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overwhelmed by record rituals
Hi, Whart-Is this what you mean by wand and pillar?http://www.musicdirect.com/p-3560-vpi-pickup-tube-holder.aspxThanks again!Margot 
overwhelmed by record rituals
Hi, Whart. This is super helpful and I am looking forward very much to your piece, including your interview with the Library of Congress restoration specialist. I'm a professional historian, so I love the archival angle here! Thanks! Margot 
overwhelmed by record rituals
Hello, Whart. I'd love to read your piece on this! Could you also clarify what a separate vacuum wand might mean? Do I need another attachment to vacuum up after the rinse stage? Would VPI or Nitty Gritty etc sell that as an accessory? Or am I mis... 
overwhelmed by record rituals
One other question about best practices: After applying the cleaning solution and vacuuming, is it also a good idea to rinse with distilled water? Perhaps apply with a spray bottle so as not to get the paper label wet? And then vacuum again to dry... 
overwhelmed by record rituals
Wonderful responses, Audiogoners! I'm excited to get a RCM and to start experimenting with this. Thanks to all for your help! I am grateful! Margot 
overwhelmed by record rituals
Thanks, Al.One question regarding the gun, what do you mean when you say the last release is not performed on the record? You kind if shoot across the record horizontally rather than aiming straight at it? Or something else? And do you ever use th... 
overwhelmed by record rituals
Hi BDP24 and all-Yes, it does sound like a lot of work! But as good a place to put my OCD tendencies as anywhere! Thanks, guys, for such incredibly helpful advice. I'm thinking I will go ahead with the VPI HW 16.5--among other things, it's excitin... 
Need Help Picking Out Bookshelf Speakers
The Salk Wow 1 is supposed to be a lot of speaker for the money, and you can do a free home trial and see how it works in your space. I'd be very tempted to try that. 
What's best bookshelf speaker for an 8x10 room?
Salk Wow 1 or Neat Iota. 
Scansonic mb serie
what electronics work well with the mb-1? 
Silverline Minuet "Supreme"
I have a pair (minuet supreme plus) on my desktop that I use with inexpensive components (Marantz pm5004) and think they sound very nice. I will at some point pair them with better electronics (perhaps a Rogue Sphinx) but agree they are absolutely... 
ATC SCM 11 v2
That is a great thought, Bob. I will look into that. Thanks. 
ATC SCM 11 v2
thanks! 
ATC SCM 11 v2
Great. Any idea which model of Sound Anchor? Thanks! 
cable advice
Thanks again, everyone. Her dealer is letting her have some budget cables/ic while everything burns in and she gets used to the sound. And then she'll follow up on some of these excellent leads!