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Analog care -- what do we NEED

Looking at all the stuff on the market -- cartridge demagnitizer, anti-static gun, stylus cleaners, a plethora of record cleaning accessories, plastic versus paper sleeves, cartridge alignment tools, damping materials, and a plethora of other tweaks -- it seems as if you can never get your analog set up right. So, here's my question; what do vinyl lovers need to do?

I clean my records regularly - dry-brush before every play, run them through the VPI 16.5 on occassion, - and I clean the stylus, both dry and with Last stylus cleaner about once every week or two, I obviously use a stylus gauge to set up the cartridge and a spirit level to do the turntable. There is a lot of isolation for my turntable and some damping. This already seems excessive. I just want to know what other people do and how much of this is really a necessity?
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dougdeacon
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What do vinyl players "need" to do? Only whatever each one finds useful for the level and kind of replay they're seeking.

I know what I do and why I do it, but it would be impertinent to suggest that because I do a thing anyone else "needs" to. My musical tastes, sonic sensitivities, system, budget and proclivity for tweaking surely differ from yours - or anyone's. (Of course you and I understand that my way is best and everyone else's is wrong, but we wouldn't say so!)

If you're looking for examples of "here's what I do", why not check out the Record Playing Rituals thread . It's been stickied at the top of this forum for nine years to capture exactly that sort of thing.
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