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iron audio mat
No, sorry, I don't remember, except that the reviews (some of them more in the nature of casual remarks than reviews) were on the web and that I found them by googling around. 
iron audio mat
The Iron Audio mat is made of acrylic, and it is indeed still being made, at least according to the Iron Audio website (http://www.ironaudio.com/). I have had no experience with it, but several months back I read what I remember as conflicting rev... 
Help with my Loricraft machine
You are starting with the head at the edge of the label, yes? Have you tried giving it a tiny nudge? Susan 
To Loricraft users
AudioTop Vinyl One is certainly very good. I've been doing informal experiments for some months now, keenly conscious of how difficult it is (because one can't do an original cleaning to the very same record side twice in a row) to know just what ... 
To Loricraft users
Loricraft plus AudioTop Vinyl One is one of the combinations I've used. But I tend to keep the AudioTop for special occasions--such as when amnesia strikes. The volatility is a headache. Really the AudioTop people ought to sell the stuff with a sp... 
To Loricraft users
Tbg, yes, it is the cleaner alone of the AudioTop system that I am using. I would have liked to try the Vinyl 2, but I doubted I would be able to get it onto the record surface before it evaporated, and the price made experimentation impracticable... 
To Loricraft users
Tbg, as a happy and experienced AudioTop user, would you be willing to help me understand where I may have gone wrong with it? My experience with it, while by no means bad, has not been quite as wonderful as yours. This may have to do with the fac... 
Most powerful fluid for record cleaning machine ?
In addition to the AIVS, Paul Frumkin is now starting to sell ultra-pure water to use as a third step following the application of the enzymatic solution and the super cleaner formula. The ultra-pure water may be useful too for a final rinse after... 
Cartridge break-in: with or without tears?
Who has the money for a (used, bottom of the line) Wadia after all this? No, my disappointment is going to have to find itself a humbler cause than that. Susan 
Cartridge break-in: with or without tears?
I suppose my need to shorten the break-in period must be some pathological variant on upgrade-itis: I can't afford the amp I'd like to have, or the turntable, but I *can* drive my cartridge through a wild and hasty youth. So, much chastened and ca... 
Cartridge break-in: with or without tears?
Thanks to you all. I am feeling much reassured and won't ever make that particular mistake again.TWL: The test record was toast from the moment I opened it and saw the label torn and spattered, waiting to snag any stylus that ventured too near. To... 
Record-playing Rituals?
How dirty ought used record cleaning fluid to be? Does anybody else find their spent fluid is so clear it looks practically drinkable? I'm newly returned to vinyl and absolutely inexperienced in the kind of record-cleaning you have been talking ab...