a result of it so maybe its no big deal. I don't like the looks of it but I'm mostly concerned that my stylus is going to get a workout! I've emailed BlueNote customer support to see what my options are.

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I have a couple questions for those of you in this group that have experience in this area.
Do you think this is anything to worry about as far as my stylus is concerned?
Do you think this is something that either of the VinylFlat or RecordPi can handle?

Thanks
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You'll be surprised to see how good a record pi works but sometimes it is better to make these labels eat their egregious quality errors.
 
Thanks @kvetcha and @Jbraswell. Fortunately Blue Note CS got back to me before the end of the day and offered to refund it or replace it. I definitely want the album so I will have them replace it. If they don’t want me to send it back then I’ll add it to my small collection of other warped misfits. I’ll postpone the Record Pi purchase to another day!
 
Saluki79 said:
Thanks @kvetcha and @Jbraswell. Fortunately Blue Note CS got back to me before the end of the day and offered to refund it or replace it. I definitely want the album so I will have them replace it. If they don’t want me to send it back then I’ll add it to my small collection of other warped misfits. I’ll postpone the Record Pi purchase to another day!
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Glad they’re taking care of you!

Plenty of us here will also flatten records for you, you just have to cover cost of shipping.
 
So RSD fun, my MJ Lenderman album has warps on both LPs, disc 1 is unplayable due to the warp. Would love to have both discs flattened, can anyone help me out? I'm in VA. Will of course pay shipping.
 
wmeugene said:
So RSD fun, my MJ Lenderman album has warps on both LPs, disc 1 is unplayable due to the warp. Would love to have both discs flattened, can anyone help me out? I'm in VA. Will of course pay shipping.
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If the disc is currently unplayable then the flattener will likely introduce audible whooshing noises where the warps are most intense.

Happy to try and help, but just giving you a heads up.
 
kvetcha said:
If the disc is currently unplayable then the flattener will likely introduce audible whooshing noises where the warps are most intense.

Happy to try and help, but just giving you a heads up.
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It skips due to the warp, I guess it is playable in the extent that it just repeats itself. I'm willing to try, so PM incoming.
 
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