drbond
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| Ultrasonic record cleaners @antinn I downloaded your book on an old ipad that is no longer used for anything with passwords, etc. It looks to be a great resource. Thanks to you and Bill for sharing that with the audiophile community! Are you aware of any real world exp... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @antinn Thank you for the detailed response. It looks like even on initial review that I could use 5+ oz of 91% IPA to get an approximate 2.5% solution in 6L. .. I am aware of alcohol's antibacterial properties, but I wasn't aware exactly what ... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @antinn What, in your experience, do you think would be the best combination of additives to the distilled water in a 180W 40kHZ ultrasonic 6L bath for cleaning LP's (e.g. how much 91% isopropyl alcohol, Triton X, dawn dish detergent, or other.... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners Based on my initial experience, the first clean is as good as the second clean, and the static-type noise is still present on those noisy LP's. The first clean probably decreased the surface noise by 50-75%, and made them listenable, but unfortun... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @mijostyn More thorough ultrasonic cleaning following many of the recommendations here did make my noisy records much quieter. . .(but these were mostly sealed records, without a scratch that played very noisily (tons of static-type noise (from ... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners So, with my new, updated ultrasonic LP cleaning process, I do notice a significant improvement in sound quality. The updated process has made my slightly noisy LP’s (static, pops, etc) almost silent, with only an occasional static pop noted. The L... | |
| Anyone Still Using Zerodust @mulveling What is the precise process by which you use the Magic Eraser? Do you just drop the stylus onto the surface of the sponge, and then lift? | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @antinn Thanks for the word of caution about Photo Flo. Do you know if the solvent in Photo Flo could adversely affect the LP at all? | |
| Anyone Still Using Zerodust I don’t see much mention of anyone using Stylast stylus cleanser, with its very soft brush. . . | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @lewm What is that much alcohol (25%) supposed to do in the ultrasonic bath? | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners Thanks for everyone sharing their knowledge and experience in this thread. As a consequence, I have modified my ultrasonic cleaning process in several ways: 1. I extended the de-gassing cycle to the time it takes to warm up the water bath to 35 C... | |
| how were copies of vinyl made in "third-party" countries From my experience I can tell you that every LP I’ve listened to from the former eastern bloc (USSR, Czech, etc.) is awful. The only reason I bought them was to listen to a performance by historically important musicians, who were among the best ... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners While I’ve heard great things about the expensive US cleaners, I couldn’t justify the 3k price, given I only had a few hundred LP's, so I bought the VEVOR for $200, and it seems to do an excellent job. I don’t know how it would compare to other cl... | |
| Cables to settle brightness I haven't read the other comments, but if you have a problem with brightness, I wouldn't look to cables for the fix. Firstly, look at room treatments: sound absorbers, etc. Secondly, find out which component of yours is causing the brightness, ... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? In my experience, a passive pre-amplifier does not color the sound (much) at all. All active pre-amplifiers, even running my same Ypsilon pre-amplifier in active mode (vs. passive mode) color the sound to a greater degree. |