Mather
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Do you have a moment to talk about cables? Allow me to enlighten y-WHERE ARE YOU GOING GET BACK HERE
Record cleaning - what's your method?
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folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
I'll remind you that the HumminGuru you and I both own is made by "HappyWell"...
People in glass houses and such...
dansomeone
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Mather
Unknown Member
I'm pretty sure NIGHTMather wants nothing more from life than to have a syndrome named after him.
Dylanfan253
Active Member
Many/most records of that period almost always had surface noise when they were new, how it was played, what it was played on, and how it was kept matter but ultimately it starts with the pressing quality. You can’t clean a poorly pressed record into sounding anything other than poor.
OMC
Well-Known Member
Just for the record (ha), I disagree with your many/most comment regarding surface noise on records from “that period”. That is all.
Dylanfan253
Active Member
Ok
Sorry if this has been brought up, but curious how often everyone cleans previously cleaned records? Monthly, semi-annually, annually, before every spin?
I was cleaning before every spin but stopped when I wasn’t noticing much of a difference from the previous spin. Thinking maybe I’ll dial it back to annual cleaning (if I remember).
I was cleaning before every spin but stopped when I wasn’t noticing much of a difference from the previous spin. Thinking maybe I’ll dial it back to annual cleaning (if I remember).
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Rarely. I figure most grime that's likely to gather on the record, between inner and outer sleeves, is dust, which I'm fine brushing off.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
The downside of this solution is that it is a general-purpose bath with a specially-made attachment, so it's a bit jerry-rigged. Hope you got it figured out! Report back!
djdavedk
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I got it figured out. I like how it works so far. It's not terribly loud, more like a low buzzing.
The screw to lift and lower the records into the bath leaves much to be desired. The nut on the record side is tricky to hold while loosening the outer nut to tighten and loosen.
I do like that I can clean 8 records at a time. And I can set the temperature for water (or leave it off) and set the timer for clean time.
I'm impatient, so I don't want to just put the wet records into a rack for air-drying. I have been using microfiber cloths that I used with the Spin-Clean. I saw someone on youtube hooked up a computer fan to dry them while still on the spindle. I don't want to deal with one more electrical cord or item as part of the process.
I have not yet added the Spin-Clean as a rinse bath, but I may do that soon.
I can see why people might spend more for a unit with more conveniences, like the iSonic. My friend Mark got one and he loves it.
It cost him a bit over $600 on Amazon. I am okay spending 1/3 of that for mine and a little bit of inconvenience.
LInk: Amazon product ASIN B07FP9XZ9N
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Side effect of dry air. The only fix is humidification or using a Zero-Stat to neutralize the charge.
Dylanfan253
Active Member
I have a diy setup like this and I think you’ll find with the records that close together they don’t clean well.
djdavedk
Well-Known Member
So maybe do half as many?
MikeH
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I saw some people say that doing 3 at most is the sweet spot.
Dylanfan253
Active Member
If it’s a 6 liter cavitation bath like I have do two records at a time with my vinyl stack, when I clean three at a time which is it’s capacity it’s obvious it doesn’t work.