Bob, There is a best way to keep your records pristine and then there is everything else which has severe shortcomings for one reason or another. Obviously you can't spill beer on them or throw them into a corner at the end of play.
Uberwaltz actually enjoys listening to noisy records. I do not. For most of us who try to keep our records pristine by not pouring beer on them etc, the main enemies are static, dust and a worn stylus. The only way to deal with static is to discharge the record while it is playing by supplying a path to ground near the source (the stylus). As for dust the only way to deal effectively with it is to keep the record discharged and the record shielded from the atmasphere (sorry Ralph, I had to do that:) buy keeping it in its sleeve and using a dust cover. Anything else is wishful thinking and I include in this category Zero Stats and record brushes. This is not IMHO.
Uberwaltz actually enjoys listening to noisy records. I do not. For most of us who try to keep our records pristine by not pouring beer on them etc, the main enemies are static, dust and a worn stylus. The only way to deal with static is to discharge the record while it is playing by supplying a path to ground near the source (the stylus). As for dust the only way to deal effectively with it is to keep the record discharged and the record shielded from the atmasphere (sorry Ralph, I had to do that:) buy keeping it in its sleeve and using a dust cover. Anything else is wishful thinking and I include in this category Zero Stats and record brushes. This is not IMHO.