mijostyn
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| Insurance - your experiences In order to get records covered you have to have a list of every record you have. It helps to take a picture of the collection. Also take pictures of all your equipment. if you have replacement cost insurance they will pay for whatever it costs to... | |
| Insurance - your experiences Cleeds hit it on the money. You have to have specifically "replacement cost" insurance. What it costs now to replace the unit with a like unit. If you have just standard insurance they will cover the price of your equipment minus depreciation. If ... | |
| Springs under turntable mwinkc, I have that record. Lots of fun. I think they stuck the microphone in the kettle drum, makes my windows rattle. Isolating any turntable from the environment is essential for the best playback. The springs act as a mechanical filter. All fr... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Interesting, I have a UV light at the office. I'll check it out. That patent was issued in 1974 during the decline of RCA. I do not know if they sold compound to other companies. Methylammonium Methosulfate was added as an anti static agent. Fabri... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Uberwaltz, curiosity has no end. I have proved myself wrong on several occasions. | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Orthomead and Uberwaltz, it may be the way the record is stored. The record may be coming out of it's sleeve already charged. Check your records before play. Just wave the back of your hand slowly across the record. If there is static there you wi... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Nice boat anchor Chakster. You'll need one of those Jap chisel monsters to go in it. Just for fun put an old V15 in it and see what happens:)Ralph, Raul means well he is just hard to understand because of the language barrier. Next year he is goin... | |
| What is the best way to clean records? The BAK also takes the place of Isopropyl alcohol. | |
| What is the best way to clean records? Ijgerens, Benzalkonium chloride is not a surfactant. It is a very strong anti fungal agent. PVC unfortunately likes to grow fungus. The BAK is insurance in this regard particularly with records that you have no idea where they came from of how the... | |
| ls this the frequency of vinyl The Fifth Element. Lewm if you are interested my Nephew has a nice crop growing:) | |
| Basement listing room Skimantra, Two issues. Your speakers can only be expected to load a given volume effectively. You do not want them getting lost. Space B is as large as I would want to go with most Tower speakers. Next, the development of a first class image requi... | |
| What is the best way to clean records? Don't let them get dirty and you do not have to clean them. If you are buying used records an ultrasonic cleaner using distilled water with a little Triton X-100 and BAK 1:750 will do the trick beautifully. How do you not let records get dirty aft... | |
| has anybody else noticed this about singers? In Tune with your ears? No, in tune with your mind. Individual preference.David Bowie is one of the great vocalists of the last century along with Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Layne Staley, Ella, Sarah Vaughan, Bryan Ferry, ... | |
| Springs under turntable noromance, you need to look at the Solid Tech Rack of Silence 1 Reference. It will handle 40 kg https://www.solid-tech.net/silence/?SingleProduct=28 | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable Such is the life of an early adopter. |