Even a lot of relatively cheap record players have adjutable tonearm weights. But it's not just the vertical needle force that wears out the records. The othe

Even a lot of relatively cheap record players have adjutable tonearm weights. But it's not just the vertical needle force that wears out the records. The other issue is lack of adjustable (or any) anti-skate force. This keeps the needle from being forced to one side of the groove. I stumbled across the article recently where someone set up an A/B test to try to observe record damage from these cheap turntables. While there are some limitations of the experiment, I thought it was a good idea. There are too many "facts" that are just accepted as true without any emperical observation (not just in the audio community). https://www.audioappraisal.com/will-a-cheap-turntable-damage-your-records/ https://www.audioappraisal.com/will-a-cheap-turntable-damage...