AI saids Vinyls needs to be stored 90 degrees. I had mine at about 70 degrees. Thoughts?


I own about 20 vinyls (some rare DJ mixes or 12 inch mixes). Most of them came from the 90s. I keep my house in about the degree range of 77-80 (I am the type to get cold easy). I kept my vinyls in a milk crate. Most them were stored at angle about 70 degrees. AI saids this is very bad and they could have some warping. Any thoughts, please?

dman777

I like AI when it tells me it’s okay to enjoy my system.  8^)

I dislike AI when it’s blatantly wrong and yet speaks as though its confidence is oracular. 

On the other hand, AI has suggested that I might like to pair the Herron 360 with the Pass Aleph 5, with a pair of efficient speakers. I mention this because it has come around to pointing this out on two occasions now. I’m intrigued, and I’m going to look into speakers like Volti and Devore later this week in Schaumburg. 

I like to keep my vinyls vertical, so there’s that.

I’d also welcome getting together with anyone who’d enjoy some food and drink, and post game analysis at AXPONA. 

Can't speak to vinyls. But I keep my records at room temp. Improves the taste.

90 degrees straight up....unless your place doesn't get as hot as a pizza oven....your ok.lol

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I grew up with electric baseboard heating in my room. 

I noticed that if I leaned my records (usually at around 70 degrees) up against the heaters in the winter, they warped. 

However, this was not the case in the summer. It did not matter what degree of tilt I utilized; and I tried all degree variations to ensure I was not being irrational!

I think, based on what I have learned, that there is an unknown force that develops in the fall that changes the earth axis, thus requiring varing amounts of tilt in relation to the changing seasons.

When I asked AI about this, I was informed that...the tilt of Earth's axis (called, obliquity -- for those who do not know) remaining fixed, while the Earth revolves around the sun, causes the northern hemisphere (where I am located) to tilt away from the sun as autumn begins.

Hence, the degree of tilt for record storage- is dependent on the season- which runs parallel to the tilt of the earth axis. Makes sense!