Record-playing Rituals?


I'm curious what everybody's riuals are when listening to albums. How often do you clean the records? Every Time? How often do you clean and lubricate the stylus? Every time?

David
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Showing 1 response by caterham1700

Hi David,
My routine is to run an LP thru a wet vacuum machine(VPI hw16) before it gets played, used records getting a good wet scrubbing first.Record sleeves will be replaced with new or given a shot of compressed air.
After that, I use a Hunt EDA brush every couple of plays as needed.Most records will not require cleaning for about 20-30 plays provided that the LP is replaced in its sleeve soon after play.
I do not use nor recommend stylus/record treatments.
I'll rid the stylus of build up/dust bunnies every few sides with a benz-micro stylus brush as needed.That's it.

Ken