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What exactly is London/Decca
Rushton - thanks so much for your fulsome response. I'm a classical enthusiast who is new to vinyl, so I'm fascinated about learning more about the classical labels, their histories, technical merits, etc. Have you found anything on the web or els... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
What's the current consensus as to the duration one should pull the trigger on the steamer? 5 sec, 10, 15? i.e. what gives sufficient cleaning without damaging the LP? Tks!John 
Finding ultra-pure water locally...
Tks everyone for the informative responses. This is obviously a more complex subject than I had originally imagined. But I now have some great leads to get me started. Much appreciated.John 
Where are King Super Analogue LP's pressed?
Yup, both the Japanese LP and U.S. LP's have obi's.John 
Why does my ARCAM say "over"?
Bacs68 - you hit the nail on the head. However, for the Arcam, it appears that 20 is the magic number. That is, if the disk has more than 20 tracks, the panel displays "over". Tks for the answer. 
Downside of sensitivity?
Thanks all for the great responses. In poking around on the internet, I came across the following which I thought was interesting:http://www.trueaudio.com/st_trade.htm