Cryo'ed LP's

A possible explanation for why cryoing improves LP performance is the same reason it improves the performance of golf balls, rifle barrels, automotive engine cam shafts, trumpets, not to mention tonearms, turntable platters, CDs, interconnects, structural rods and shelves of audio racks, etc.

I cryo'ed the brush used to clean all of my stylii and noticed a tremendous improvement.

I say go for it but make sure you cryo the jackets and sleeves as well.

Theosundhouse--bummer on the SSD, IK have done a ton of them (and RAM too--pretty much the same thing as an SSD) without any negative results. Did the person you used for treatment use a vert slow ramp down, and slow warm to ambient?

FWIW--I've done lots of LP's for people, the feedback has been universally positive. However, I would encourage you to treat some albums easily replaced first, and once you are sure you like the changes cryo causes, then move on to irreplaceable stuff.

Br3098--Ha, nice one!

Peace,

Lee

Geoffkait, you were going to mention the possible explination?

The reason cryogenics works for musical instruments, rifle barrels, tonearms, golf clubs, CDs etc. is that physical characteristics of the materials are improved by the cryogenic cold tempering process. Thus, metals and plastics are stiffer, harder, more homogeneous and exhibit less internal stress and dicontinuities.