antinn
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| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,First good news that your getting good results (as expected).Referencing - Vinyl Record Manual Cleaning Process (thevinylpress.com), the pre-clean step (if using Alconox Liquinox) is where you can get some foam as noted Figure 15; and mo... | |
| SoundSmith cartridges how good? Peter Ledermann is in the hospital fighting COVID Keep Peter Ledermann In Your Thoughts - Audionirvana.org.Thoughts and prayers to Peter for a recovery. One of the true gentlemen of our hoppy/pursuit and he makes a fine cartridge (I have three). | |
| Cartridge for my friend @264win,Two notes of caution; from the Pro-Ject manual USER GUIDE (project-audio.com), the tone arm is very low mass - 6g, so you want to stay with a medium compliance cartridge such as the Ortofon 2M series, the Nagaoka MP-300 and the Garrott P... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,I assume you are preparing 90 mg/300 mL = 0.03%. There is an inconsistency in the document (that I will fix in the next ed.), while Para IX.6.a states "...for manual cleaning 0.01-0.02% would be recommended.", Para III.EU/UK.a) states: "... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac,We do not need absolute accuracy so we assume specific gravity of water of 1.0, so 300 mL = 300 g, and 0.025% LS54 = 75 mg. So your math to achieve 0.025%I not sure how you plan on using the LS54. The high concentration you prepared 0.025... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @pindac, If you down loaded the new 2nd Edition of the document Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records, read paragraph XIV.10 and you have 4 options, try one or try all and listen for which works best for you. | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? The ARSC Guide to Audio Preservation, 2015 (https://www.clir.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/pub164.pdf) commissioned for and sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, states: “Vinyl discs are the most stabl... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @keegiam,Once you have established cleanliness its all about maintenance of cleanliness; and in my opinion the only thing that belongs in the groove is the stylus. | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? Bill,The likelihood of the debris being pigment is pretty remote. The pigment forms with the PVCa/PVC a polymer so its not going to wear individually. However, consider this, the stylus develops pressures on the order of >10,000 psi and very... | |
| Back To Static! @slaw,Steve,I was only trying to compliment you and to let others who read this forum that your mat has had a 'formal' review; and a favorable one at that. If my choice of words/presentation presented it as condescending my apologies that was not... | |
| Back To Static! @slaw,Steve, when discussing your MyMat you should reference the review - An Experiment with Platter Mats- the MyMat - The Vinyl Press - its a good review of your product by someone who is credible.Take care,Neil | |
| Back To Static! @slaw,Remember the mat I am using is 3-layers. The center layer (the thickest part) is not solid - its porous, and overall the mat stiffness is 85 durometer so the mat acts to damp/isolate the record from the platter. I use the reflex clamp to m... | |
| Back To Static! @mijostyn,No arguments that there may always be some static charge under some conditions. Someone over at the Steve Hoffman site has been doing some cleaning agent comparisons (with some input) and has a static field device, and after full wet ... | |
| Back To Static! FWIW - my DIY record mat cut from a 3-layer ESD mat with the platter/bearing grounded is still keeping static at-bay with humidity into the 20's%; details here - http://www.vpiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17186#p65882. Note that for the plat... | |
| Record Cleaner Advice? @keegiam,VPI HW17 - nice score. As far as Ronxs device - there are no video's, two options - while the platter is not turning - energize the unit and circle around the record for a couple of rotations (few secs) about 1" above the record. Otherw... |