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Technics SL1200/1210 owners - which mat?
Here's a little tweek with the SL-12XX series. Turn the mat over, so that the all smooth side is up. James, if you would have known about this tweek, you would not had to spend money on a Boston. This tweek eliminates the described problems you ha... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
I'm gonna wave my Reverse Osmosis flag again. It is the only fluid you will need to make your records pristine. You will probably never have to buy expensive record cleaning fluids again. I have a VPI 16.5 RCM and use only cheap 50 cents a gallon ... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
I have been using and touting R/O water. It's purer than distilled, which is plenty good enough. Buy it at the tropical fish store for fifty cents a gallon. You will not need any expensive record cleaning fluids, if you use R/O. Trust me. 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Well said Creml, Thanks to you, I now have the cleanest most quiet records possible. My perfection steamer used with my RCM, (VPI) makes them better than new. I will never have to buy record cleaning fluids at $25.00 per quart again. My R/O cleani... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Larryi, Too much Hassle? Then go to your local pet store that sells tropical fish and buy it for .49 cents per gallon. I have tried many different waters in my perfection and R/O gives the most steam and works best for me. Very, very cheap too. I ... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Distilled water will not steam properly in many steamers, especially the perfection steamer. Distilled, in my perfection and others, I have read and experienced, shoot more of a stream of water with some steam, than all steam, using R/O water. I s... 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
Sufficient for cleaning around your bathroom faucets but not your records. Also, you will get more steam with R/O than with distilled. 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
R/O water is reverse osmosis water. All impurities are removed. It can be purchased cheaply at tropical fish stores. 
Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?
I have stopped using record cleaning fluids during steaming. I Just use R/O water in the Perfection steamer, steam twice. I don't think they would come out any better using cleaning fluids. Also it's a cheap way to go too. R/O water costs me .49 c... 
My favorite Steely Dan song has to be...
Caves of Altamira"Before the fall, When they wrote it on the wall""When there wasn't even any Hollywood""Before the the fall, they wrote it on the wall""For you and me to be understood" 
What song best describes you or your life?
"When your Schizophrenic, your never alone". 
Signal Cable Analog 2
Reviews are usually biased. Everybody likes the cables they have. Otherwise, they wouldn't have them. I like signal cables.They are a couple of steps better than anything I had before. I also like John Risch twisted pairs. Good luck. You don't hav... 
CD Scratch Remover
Toothpaste 
Setting anti-skate
I'm more than quite sure that using a record without grooves is not the correct way to set antiskate and don't care what company or test record that suggests this. Why? because it is against the law of physics. A stylus travels in a groove and not... 
What TT upgrade from tweaked Thorens TD160
Yes, I believe altering the suspension on a thorens will take the magic away. I have read that the springy suspension is integral in thorens turntables.