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Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
All its truly unfortunate that this fine thread has turned into a BS match. There is no doubt about it that steaming is the best way to clean a LP. For the life of me i cant understand whats the problem. I for one dont give a rats ass who came up ... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Crem did i miss something here. You are saying that using the attachments that come with Perfection can and will harm lps at some time down the road? Cause i am not hearing anything now but the best sounding vinyl yet. 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Yes Madfloyd clean all of your vinyl new and used. 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Madfloyd as you move from outside to the center of the LP the steam will leave a path to show you where you have delivered the steam spray. I will follow this until i reach the dead wax about 7 to 10 seconds. No need to go any further and this way... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Crem i totally agree with you on Perfection a good choice for our application. I also use it to steam all of my brushes and other items. I've had my fingers close to steam holding the brushes. They were not in the direct path of the steam but clos... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Madfloyd wow whats up with your VPI rig? And you warped a lp also sounds like a Monday instead of Friday. Are you sure that it was not warped to begin with? Thats the first time i have heard of something bad like this happening using steam. I hope... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Hey Madfloyd and welcome to steam cleaning your lps. The brush you are talking about is the nylon bristled housed in the black holder i am thinking. Yes i move it from side to side as you mention and use just enough force to get into the grooves, ... 
Placement question
Do a search for the Iron Chef Speaker Set Up Protocol. Its the best speaker set up method my ears have heard. It takes some effort but in the end its well worth the trouble. Throw out square straight and plume and do this set up a super way of pos... 
Directv music channel versus AM/FM Tuner ?
yes when i want music playing for back ground sounds or outside speakers when in the yard i use cox cable music channels. When its sit down time in the center seat then its vinyl. 
Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo?
Muralman1 aint it just grand when we get our system to sound the way we wanted it to. As you already know it takes a lot of time and effort to get the best from your system, sitting pat wont do. You can get the sound you thought was possible. Glad... 
Mcintosh with Tyler Linbrook Sig's
John Ty recommends i want to say tubed amps with his speakers. In my case i use class D amps with a tubed preamp. I dont think it matters what amp you might want to use with these super revealing speakers, you need to try first to find out what yo... 
Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo?
Bostonbean thanks for the kind words on my system i've put in alot of time and effort to get the sound i am receiving now which is to my ears is superior. Imaging, sound stage, bottom end and air along with a super 3 D delivery. Along with many di... 
Heads up Blues Fans
The vinyl reissues of Hold that Plane and Drinkin TNT with Junior Wells are super and sound fantastic. 
When Cleaning Records with...
Jmoog08 get a small shop vac and use the 4 inch attachment with a good cotton wash cloth around it, cut a small slit in it. Use a lazy susan to spin the LP and hold the vac head on the surface to get the fluid off of the LP. I used this method for... 
Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo?
"Addressing the vibration and the AC should be seriously considered before applying the tube preamp band aid"Vicdamone i concur big time with your statement above. I'm not using sandbags but i am addressing vibrations also as well as AC and the im...