jyprez
Responses from jyprez
| higher end jazz vinyl: where to turn? To answer your question (from someone who has cleaned thousands of records) "We could all wish it wasn't so, but there is no substitute for a good RCM". | |
| higher end jazz vinyl: where to turn? If you plan on doing any significant amount of Jazz record collecting, a record vac is the difference between the annoying crackle and dead silent or near dead silent records. You don't need to go crazy spending money on this. While I have a Loric... | |
| Help with used records. Why are you peeling this off? This only destroys some of the authentic features of the LP and will only devalue it. | |
| RCM recommendations I went from a home-made machine to the Loricraft. The home-made machine did a decent job but the Loricraft was probably a 50% improvement in cleaning quality and a 1000% improvement in noise/convenience. Not cheap but my used LP collection is prob... | |
| Sound blead through on LP Thanks, I wasn't sure if adjusting the cartridge to track more the outside of the groove vs the inside would affect this. | |
| Best Record Cleaning Process on a Loricraft I have had a PRC4 for a few years now but I buy almost exclusively 30 to 60 year old records so I don't know that my recommendations will be relevant to you unless you move in this direction. I have achieved outstanding results, restoring many (bu... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous My advice - don't go there. First, without a really good cleaning device, you will not be happy with the noise (but with a nice investment of 1000+ in record cleaning you will not experience any/much noise). Second, vinyl is for those who want to ... | |
| How can anyone afford this ? I make millions and still can't find a satisfactory rig | |
| Sibilance issues with vinyl rig You mention very little about the software side of your analog setup as opposed to the hardware. Any vinyl after 1984 is very likely digitally processed and no better than the CD. Unless you are committed to collecting from high quality 1940 - 198... | |
| What I learned on Audiogon This Year Nice post Elizabeth. I especially liked number 10 "that endless debates NEVER solve anything, that listening for ten minutes DOES solve."Happy New Year! | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed BigwaveDave, we will be interested to hear your impressions once you have used your new RCM for a while. Take your time. I find that sometimes serveral cleanings/playings are necessary to obtain optimal results. If you don't get there after a few ... | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed Completely agree with Jazdoc - in fact it is early stereo you should avoid. Until they got it right there was an over-exaggerated "hole in the middle" image to stereo which is quite annoying to listen to. I much prefer mono for most early jazz. | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed The suggestions regarding record cleaning are all absolutely correct. I have a Loricraft PRC3 which I upgraded to after many years of a home made machine. At 1500 you might say it is not cheap, but I think you should think about spending as much o... | |
| How many LPs is enough? I am more for quality than quantity myself. I started collecting jazz about 5 years ago and have about 1500 now (about 1/2 original issies, 1/4 early reissues and 1/4 newer (post danalog age)"audiophile" reissues). Average cost about $50/record bu... | |
| Current recordings on vinyl? Audiotomb - it is not difficult to do digital recording (or analog for that matter) in odd locations so I'm not sure what your comment that it was done in a loft adds to this? In any case the mastering back at the studio could be anything. Unless ... |