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RRL Cleaner, Vinyl Zyme, and Groove Glide

Ok,

I was the guy who was unhappy with my vacumn cleaned records a few weeks ago and I think I found the answer.

After cleaning with super wash and regular wash, then vinyl zyme, then regular wash, then groove glide,(I know it is time consuming!), I got to tell all of you guys that my records are Dead Quiet and Detail has improved alot. The soundstage perspective is a little more like sitting in row 35 versus row 20, but the smoother detailed sound and presentation is nice.

Just thought I would let others know that I tried these products in case others of you are interested. Definitely worth the money spent.

R.
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tbg
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I expect they will find substantial sales resistance without a demonstration. For the vinyl and lp treatments this would be easy, but for the contact treatment it would be difficult.
tbg
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Take the Grooveglide and throw in the thrash. It will probably take multiple cleanings to get it off your records, but you will be rewarded by the best LP sound you have heard.

I use DiskDoctor cleaner with my Loricraft but find I still need to use distilled water rinse afterwards.
tbg
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Shasta, you say that, "using a distilled water rinse *after using RRL is a distinct no-no" but say DD, which I use wins hands down. Do you mean I should not be rinsing after cleaning with DD?
tbg
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Sean, until I got the Loricraft with the string that is the only contact with the record groove, I experienced what you mention namely the contamination of the cleaner brushes. I use DD and I do follow-up with distilled water as I can hear the benefit of the additional rinse.

If you can vacuum all that is dissolved in a liquid off the record, I cannot imagine that the Ph matters, but distilled water should remove anything remaining.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Styx, Do you mean a reverse osmosis machine? I too have one and am uncertain whether steam distilled or it would be more pure water. I did try distilled water and it as rinses but heard no difference.
tbg
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I suspect we have the same. Our area has high sodium. As you say, coffee tastes right. I know the sodium, mercury, organisms, etc. cannot get through the membrane, so it probably is the same as distilled water where water is brought to a boil and the steam then condensed.
tbg
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There is a new guy on the block; watch out. The AudioTop Vinyl cleaner cleans the others' clocks. Records cleaned with the other cleaners once recleaned sound like they had not been cleaned with the others.
tbg
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Granted the AudioTop Vinyl is expensive, but how would you react were it to make what you thought was a cleaned record sound incredibly better? I did not expect this great of an improvement despite the claims of the U.S. importer who I have known for some time. When you get an improvement that sounds like you went from a mediocre cartridge to a great but expensive cartridge, I don't think the price is too high, but I certainly wish it was lower.
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