most modern(non Japanese) Vinyl is garbage in terms of pressing quality . Sadly some of the re-mastering we are seeing now (eg Neil Youngs Harvest ,Steve Hoffmans Rumours ) is fantastic, but they dont press like the good old days . Im just about given up buying New Vinyl and focus on SACD or sealed Vinyl from Ebay from the pre 90's era . Of course anything pressed in Japan i get , even their new stuff.Im amazed record companies turn a profit with the amount of vinyl that gets returned . Over the last 2 years Id say 10 -20 % of new Viny is a f**** joke in terms of pressing quality so this has become an expensive hobby.PS none of us in the 1970's washed their records and it was a blast to listen to without all the bull*** tics , pops etc we have to put up with today . (dynaflex /Styrene and some 70's US oil crisis era Vinyl excepted
Records are getting noisy
I asked this as part of someone else's string last week, but I am getting a little more irated every day with this problem. Some of my new vinyl (bought within the last year) is starting to get lots of pops and cracks. Not scratches, not skips, just pops and clicks. Drives me crazy.
All records are cleaned with VPI 16.5(Walker method right now, and steamed if the problems doesn't get any better), machine and tubes are working perfectly. All records then get ZeroStat after cleaning and put into MoFi sleeves. Records are then cleaned with an Audioquest brush prior to playing.
I have even tried Gruv Glide, and no change on certain records. I am listening to one of my all time favs right now, Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin" and it's driving me crazy. The record is clean, has always been well cared for, and now it's a crackin, poppin, annoying mess!!
What have I done, and how do I fix it???
All records are cleaned with VPI 16.5(Walker method right now, and steamed if the problems doesn't get any better), machine and tubes are working perfectly. All records then get ZeroStat after cleaning and put into MoFi sleeves. Records are then cleaned with an Audioquest brush prior to playing.
I have even tried Gruv Glide, and no change on certain records. I am listening to one of my all time favs right now, Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin" and it's driving me crazy. The record is clean, has always been well cared for, and now it's a crackin, poppin, annoying mess!!
What have I done, and how do I fix it???