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| TheVinylPress.com Slaw: It really does bring a different perspective to the recording; I think I also re-ranked the old DCC as a really good listen (but that one is costly). Wilson’s remix of Benefit is also a huge improvement over the original in my estimation. I ... | |
| Record Cleaning - Ultra Sonic or My old ways r_f_sayles: I'm currently using the KL, a finished commercial product, not a "DIY," so far less flexibility on frequency. I've been advocating the DIY ultrasonics (and may buy one myself) b/c it permits you to remove the ultrasonically washed rec... | |
| Record Cleaning - Ultra Sonic or My old ways When I first started using ultrasonic several years ago, I was delighted at the ease of use- no toiling over a noisy machine, no real labor. I cleaned more records as a result. But, I also found that with older pressings of uncertain history--I bu... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner When I had the Audio Desk, I reduced the amount of factory fluid based on input from other long time users. I could still see the effects of that fluid residue afterwards- water spread across the disc fairly evenly, as if there were still a surfac... | |
| VPI HW17 vs Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe When you guys talk about vacuum tubes, I assume you are talking about them with the mounting pillar? That way, you can have a couple of different wands mounted and swap them out in seconds- I color code them, one for cleaning fluid, one for water ... | |
| VPI HW17 vs Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe Lewm: I use a Monks which is similar to the Loricraft as a point nozzle vacuum; I have also used a VPI since the early ’80s and still have it. I have also owned both commercial ultrasonics, the Audio Desk and the KL Audio.My experience with point ... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner Tomb- just for fun, if you have some AIVS No 15, try and reclean the Zep RL, agitating and letting it soak, then vacuum off with your Loricraft, do a water rinse with the reagent water, vacuum again, then run it through the KL again. I went throug... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner Dave- I think the 'uber' expensive stuff has labels like 'ultra pure' and goes beyond the so-called Grade or Type 1 Water; never tried it, b/c it is crazy expensive. (I think it may be used for injectable solutions, among other things). Yeah, they... | |
| Stylus Warm-up Time It takes longer for my amps to come on song than the cartridge, but I warm everything up by playing a couple of sides without any critical listening- i'm sure that's more than enough for the cartridge. I know that the amps (Lamm ML 2) really star... | |
| One Year of TheVinylPress Thanks for the kind words, mofi. | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner I don't purport to claim some 'magic' improvement in sound as a result of water (or even fluid for that matter). What I do hear is the difference between an old record that has an unknown history of contamination (including previous haphazard clea... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner To Rlawry's point: I pre-clean virtually every record that goes into the ultrasonic, to reduce the amount of contaminants that pollute the bath. There's no 'one way', but using a conventional vacuum record cleaning machine with appropriate fluids,... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner Tomb- it is this stuff: [url]http://www.thermoscientific.com/en/product/nerl-reagent-grade-water.html[url]It is also available from other third party suppliers for even less than I paid, but check the shipping cost before you order- the shipping p... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner Tomb- I use reagent grade water which is very expensive to buy at retail. I buy it in bulk. For a while, I was buying it from OpticsPlanet online, but it was more expensive each time I ordered it. A week or so ago, I checked their site, and it app... | |
| When is your Hifi good enough? Doesn't it depend on what your objective is in having the system?If it is to have the "best," I think it is an endless pursuit. Like the saying that one can never be too rich, too thin, or too good looking. (I disagree about the 'too thin' one, bu... |