We all know there are various thicknesses of vinyl, but I want to talk specifically about 180g vs 200g vinyl and their interaction with styli. I am bringing this up as many people seem to feel that the Classic records 180g reissues are generally better than their 200g reissues. This may be just an issue with CR vinyl, I don't know.
The thicker the vinyl, the deeper a groove can be cut, right? Theoretically I suppopse this means that one should be able to draw more information out of the vinyl, but instead I hear people saying there is more distortion from the 200-g. I witnessed this myself with their Tubular Bells pressing.
The only reason that I can come up with for this anomaly is that some styli cannot get deep enough into the groove, and as a result exhibit some distortion? If this is true then 200g reissues should be avoided, unless one has a SOTA cartridge.
Is this flawed logic?
The thicker the vinyl, the deeper a groove can be cut, right? Theoretically I suppopse this means that one should be able to draw more information out of the vinyl, but instead I hear people saying there is more distortion from the 200-g. I witnessed this myself with their Tubular Bells pressing.
The only reason that I can come up with for this anomaly is that some styli cannot get deep enough into the groove, and as a result exhibit some distortion? If this is true then 200g reissues should be avoided, unless one has a SOTA cartridge.
Is this flawed logic?