Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. I usually wait till I have a “batch” to do, so to speak. Then I clean them. For me, the biggest thing is how much static a new pressing can have. Some do, some don’t. I don’t think it is the end of the world for either the record or your cart… plenty of opinions on this all the way from don’t ever clean to clean all the time, never use tap water… bla bla bla. I do think they need to be cleaned occasionally, like once or twice a year maybe.
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.
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.