You're a better man (audiophile) than I am. I have records I purchased in the early seventies, but I had a really inexpensive turntable and a cartridge I never changed. I'm surprised more of my old albums have not gotten skips and crackles. Most of the skips and crackles, I am finding, is from gunk in the grooves. The Degritter takes care of that. There is no question, though, that I am not as careful as Michael Fremer. I enjoy music too much to stop and be extra careful. I'm anxious to play the next record I've chosen. Still a kid when it comes to music and hi fi, I guess.
Vinyl foibles
I'd like to make this a space to ask questions about vinyl problems you're having trouble solving. I have a lot of questions, but I think it's better if we ask one at a time, or else I think we could have long lists.
Here is my first question. I have a Degritter album washer. I think it works great. I wash all my albums once, but not before I play them again and again. Somehow, though, and this includes new albums no one else has ever touched, they pick up ticks and what sounds like scratches. I rewash the album and it sounds like new again. I only touch albums by their edges. How do inner bands become so dirty that sometimes a smudge can last a minute or more? I've been playing vinyl albums for more years than many of you have lived, and I have learned to be very careful with vinyl. Are there vinyl gremlins haunting my album shelves?
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@audio-b-dog “You’re a better man (audiophile) than l am” Thank you for your reply. l was also lucky in the early 70s to meet a few enthusiasts who put me on the right road of SME, Garrard 401 and Shure light tracking cartridges. Also told how to handle records correctly and the ways to treat them well. There was also many opportunities when their “upgradeitus” stepped in, to buy gear off them relatively cheap. Would not really class myself as an “audiophile”…….. Just someone who likes audio, and files record’s away safely. |
@speedthrills - just curious - why would somebody with such a distaste for vinyl be reading and posting on the 'Analog' section? Are there people on the 'Digital' section who go on about how much digital sucks and everybody should listen to analog? Maybe there are, I don't know. |
@larsman on being curious and @speedthrills on what sucks… The two different observations:- Venting anger on an analogue discussion could be a knee jerk reaction after wasting a lot of money….. on analogue. What would make anyone who had used vinyl before, “l stuck a toe back in” (if it sucks) do the same thing again? Wouldn’t that simply be a self administered sucker punch? |
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