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| Alternate screw down clamp for VPI Aries @dhcod,Assuming you only broke the plastic part, send an e-mail to VPI and see if they will sell you a replacement - just the plastic part. Its held to the threaded metal knob with just a snap-ring. This is the type of plier used to remove/repla... | |
| Ultrasonic LP Cleaning vs. “Thread Type” Cleaning (Keith Monks/Loricraft/etc.) To the compliments provided - a humble thank-you. But @whart and @orthomead summarize it well - there is no best; only the best for you which is based on your own threshold for effort, cost, process throughput and just how clean do you want that ... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration FWIW and noting that this thread has taken a side route, here are just two documented sources for tube microphonics;-Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Volume 17, Number 9 September, 1929, MICROPHONIC IMPROVEMENT IN VACUUM TUBES IR... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration Shock/vibration isolation of avionics is documented and easily accessed - examples Microsoft Word - avioinics_iso_revC.doc (vibrationdata.com), and compressed_PC6116_AerospaceandDefenseIsolatorCatalog.pdf (lord.com). Exactly what shock & vi... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration @esputnix, If you check with Oracle you will see where they have added a damping system to their sprung suspension - Parts & Upgrades | oracle (oracle-audio.com) MkVI Micro Vibration Stabilizer System (MVSS) upgrade; its a significant modi... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? @mijostyn, and anyone else,The article Dr. A. M. Max, Disc Phonograph Records, Max, RCA Engineer Magazine 1966-08-09 1966-08-09.pdf (worldradiohistory.com) derives the same formulas addressed in the Studio Sound and Broadcast Engineering, July 197... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? If you read the article Hugh Finnimore, Disc cutting in theory, Studio Sound and Broadcast Engineering, July 1975 Studio-Sound-1975-07.pdf (worldradiohistory.com) and can tackle the math you will get a much better 'technical' understanding of wha... | |
| Sudden development of more pops than usual. VPI TNT turntable. @ctlphd,In this thread https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/flipping-record-causing-series-of-loud-pops the OP traced the root cause to loose ground connections. If you have a multi-meter try measuring the grounds to verify continuity. If this d... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,For routine cleaning, you do not need to soak the record with White Distilled Vinegar for 15-30 minutes. That time comes from the book "VIII.12. DESCALING: Occasionally when resurrecting a Goodwill™ or flea market record find, there may b... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @tomic601 Do not use vinegar with the Nitty Gritty or any vacuum-RCM; the vinegar - acetic acid can corrode the metal vacuum blower/motor. Although vinegar at 5% acidity is a weak acid it can corrode steel or plated steel. | |
| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning @bianchi27 If the cleaner is dissolved/soluble in the water, sediment filters >0.1 micron will not remove the cleaner. However, for cleaners such as Tergikleen that are a combinations of a soluble chemical Tergitol 15-S-9 and insoluble Tergitol... | |
| Ilford Ilfotol use after expiring date FWIW; here are some details:ILFORD™-ILFOTOL™: This is a wetting agent that is water mixed with a combination of 1-5% of a very efficient nonionic surfactant (likely Stepan™ BIO-SOFT™ N25-7 or N25-9 which is similar to Tergitol 15-S-7 or 15-S-9) an... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,Not sure you are aware, but you should be able to buy a record label protector - Amazon.co.uk: record label protector. These are the same as the Groovemaster record label protector. | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,Recognizing your issue with local very hard tap-water, your process looks great - try the distilled white vinegar before the Dehyphon final clean and that should improve your results. I was misunderstanding your term "Ultrasound Solution... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,For the 5% Acidity White Distilled Vinegar - this you buy at your local grocery store. Its generally provided in 1-pint (~500 mL); 1-quart (~1L) and larger containers. The pint containers I buy have screw top threads that are used by man... |