The Great Culling - Part Deux continues..... The Roches - S/T Into the sell/trade pile it goes. Not sure why I bought this one in the first place, although the song - "Hammond" is pretty catchy. Also don't quite understand why Fripp and Levin were associated with this record. Personal relationships possibly? |
@nicks25 - Enjoy! Great sound quality on that Nils Lofgren record... |
Nat King Cole - Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer Url: https://www.discogs.com/release/10667370-Nat-King-Cole-Those-Lazy-Hazy-Crazy-Days-Of-Summer Shared from the Discogs App |
Picked up several albums this past weekend - here's the one I'm listening to now: Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II Url: https://www.discogs.com/release/14447721-Mannheim-Steamroller-Fresh-Aire-II Shared from the Discogs App |
It's either the dog or the records that fall into first place🤣
Steve, my copy is fairly quiet with just a little surface noise between songs. That's not an issue at all. However, the overall SQ seems to have a veil over it, a bit "muffled" so to speak. Not nearly as clear or open as many other records. It's good, but certainly not really good. |
Steve - My copy has some noise on side 2 Bill - thanks for the Audio Desk surfactant tip. More options is good. The relatively small Degritter tank will i believe lead to easy experiments….. Arrival and playing soon; Aiofe O’Donovan - Age of Apathy I have been streaming some Fats Kaplin warming up the amp….. |
I use the surfactant Audio Desk recommends. It’s more expensive than a pint of Tergitol but a vial is added to a gallon of distilled H2O and will clean 100-200 records. My AD tank holds a smidge over a gallon. |
Steve, I went through the same thing initially. However, I was overlooking the fundamental purpose of the Tergitol. It’s not the Tergitol doing the cleaning, it’s the microscopic imploding bubbles that do the cleaning. The surfactant, in this case Tergitol, is there to reduce the surface tension of the “water-air” interface on the surface of the record. Reducing the surface tension allows the bubbles more and better access into the grooves of the record, the whole object of the exercise. The trick has been to find just the right amount of surfactant to get a good cleaning but not generate suds or leave too much residue behind after drying. Definitely a work in progress. daniel
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I've had my Degritter since last March. I have been doing research for a while now on Tergitol, the proper mixture, application, pre-cleaning methods, etc. I also have a Nitty Gritty so for used records that too lends a helping hand in a multi-step process. I'll reach out for further information, as needed, etc. What an awesome group of people here on this thread. I learn so much. I also hope to be able to contribute some, too. |
@mammothguy54 I’ve been doing the 2 tank cleaning method with the Degritter since I purchased the gadget last April. Takes twice the time but worth it in the end. Regarding Tergitol, I’ve found that using more than 0.7ml of the concentrate in the Degritter tank (1.4l) leads to suds coming out of the slot-not a good thing. daniel
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My plan is to do an initial Enzyme step with my wet vac Nitty Gritty then the Next 2 steps same as Daniel. The excellent sonic test of sending 16 discs to Perfect Vinyl Forever pushed me into pulling trigger on US cleaning…. And of course a lot of +++ influence from Steve along the way..best thread on AG Jim |
@puffball08 aka Daniel in Orange county has been cutting trail w Degritter process. He has evolved a three step method w spinclean step, then a Turgitol cycle in degritter followed by a water only cycle. He has also been in direct contact w Degritter on duty cycle and taking some readings of temps as machine operates in various above cycles across a 8 or so record batch. Supercool. Jim |
Jim, you have my attention on this. It sounds as though you have a Degritter on backorder? And with an extra tank? It sounds as though you will clean with a Tergitol solution/mixture and then follow up with pure distilled water rinse via the second tank. Am I correct? This process has me very interested. I have a Degritter and have been considering a second tank for that very process. Tell me more, please. Thanks. |
Steve - Let me know what you think of Colvin / Earle - I have that on ripped CD into server only..but i could be influenced into LP… Daniel - Water is next ! spoke to dealer again yesterday to attempt confirmation back to Degritter tgat extra tank would be included in the estimated 1/25 shipment…We shall see…hopeful…. |
@tomic601 Jim, did you find/order an extra tank? Are you stocked up on distilled water? Walmart (gulp) had the best price at 89 cents/gallon for a while. But with the recent supply chain problems, the price jumped to $1.19/gallon last week (+10 cent bottle deposit). daniel |
@boxer12 Your Welcome!
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