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Does anyone have the real info here on why some people say that black vinyl records sound consistently better than colored vinyl records? I can see where adding carbon to a record would change some properties. Just guessing, it could make the surface harder, smoother, and more conductive for less static. I don't know about dissipating heat though. For the record (pardon the pun), I don't really notice differences between colored and black vinyl specifically. I can hear differences in a good or bad pressing and between a heavy, virgin vinyl record and a thin, recycled vinyl record. So color seems a separate mystery to me. If all other matters were equal, what difference would color (the addition of carbon or graphite?) make sonically?


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