I second Actusreus's seconding! ;-)
The OP's experience of music that's more alive, with more jump, with more low level detail BUT with a slightly noisier record surface is what I hear on many cleaned records. Vinyl surfaces often contain microscopic imperfections that are masked by trace substances. Thorough cleaning removes the mask, making both noise and the fullest range of music more audible.
If you don't hear this, you either haven't removed all foreign substances or your sytem/ears lack the resolution to reveal it. I've had friends visit with supposedly clean LPs that sounded quite dull. When I re-clean them using my RCM and methods, the musical result is always startling (despite a slight increase in background noise).
FWIW, my somewhat insane cleaning regimen requires 20-25 minutes/side and was developed during beta testing/comparing RCM fluids from 4 competitors. It's not for the impatient, lol.
Rebbi's statement of how Gruv Glide works is also correct, IME. If a dead quiet background is all you care about, it's effective... provided you don't mind missing half the music. Personally, I can accomplish that by listening to second rate CDs for a lot less money and with a lot less hassle.
The OP's experience of music that's more alive, with more jump, with more low level detail BUT with a slightly noisier record surface is what I hear on many cleaned records. Vinyl surfaces often contain microscopic imperfections that are masked by trace substances. Thorough cleaning removes the mask, making both noise and the fullest range of music more audible.
If you don't hear this, you either haven't removed all foreign substances or your sytem/ears lack the resolution to reveal it. I've had friends visit with supposedly clean LPs that sounded quite dull. When I re-clean them using my RCM and methods, the musical result is always startling (despite a slight increase in background noise).
FWIW, my somewhat insane cleaning regimen requires 20-25 minutes/side and was developed during beta testing/comparing RCM fluids from 4 competitors. It's not for the impatient, lol.
Rebbi's statement of how Gruv Glide works is also correct, IME. If a dead quiet background is all you care about, it's effective... provided you don't mind missing half the music. Personally, I can accomplish that by listening to second rate CDs for a lot less money and with a lot less hassle.