Originally posted by Fly40:Commercial move
The more the groove is narrow,the more the needle can “hurt” the sides of it and let the sound explode “out”
The more the groove is wide,the less it hurts the sides
So that you can understand
( explained to me by an Italian old school musician)
Originally posted by ChcgMat:[..]
Correct: the groves are more compressed the closer you get to the center of a vinyl record. You tend to get some audio distortion close to the center. It's mostly for audiophiles, but personally I can hear the difference.