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To clean or not to clean...

Brand new spanking vinyl. When one receives a  brand  new never played album. What is the consensus?
To clean or not to clean?

I  have leaned toward not cleaning until after numerous spins. This may be more out of  hope that conditions at the pressing faculty are on par with a semiconductor factory. Overall  I have not had issues, but once in a  blue moon you do  get that annoying pop that make you cringe and think" I should've cleaned this one".

Or am I simply guilty of the lessening of a mundane task.
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elliottbnewcombjr
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I just play new LP's, and I only buy used if Very Good +, and look at them: looks clean to me, typically successfully play them.

My cleaning is for my old dirty records, ones others gave me, and if I take a chance in a used store on something I think needs and will clean well enough.

Training your brain to ignore infrequent random noise was/is part of the Vinyl experience. I had it, lost it during the many years of CD only, had to regain it. Recurring noise from scratches are regrettable, I don't buy or sell scratches.


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