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whitem8
This is a crazy, but very intriguing method of deep cleaning vinyl! Crazy!
I have a vacuum plater that works very well. Made in China, it basically is a turntable with a vacuum. You use solution, and then lower the vacuum and it really cleans well.
The thing that gets annoying, especially in winter, is static electricity. I have tried those guns, when I was younger, and they didn't seem to do much. I have a new plater made from leather that boasts that if prevents static electricity. We shall see.
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Snoopy
I'm a solid nothing-sounds-better-than-vinyl guy, but wondered if anyone has checked ol' Neil's Pono device?
Neil and his friends say it's the cows teets, while this article says "not so fast"
[gizmodo.com]
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whitem8
I would say there is a shelf life, as the chemicals could break down... I wouldn't risk it.
So is there a formula for making a disc washer formula? Or just distilled water?
50% isopropyl alcohol / 50% distilled water. It's what's in my D3 that I've had for years. Not sure where I found that recipe, but I made note of it back when.
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whitem8
treacle, you don't have static on your vinyl? I am amazed, because I always have static on my vinyl. Even in southeast Asia where it is humid as hell. Lots of static. Especially now I am back in Michigan and have dreaded carpeting. I hate carpeting! Going to try my new platter mat today and see if that helps and ordered the vinyl glide solution that says gets rid of static.
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itsallovernow
One of the biggest regrets of my life was selling off my albums (about 2,000 of them) 30 years ago with the advent of the CD. I did keep a few of my favorites and special ones but, dang!…wish ida known then what I know now!
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I don't understand the glorification of vinyl. Could it be just nostalgia? I do agree that vinyl outshines CD if it is a good pressing OK, but when it's not. No, no. I have lots of albums that are not so good or let's say I have only a few that are really good sounding and where the CD versions sound a lot better. I think newly pressed albums are good because they don't press so many. Most of my vinyl albums are from the 60's up until 1985. During the 70's many albums were pressed on very thin vinyl and those do not sound very good. Whether it depends on the vinyl itself or the mastering I don't know. Vinyl can sound very good. I have the Mobile Fidelity pressing of Sticky Fingers and that outshines all other LP's or CD's. Not only for the sound itself, but more becasue of the dynamics. If all vinyls were mastered and pressed like audiophile pressings I think vinyl is better but unfortunately they are not. Also vinyl albums from digital masters do not sound much, if any different to CD.
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whitem8
I would say there is a shelf life, as the chemicals could break down... I wouldn't risk it.
So is there a formula for making a disc washer formula? Or just distilled water?
50% isopropyl alcohol / 50% distilled water. It's what's in my D3 that I've had for years. Not sure where I found that recipe, but I made note of it back when.
The instructions booklet notes under warning: "alcohol and many commercially produced fluids will permanently age the rubber-blend mounts which support the stylus assembly and affect overall musical performance."
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shattered
Does anyone remember or seen any 16 rpm's?
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jamesfdouglas
I've always felt this way, whatever you use to play music on, it's only ever going to sound as good as the speakers you use will allow.
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I've always felt this way, whatever you use to play music on, it's only ever going to sound as good as the speakers you use will allow.
If your speakers are only allowing a certain level of sound quality,there may well be a problem.
Anyway,to make a long story short,for better or for worse,good speakers will expose a bad source and highlight a good source.