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Damn, might want to upgrade that needle, it's not doing any good to the preservation of vinyl.
That's right. A sharper needle means less contact with the record. If you have a blunt tip as opposed to a sharp one it wears and tears more on the groove of the song pressed into vinyl/plastic of the record you're playing.
*Nerdout moment *
For example if you were pressed/rushed to get a song out to the people you'd cut a dubplate (which is softer plastic than a regular record, so you'd have a limited amount of times you could play it before the quality would noticeably degrade and sound like ass) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubplate
Basically you want as a high quality of a pick up device (aka the needle) so as not to wear away the vinyl.
Ideally you want 180 gm vinyl - https://blog.fluance.com/180-gram-vinyl/
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It looks really worn down, which in turn wears on the records. A diamond tipped needle is a great investment for the longevity of your records.