stackyFACTSA deeply specific speed chosen purely for physical endurance.
A deeply specific speed chosen purely for physical endurance. The 33 1/3 RPM standard for Long Play (LP) vinyl records was developed by Columbia Records in 1948. This specific rotational speed was the perfect mathematical compromise: it was slow enough to fit an unprecedented 20-plus minutes of audio on a single side, yet fast enough to maintain high audio fidelity without the sound dissolving into a distorted, wobbly mess.
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