rushton
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| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Sorry, I will give you just the opposite advice. Always start by first running dedicated AC lines in a single home run pull from your circuit panel to each receptacle. Keep the cables as close to the same lengths as possible. Upgrade each receptac... | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP For the bleach step, you're just killing the mold, not cleaning. Use a sponge to apply the solution to the vinyl. If you have a MOFI or DD brush you don't mind possible destroying, it would be useful to ensure penetration of the solution into the ... | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP Yes, wipe the labels, too. But check first to see how much the bleach may cause the ink to bleed or fade so you can adjust you method. You may find that "blotting" will be best on the labels. Don't forget to do the jackets similarly, inside and ou... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? With friends over for several hours, a bit of this and a bit of that... Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No 3 - Dorati/LSO, Byron Janis, Mercury SR 90283 Arnold, English Dances - Arnold/LPO, Lyrita SRCS 109 Rossini, Overture to Barber of Seville - Chun... | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP Yes, bleach. Really. You need to kill the mold and the mold spoors, otherwise the mold will come back. This is not something to kid around with if you want to preserve your vinyl. Bleach in a 20% solution will kill the mold and be benign for the v... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi Emorrisiv,I do have the Baker/Barbirolli performance of Sea Pictures - another great performance and recording. Janet Baker is one of my favorite singers; my wife and I both enjoy her immensely.Best regards, | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP Act quickly! Get the LPs out of the sleeves and cleaned. The mold you see is eating the vinyl and there is no recover from that, but you can halt the process so more damage is not done. Bleach will kill mold, but you need a cleaning solution to re... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Study on Brown, EmArcy MG 36037 Cannonball Adderley, Somethin' Else, Blue Note 1595 (Classic Records reissue) Louis Armstrong, Ambassador Satch. Philips B07138LChausson, Piano Qt, Les Musiciens, Harmonia Mundi HM 11... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Townes Van Zandt, Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas - Fat Possum FP 1118Michael Murray, "Marcel Dupre Organ Recital" - Advent Records 5014 (a Bob Woods and Jack Renner analog recording before they started Telarc)Lief Segerstam, String Quarte... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Bach, Mass in b minor - Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien, Telefunken 6.35019 (a compelling performance and recording, even after 40 years) Telemann, 12 Fantasies for blockflute - B.Kuijken, solo blockflute, Accent ACC 7803 (the Accent label cont... | |
| Raleigh - Durham and Richmond Audiophiles? Alex, there is quite an active audio group in Richmond, VA. When you're planning to be in the area, drop me a note. You're welcome to join me for a listening session and I can introduce you to some other folks in this area.Regards, | |
| Record cleaning fluids: Torumat Ted, I've used most of the cleaning fludis available (but not Torumat) and I've come to the conclusion that the Walker Audio Prelude Quartet record cleaning process is the best I've been able to find. I highly recommend it. It comes with a 30-day ... | |
| Looking For Neutral Tube Amp Recommendation Atma-Sphere, ditto the other comments here about the A-S amps, particularly the Mk.III versions.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The New Miles Davis Quintet, Prestige 7014 (Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue)Jackie McLean, Jackie's Bag, Blue Note 84051 (Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue). | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? ...once all else is copacetic = AC motor controller.Lewm, I agree with this for turntables with AC motors -- a good motor controller makes a material difference. For example, I've heard the improvement on every VPI turntable I've tried this on, an... |