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| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover We get down to 10% humidity in the winter here (Saharan levels!), so the Destat III gets used every play on both sides. | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover Similar ball-park price to a Furutech Destat III, which I find easy to use and effective. I think I prefer the handheld approach. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Well, I was very lucky with the mono version of the Elgar cello concert/Sea Pictures: the disc is spotless and looks like new. After a thorough cleaning it is silent except for the music. I can only speak to sound quality, as having only one ear I... | |
| New cartridge ideas... I would also recommend adding Soundsmith to the list. I'm enjoying a Sussurro as my second-best cartridge. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album @wwmeredith Happy to hear it. I'm waiting for the mono version to arrive in the next few days. So much good stuff out there.... | |
| Straight tonearms without offset angle As well as the thread here on the Viv Labs Rigid Float, I can recommend studying a couple of others elsewhere: At Audiokarma At diyaudio It's a fascinating subject, not least for the love for underhung arms exhibited by owners contrasting with ... | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. Thank you. Would you consider allowing a third party to conduct the same tests to remove any concerns about bias in the results? WAM Engineering might, for example, publish their photomicrographs that they used to determine no residue was left on ... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album How about a real classic: Elgar Cello Concerto and Sea Pictures, Barbirolli, duPré, Baker, LSO, HMV ASD 655, 1965. Perhaps the best recording of the cello concerto ever, and Dame Janet Baker was in fine form too. Shivers down the spine quality of... | |
| Upgrade From SME IV to V - Worth It It actually depends on the individual specimen. You probably know the V came out first, and the IV followed. The IV is said to be made with unselected parts, while only selected parts go into the V. So if you're lucky, you may get a Series IV just... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? All the same, well done! I am not in the least into woo-woo medical stuff, but if musical encounters make you walk further, go for it. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? I fail to see how the usual use of Audio Equipment is able to be suggested to be anything else but a method to be entertained. Music is more than entertainment for some of us: it is nutritious, sustaining our spirit just as food sustains the bo... | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations No, I don't think the ethanol will leave any residue, but the water that is with it might. Obviously, being distilled, you are minimising this as best you can. I doubt the vacuum leaves a record truly dry, so this is why the tiny bit of moisture l... | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? I have had cartridges restored to glory by retipping/rebuilding, and perhaps I'm lucky in not having had a bad experience. All the same, I wouldn't buy a retipped/rebuilt cartridge second hand, as I'd wonder if it sounded anything like it used to ... | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations @lewm It all depends on the initial quality of your tap water. Distillation is effective at removing suspended solids (which you certainly don't want to be deposited in your grooves), and reduces dissolved salts (otherwise desalination of sea wate... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Look after yourself, pindac. Hope all your treatment is successful. |