terry9
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| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Phil, I should have mentioned that when you clean hotter, you should cool the records as uniformly as possible. That's easy by spinning in a distilled water bath. | |
| Ripped off, any ideas? Don't get down on yourself JB, we've all been there. Just chalk it up to experience - it could have been millions invested! | |
| Falling out of love with tubes I agree with Audioman. DIY forever!! | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Pleasure to help, Phil. We're all in this together!I use VersaClean at 40:1 for clean records, the minimum recommended. For garage sale records, 20:1. A gallon goes a loooong way! (guilty secret here - also works brilliantly for good wine glasses)... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @whart You are too modest, whart.As far as alcohols are concerned, the issue is 'flash point', the temperature at which a vapour ignites. Since the US machine operates on electricity, there is always the chance of a spark, hence a constant hazard.... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw Thanks for your gentlemanly note. No offence taken. | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning I note that lwal questioned wavelength. The calculation is easy, from the physics formula V=fl (velocity = frequency x wavelength). Since the speed of sound is 5000 feet / second in water (60,000 inches per second), the equation is 60,000 = ... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Perhaps referring to the Rushton thread? | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Joan Baez, Carol Kidd (recorded on Linn). | |
| Do i belong here Cobbone,If you want to learn, you belong. If you want to teach, you belong. If you want to share, you belong.Welcome! | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Good choice! I completely agree with your conclusions. May I make the following suggestions, based on my experience?1. Make sure that there is enough space for the ultrasonic wave to develop. That means spacing between the tank and the record, an... | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! The biggest effect was isolation transformers. After installation, I compared different power cords as well as premium power conditioners on standard outlets, against the transformers, and nothing came close. But they do growl.Plitron makes a good... | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! Thanks Bob. Thought I'd help Him out though - it's industrial grade copper. | |
| Whole House Mains Wiring -- Ping: Jea48 (Jim) -- & ALL Others for your HELP! I defer to both Almarg and Jea, so if either contradicts me, please accept that view.Consider an isolation transformer. I use one on every audio circuit, all of them grounded to to a common copper pipe, which is soldered to house ground (and paral... | |
| Looking for vintage Quad ESL's - or my wife thinks a "shrink" becase she says I'm crazy! Marc, it's a great thing to be excited about great prospects, is it not?I agree with Roberjerman about Quads and amps, but have no opinion of Oppo, except that my dealer recommends them.I recommend against adding subwoofers or tweeters to Quads, u... |