mrkidknow
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| Results from Beta Testers of New Formulas Before this thread gets yanked, I'm going to jump in on Paul's defense concerning the questions posed by 4Yanx on knowing vinyl compositions and measuring affects on plasticizers;It is impossible to know all the plasticisers present in records as ... | |
| What happened to Discwasher? Hammergjh,I do think that Discwasher brushes have to be replaced after they have seen a lot of use even if they visually still look good. The brush removes particulate and greasy soils from the record. The particulates can be removed from the brus... | |
| What happened to Discwasher? Hammy is right; Discwasher cleaning fluid is not sacred.For further information on this formula, see my post over at Audio Asylum (my handle is mrspindlelegs over there):http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/338394.htmlMr. Kidknow | |
| Dahlquist DQ 10, is it worth new woofer? There isn't enough information to adequately work with here. When you say that the woofer needs to be replaced, which of the following really applies?1. The foam surround is rotted-out but the rest of the woofer is still OK.2. The foam surround is... | |
| Turntable hum??? Help What phono cartridge are you using? Grado cartridges are well known for "humming".Mr. Kidknow | |
| Hardest component to decide on Turntables and phono cartridges because it is virtually impossible to get a demo comparison of even two units on a "side-by-side" basis. Side-by-side demos of all other equipment is easy by comparison.Mr. Kidknow | |
| Traffic "John Barleycorn Must Die" - Why no mfsl I have a copy of the 180 gram reissue of JBMD and it is poorly remastered in my book. The bass is excessively boosted and very muddy, the drum kit is too forward in the soundstage and the saxaphone is too weak/too far in the backround. The vocals ... | |
| ultrasound cleaning? Dougdeacon,No problem in at least trying to contribute on this subject.Although I have strong reservations about using ultrasonics on vinyl, this doesn't mean that a system cannot be designed that is quite safe. Bent Audio and any other companies ... | |
| ultrasound cleaning? I have to agree with Ogsarg that there is strong potential to trash an LP via ultrasonic cavitation.I formulate water-based cleaners for aerospace and general industrial cleaning. The majority of these cleaners are used in ultrasonic tanks.Several... | |
| VPI Scout or Scoutmaster? I'm pretty sure the Scoutmaster hasn't been available to the public long enough (if at all) to render an opinion.Mr. Kidknow | |
| Would you refer this to all interested parties? Muzikat,I agree that the music being produced today sucks but you are totally wrong about it being too expensive.The price of CDs have been coming down lately after sitting on a plateau (absolute dollar-wise) for something like 15 years. If you fa... |