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Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
Excellent points, Justin. 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
Garakawa, the answer is yes along with some other fluids that do not contain alcohol. I'd always ask the mfg in any case, though. to be on the safe side. For sure, anything with alcohol will ruin shellac 78's. 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
OK, you win Rack, one of the ingredients found in the RRL fluids is one found in some personal care products. As pointed out by a few others since, it is also used in a variety of other applications for the same purpose. I had not seen the ingredi... 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
OK, so your "proof" says that Trisodium EDTA is in a bunch of personal care products, and a favorite of Revlon. There is nothing there with any link whatsover to any record cleaning products of any kind. As I figured, my system is safe where it si... 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
Rackdoctor, the experience of you and Elliot would seem to be extremely rare anomalies in a very large sea of folks who feel the exact opposite. Given that the RRL fluids are found by most everyone to be the purest of anything they’ve tried or see... 
Flattening warped lp's with Seal dry mount press
I find there is an old on eof these in the bowels of the office where I work. I will drag it out and give it a test soon and report. 
Do people find the rating system useful?
I would assume that the component functions with an 8/10 rating. I find people continually misuse the grading scale here on Audiogon. I find it upsetting because we are a small community and need to be far with eachother.I, too, would have assumed... 
Indian Sitar Stuff
MS, you make a very salient point with respect ot length of piece. Thanks 
Indian Sitar Stuff
I will pass on the CD's, but maybe this info is of help to others.Anyone know of a site (other than E-Bay) or two from which to seek the vinyl offerinfs (old or new)? 
Teres 265 or 320 vs. Sota Cosmos
nasty something... 
Indian Sitar Stuff
Wow. I've done some initial looking for these labels, Atma. I thought some of the jazz records I've bought were expensive! :-) Oh well, yuz pay fer yer plaeasures! 
Indian Sitar Stuff
Photon, thanks for the suggestions. I figured that I migh tbe limiting myself with respect to "only on vinyl" and half expected very little produced much after the early 80's. I will serach for the titles you suggest. 
Indian Sitar Stuff
Tabla? Santoor? No one? 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
Garakawa, I was in the same boat as you once, having used Torumat for some time before running out. In the time since, I have tried virtually every commerically available fluid and a host of home brews. Another member here, Albert Porter, offered ... 
How many sealed LP's do you have?
I grew up in the "Smoke 'Em if Ya Got 'Em" era, but I suppose many are worth more monetarily if left unheard.