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Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@terry9 The Alconox Liquinox cleaner has been around for many years, and is very well doucumented. The company Alconox has a lot of data available, most of the ingredients are specified, and Liquinox is available Amazon www.amazon.com/Alconox-Liqu... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@terry9 The Fisherbrand™ Versa-Clean™, is a broad-base cleaner, with a combination of surfactants and corrosion inhibitors and some alkalinity, and the recommended concentration for use is not less than 60:1, but as much 10:1.  The product details... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@terry9 Sometimes you have feel just like an idiot, let me try this one last time, I meant to say "...the stylus does NOT contact...".  Always good to be humble.R/Neil 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@terry9 First the R/ = shorthand for Respectfully, and I noted an error in post - meant to "... the stylus does contact..."In precision cleaning, the industry standard for water is ASTM-D1193.  Once we get past tap-water, ASTM-D1193 has essentiall... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@terry9:This is going to be a long thread, but the devil is in details.The fundamental challenge with cleaning records, is that we are trying to achieve a cleanliness level better than what we can see.  Right now, the record UT vendors are using p... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
@jtimothya, Energy supplied to the transducers is actually very close to the energy in the tank, since thin stainless steel is essentially transparent to ultrasonic energy.  If the plastic is easily deformable such as a PVC record, unlike thicker ... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
All,An inherent problem with using ultrasonics to clean PVC is that as a plastic, it is going to absorb ultrasonic energy  http://www.zenith-ultrasonics.com/part_positioning.htm, and https://techblog.ctgclean.com/2011/11/reader-question-baskets-fo... 
Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS.
Dear jeffvegas,The decision to where to invest/spend your $$$ is a very personal one - its what's makes you happy - how do you define you destination or your journey.Digital music has matured to a music presentation all its own.  There is little v... 
Cartridge loading
Dear rauliruegas,The amount of current is just one of the many questions left to answer.  And, I agree with your other statements.  A basic challenge with vinyl is the difficulty in measuring it, and this is very consistent with electro-mechanical... 
Cartridge loading
rauliruegas,As I said it was a hypothesis, and as a hypothesis, there is no empircal data to support, but for me only deductive reasoning from a multitude of sources that I have addressed in a number of posts. But, your statement that the complian... 
Cartridge loading
bydlo,After further thought, here is my best hypothesis, and it really is just a 'perfect storm', for all the variables to come together.1.  Many LOMC cartridges have very wide bandwidth, out to 47kHz and maybe even beyond.  So, the harmonic disto... 
Cartridge loading
bydlo,First, the sequence of events is dependent on the cartridge and the pre-amp.  One of the premises of this entire thread has been the limits of 'some' pre-amps.This article is an extension of the first Shure article I referenced, and it goes ... 
Any opinions on the Thorens TD 148a
Jay,Just a suggestion; Thorens has the twice the price ($3999) automatic TD1601 turntable that has been reviewed, just search "Thoren TD1601 review".  Recommend you read those reviews to get a possible feel for how the TD164A may sound, most table... 
Frustrated with Vinly
Not to belabor this thread, but its my understanding that there are fundamentally 3 different turntable drives:  rim drive, belt-drive and direct-drive, and there are pros and cons to each, and each has has been successfully executed.  Some think ... 
Frustrated with Vinly
Chakster, First my applogies for my miss spelling of your handle, so much for my fat fingers.  Otherwise, to address my opinion of the Technics 1210GR, as an engineer, I can appreciate the engineering that has been applied.  But, I am no fan of it...