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| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw,You should be able to wash it without losing the anti-static properties. The anti-static property is provided by copper-infused threads that are woven into the fabric. Anti-static clothing worn by clean-room workers will have carbon thread... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @terry9 ,I cut a piece from the main cloth about 4" x 6". Otherwise, if curious the paper/manual I addressed previously is now published and you can download here: https://thevinylpress.com/precision-aqueous-cleaning-of-vinyl-records/. | |
| Lower end Soundsmith cartridges vs others in same price range? @mijostyn,The effective mass of the cantilever can not be considered in the same way you would apply effective mass to a simple free-pivot tonearm, and the discussion in this article http://pspatialaudio.com/analogy.htm#cantilever, highlights th... | |
| Lower end Soundsmith cartridges vs others in same price range? @mijostyn,If you take the time to wade through this relatively recent article, "Vibration analysis of stylus instrument for random surface measurement" http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/5705/1/WRAP_Liu_vibration_analysis_2010final.pdf, you may conclud... | |
| Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records @mijostyn,No arguments that maintaining cleanliness is critical, but I have found as I stated in the paper that even new records benefit from initial cleaning, the pressing plants are not clean. Maintaining cleanliness is addressed in Section VI,... | |
| What to upgrade to? @bobheinatz,FYI - Soundsmith has most of their upper line cartridges on sale 25% off, https://elusivedisc.com/search?search_query=Soundsmith. A nice benefit of Soundsmith is their ability to rebuild the cartridge to near new many times at a fract... | |
| A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer @millercarbon,Not to go off track from this post, but this relatively recent article adds to the discussion of the cantilever/mass and what Peter (Retipper) has discussed about a benefit of his moving iron (MI) cartridges - "Vibration analysis of... | |
| End-Game RCM thoughts/advice @fzman1956, A quick review of Degritter shows some issues. The 120kHz frequency is very effective for fine invisible particulate 10 microns and less, but will not be very effective for larger particles or degreasing (if on the record) that is req... | |
| What to upgrade to? @bobheinatz,Some thoughts,1. Does your Lenco turntable have all the latest mods - see discussion high-endaudio.com/RC-Lenco.html. This will likely not consume much of your budget but could improve what you have. The SME V is such a high perfor... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @tomic601,Jim,I use the Record Doctor Clean Sweep Brush https://www.amazon.com/Record-Doctor-Clean-Sweep-Brush/dp/B07M92LY78. The bristle diameters are not so narrow that they will deeply penetrate the groove - so there is very limited risk of re... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @tomic601,As far as my tech manual, it took a bit of turn, and it now stands at 54 pages. The manual cleaning procedure is not very long, but I am adding a lot of details of the rationale behind various steps, cleaning agents and rinsing and I ex... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw Woops, misread your post, 5 weeks is not bad. You may want to check the chemistry with the shake test I discussed. Also, Versa-Clean specifies that the cleaner is mildly alkaline pH 9.75. You can easily monitor the tank pH with an inexpe... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw Some other thoughts,If you have been using the same tank of water for 5 months without refreshing the chemistry, the 'chemistry' of the Versa-Clean is likely long since exhausted and the tank water may be acidic. Water at room temp and just... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw,The activated carbon filter 'may' remove the surfactant that is in the Versa Clean, and that 'could' be the reason for the water clarity. As far as the cloudy water, that could be the build-up/accumulation of very small (invisible) particle... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @atmasphere,WRT to platter mats, the concept that materials cannot absorb/attenuate vibration is not correct. Very thin viscoelastic materials can absorb surprising amounts of vibration - the energy is converted to heat. This article is an excel... |