larkyparka
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| Record-playing Rituals? "The less 'wet' the RRL solutions act on a record"It's kind of like if you wash your hair and the shampoo doesn't lather up: you got greasy greasy hair. | |
| Record cleaning vs Last Record Preservative Let me clarify my earlier post.Doug Deacon was right to correct me, in that a vacuum is not merely "for convenience."HOWEVER . . . .The Disc Doctor instructions call for a post-cleaning dry using a clean, soft cotton sheet, then a rinse, then anot... | |
| Record cleaning vs Last Record Preservative If your records get noisier after cleaning, something is obviously wrong.Is there increased static electricity? If so, a product as cheap and benign as Gruv Glide could really help out.If not static, look at your cleaning regimen. Several folks ov... | |
| Budget Turntable Cartridge Suggestions I use a Shure M97xE and am very pleased with it. It won't give as much air or sparkly highs as more expensive carts, but it has a nice unfatiguing sound, is very unfussy, tracks like a mofo. And since switching to a low-mass unipivot arm, I'm gett... | |
| Curious about Russco turntables in a home setting Bornin50 gave you the link to my Russco project page. I like it a lot, but I think it needs to be couple to a very high-mass base to get the most out of it. I have read stories of disco DJs mounting them in bricks in the 70s. Look at the size of t... | |
| Living with popping and crackling For me it's more important to KNOW I can wet-clean with Disc Doctor, than the actual cleaning.Well, except for really grungy stuff.You also gotta have a few really shiny-clean records in your back pocket for when digitally-minded folk come over, j... | |
| Analog Set-up Tools Previous post refers to turntablebasics.com stuff | |
| Analog Set-up Tools The reflective surface helps. It's not as precise as Wally's stuff, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper.I also use the cheapo stylus weight gauge that Tim sells. I think it's fine for getting in the ballpark, you should fine-tune by ear anyway. But a... |