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Tergikleen or AIVS formula 15?
My set up is similar but without an ultrasound. Over the past 50 years I have gone to the less chemicals that touch my vinyl the better. I use Tergikleen (20 drops per gallon) (or Photoflow) in a SpinMaster, too. Whenever I buy New brushes for the... 
Tergikleen or AIVS formula 15?
I'm not a record collector, my real hobby is cleaning records   ;)  
Kenwood KD 650, Stanton cartridge
oh BTW shipping will be North of $100  
Kenwood KD 650, Stanton cartridge
I have a KD 500 and a KD 550. Great turntables and not without value, $500 and up is fair and realistic.  
Linn LP12 turntable
The LP12 was designed with European floors in mind, let's say, sturdy. If you have soft, or bouncy floors, then a wall mount will bring out its best. Depending on condition and "upgrades" that's a fair market price. I would still try to talk the p... 
Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps"
@atmasphere  Thank you for the lesson, very useful. I was a Ground Radio Repairman in the USAF. My impedance training was focused on matching antennae to transmitters (along with other factors). A visual "test" of radios, like a big SSB, was the ... 
Declare the correct value on the Customs form?
Hmmm, thin skinned audiophiles carping about the money a record collector spends.  Perfect  
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
So much cypherin' goin' on. I need a nap. I'll play records. I'll get a snack. I'll read a book (starting Gormenghast all over again Fuchsia's attic system is class D    atta girl).  
What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
@simonmoon   Thanks for putting Anna Thovaldsdottir on my screen! Her music gives me chills.  
Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80?
It is the people who do not expand their appreciation of music that befuddle me.  
What should I look for when purchasing a quality album?
I search BandCamp at least once a week (good for files and streaming, too). I use Discogs quite a bit, and keep some of the collection catalogued there. Discogs uses the Gold Mine rating system.  I have 2 used record stores near me, and stop at bo... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
cleaning and auditioning the used record store crop: Schubert -Friedrich Wuher "Sonata in C minor/ Sonata in B minor" Dover HCR-207 Vivladi-Moscow Chamber Orch/ Rudolph Barshai "Concertos for strings and oboes" Mercury SR90425 Orquestra De Conc... 
What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
Well, I didn't discover her in '24, but Kim Deal is in rotation again. Gecko Turner has caught my attention, as has Club Des Beluga. I have a German store I buy from regularly, and I've added This Bad Life "Big Jihad" to the rotation, and Amon Duu... 
Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment?
No one has to tell me, I already know I'm a low percentile kind of guy. But I collect Carver amps, and I have noticed an increase in prices. I think the increase is ahead of inflation. In the past I was (happily) surprised at the value of Kenwood ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
cleaning in the "N's" Mother Earth (Tracy Nelson)    "Living With The Animals"      Mercury SR-61194 Harry Nilsson                         "Nilsson Schmilsson"           RCA  ANL1-3464/AFL1-4515 Michael Nesmith    "Infinite Rider On The Big Dog...