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Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star?
Soundsmith specially states a 10:1 ratio SUT is perfect for their low-output MI such as the Star - Transformer use with Soundsmith MI/Fixed coil designs | Soundsmith (sound-smith.com).  A 10:1 SUT should yield 470-ohms load to the cartridge. Howe... 
Objective Data re: Record Cleaning
The weight I was referring to was of smaller coupons that represented a record contaminated with a known amount of soil only to measure cleaning efficiency - not the entire record. Otherwise, there are lab techniques that can be used to measure no... 
Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz
@jwr159,  Be advised that inexpensive UT tanks like the Vevor can be very noisy; enough to drive you out of the room or wear hearing protection.  Also, you will want to buy new power supply that can slow down the motor such as  Amazon.com: Belker... 
Objective Data re: Record Cleaning
When measuring weight, the samples are measured to <0.01 mg and particle counts below 50-micron are normal noting that the nominal width of the groove (at the top) is 50-microns.   Otherwise, Parks Audio phono-preamps Parks Audio (parksaudioll... 
Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz
@jwr159,  If you read the book, Chapter XIV XIV.4 Record Spacing, and XIV.6 Record Rotation Speed you should realize that they are spinning too many records too fast.  Otherwise, the 4875 tank is 40-kHz and 160W while the CS6.1 is 48-kHz and I be... 
Objective Data re: Record Cleaning
To objectively measure the efficiency of a cleaning process, you always start with a known contaminated standard and then measure how much of the contaminates were removed.  This is generally accomplished with parts of a specific area and weight w... 
Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz
The Audiodesk_Pro is a very low powered UT device.  The manual Audiodesk_Pro_Manual-2018-7-Inch-Kit.pdf (galibierdesign.com) indicates an overall power of power 90W (which include the rollers) and a volume of 4.5-L which at best yields 20W/L but m... 
Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz
@jwr159, No I do not use UT. I do not clean enough records, and convenience is not something that is a priority to me. The manual process leverages chemistry (detergents & acid, Liquinox, Citranox & Tergitol) especially the acid that you ... 
Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz
@jwr159, First - recommend reading this article awad-reprint II (crest-ultrasonics.com), and the take-away is that for record cleaning, much above 80-kHz has no real benefit.   Second, if you read this post - Ultrasonic Cavitation & Cleaning... 
HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover
FWIW, the key to the Hudson Hi-Fi LP Record Cleaning Antistatic Arm Brush (hudsonhifi.com) is that the goat hair brush has carbon fiber bristles at the center.  That's why it can work with the ground cable to attached to a good ground.  If in doub... 
Aqueous Record Cleaning Questions
John, Section III Step 4.3 states "If using Distilled white vinegar (5% acidity) add to spray (or wash) bottle and fill 1/2 to 3/4 full." You fill with just distilled white vinegar - what you buy in the grocery store should be labeled distilled w... 
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
@vitussl101, The book addresses many subjects including the science behind cleaning agents, how clean does a record need to be and details for ultrasonic cleaning for those going the DIY route. But the manual sink-cleaning procedure is very simpl... 
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
@whart, and for every one of those discussions, I similarly learned a lot.  Your encyclopedic knowledge of the past industry both hardware and music are quite impressive, and as a music reviewer you are the equal of any other.  And you're taking t... 
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
@pfmaudio, It is a little misterious becaus, in my system, ONLY THE CLEANED RECORDS caused problems. I hear no difference in other records and the system seems ok to me. I will now check all the TT set-up because the problem must lie there.  I... 
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
@oldrooney, Thank you for the compliment but let us not forget the contribution of @whart who generously stepped in as Editor and Publisher making the book available for free via his site -  Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records-3rd Edition...