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Post by username on Apr 27, 2017 6:51:14 GMT -5
Like so many of us, i returned to vinyl several years ago. Happily i had retained over 600 albums from the 1960's and 1970's in pristine condition - i had always been mildly obsessional about careful handling and storage. Today i occasionally buy new albums - but also am always on the lookout for used LPs. I buy them if they appear reasonably clean... to the naked eye. There are record cleaning devices on the market - on-line and in stores - some costing hundreds even thousands of dollars. I have not made the plunge - but am considering doing so. Is this just an example of what in my other expensive hobby (photography) we call 'GAS" (gear acquisition syndrome) - or is this a potentially meaningful investment ?
I am curious to see the range of experience and opinion of my fellow members here. (Apology if i am starting a redundant thread - i didn't find one addressing this.)
Thank you.
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Post by yeahwicked on Apr 27, 2017 6:59:59 GMT -5
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Post by 405x5 on Apr 27, 2017 7:21:15 GMT -5
No such thing as 600 albums in pristine condition 👀!
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Post by brubacca on Apr 27, 2017 7:38:21 GMT -5
I have a very inexpensive Spin Clean. It is a simple plastic tub with solution and brushes. You use distilled water with some solution. The water is filthy afterwards and I have mostly new vinyl. I try to setup and clean my Vinyl once per year. Actually that reminds me that I'm due.
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Post by yeahwicked on Apr 27, 2017 7:41:11 GMT -5
Why not just clean before use? serious question
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Post by vneal on Apr 27, 2017 7:41:55 GMT -5
I use SPIN CLEAN on older records but new records I just lightly brush off any dust with an oem Discwasher brush with appropriate cleaner. I take care of my new record and any I have ever purchased 0 to 36 years old and ALL ARE PRISTINE. GOOD AS THE DAY PURCHASE. ALLLLLLLLL
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Post by vneal on Apr 27, 2017 7:43:10 GMT -5
No such thing as 600 albums in pristine condition 👀! BS I have about 3000 LPs PRISTINE I understand that 98% of the people would not have a pristine LP 5 years later. I am that 2%. My vehicles, audio eqipment, motorcycles usually are better than when they came off the show room. |
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Post by 405x5 on Apr 27, 2017 8:06:51 GMT -5
Records can look pristine of course,
But the only way data storage like that can remain pristine is in a vacuum. From the moment that stylus hits the groove, those things are on the way out, in addition to the contamination.
Right now I'm enjoying the greatest thing about BOTH music 🎶 and movies 🎥 and it's not the critique regarding which SOUNDS better, rather which one sounds fresh and new after around 30 years with no fuss.
Bill
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Post by Priapulus on Apr 27, 2017 8:15:41 GMT -5
I have one of those record cleaning brushes, and I dust/brush each record while spinning on the platter, prior to playing. I want to avoid the needle grinding dust into the groove.
I also own a Spin Clean washer. I set aside any record that sounds or looks dirty, noisy, or is newly acquired used. Then I Spin-Clean them as a batch. Spin Clean washing makes a remarkable improvement, an excellent investment.
Sincerely
/Blair
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Post by 405x5 on Apr 27, 2017 8:27:24 GMT -5
Interesting......this subject of clean and pristine made me want to elaborate on another aspect of this and that's sharing media with others.
In order to maintain "pristine" status it's also impossible to share with others, because it's unlikely the record will come back in the shape it left.
In today's digital domain and vastly improved error correction, most small scratches and imperfections do not impact the sound.
That's a good thing if you're a NETFLIX renter.
Many who share and rent there have little regard for the disc and the next person who would like to enjoy it.
Sometimes I get one in and I tell my wife I should probably just return it and order another copy, yet 98 percent of the time, that disc that looks like a disaster plays perfectly.
So it is with digital.
Bill
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Post by yeahwicked on Apr 27, 2017 8:39:07 GMT -5
How do I go about cleaning FLAC? asking for a friend.
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Post by drtrey3 on Apr 27, 2017 8:47:01 GMT -5
I have heard good things about the Spin Clean. I use the cheapest vacuum suction machine I could buy at Audio Adviser.
Thing works! It does not just get rid of gunk when properly used, it also clears up the upper midrange sometimes. Not sure why though.
If you are serious into vinyl, get one.
Trey
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Post by yeahwicked on Apr 27, 2017 8:53:19 GMT -5
>Thing works! It does not just get rid of gunk when properly used Son, it's just vinyl... Seek help |
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Post by pedrocols on Apr 27, 2017 9:16:30 GMT -5
>Thing works! It does not just get rid of gunk when properly used Son, it's just vinyl... Seek help Good luck trying to convinced anybody that spent over 10k on LP gear with that argument...😁 |
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Post by sidvicious on Apr 28, 2017 4:43:39 GMT -5
Yes you should wash records, it is the only sure way to get dirt out of the grooves. I clean my records when I get them and I use a combination of Spin Clean and a vacuum cleaner- VPI 16.5. I my cleaning solution is a Enzyme (home made) cleaner that I discovered on You Tube from a guy named Koolkatjazz and it works better than any other cleaner solution that I have bought or made before. This method has taken G rated records to VG condition and VG records to mint - play condition from time to time. Check this out www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA_vCgxVTjU&t=1048s This video stresses one thing, how can you get 50 years of dust, fingerprints, cigarette smoke and other things out of a record. He is right that water alone will not do it. |
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Post by brubacca on Apr 28, 2017 6:45:56 GMT -5
Just don't use the wood glue method!
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Post by sahmen on Apr 28, 2017 7:13:18 GMT -5
As long as you're not planning on doing this:  |
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Post by vneal on Apr 28, 2017 7:49:33 GMT -5
>Thing works! It does not just get rid of gunk when properly used Son, it's just vinyl... Seek help Son it's just a car It's just a truck It's just a watch It's just a painting It's just a coin To you maybe, not to me |
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Post by yeahwicked on Apr 28, 2017 9:33:33 GMT -5
Son, it's just vinyl... Seek help Son it's just a car It's just a truck It's just a watch It's just a painting It's just a coin To you maybe, not to me Why are you gunking on: cars < can maybe understand this one trucks watches paintings and coins? |
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Post by drtrey3 on Apr 28, 2017 9:42:47 GMT -5
Eh, I like the sound of my records after they have been clean, so the only help I will seek is in cleaning them. I hate cleaning them.
People who enjoy cleaning their records are the ones who need help!
Trey
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