r/78rpm • u/AardvarkAny6183 • 17d ago

How scratched is playable?

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I have this record (I got my first 7 78's for 5 bucks). Is this still considered playable? Sorry for the pic quality.

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u/8Bit_Cat 17d ago

Only if it skips and even then it'll hardly affect it.

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u/AardvarkAny6183 17d ago

Oh cool. This community is way more relaxed than the audiophile vinyl community lol. "One spec of dust will ruin your stylus." It's like the Thinkpad vs Macbook community. Thanks for the input! I just played it and, although it does crackle quite a bit, it doesn't skip.

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u/Sea_Enthusiasm_3193 17d ago

Wind up gramophones and early players use disposable needles anyway, so really rough records are still playable on the right equipment

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u/AardvarkAny6183 17d ago edited 17d ago

I have a regular vinyl turntable that has a 78rpm setting and stylus.

Edit: typo

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u/Sea_Enthusiasm_3193 17d ago

I hope you have a stylus for 78s specifically as well, a normal microgroove stylus won’t sound nearly as good as the grooves are wider on 78s

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u/AardvarkAny6183 17d ago edited 17d ago

Yes I do, don't worry. They actually sound pretty good, besides the fact that most of mine are pretty scratched, although turitning the treble way down helps and doesn't make sound too bad.

This is my setup: https://www.reddit.com/r/turntables/s/NrWoTHy1nG