I used the Ultra Sonic $6,499.99 Klaudio Cleaner with poor results.
FYI
Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection
Don't have much so I'm wondering where to begin.
TIA
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"I used the Ultra Sonic $6,499.99 Klaudio Cleaner with poor results" No RCM will eliminate prior groove damage. If you can't "test play" a used LP, then it's simply luck of the draw. There are used LP's that can look awful/superficial scuffs but play fine or LP's that appear perfect and sound terrible. YMMV. Depending on the stylus profile, an LP may be noisy on a generic elliptical,yet silent on more advanced. Not always the case, but possible. I often find 50-60 year old Classical LP's, use the VERY LOW TECH Spin Clean and they play quite nice. I get those US cleaned and..close to absolute silence. |
What @tablejockey stated is accurate. Buying used can = buying abused. If the disc is not sealed in shrink wrap you can’t blame even the cheapest disc cleaner. 😉 If the disc is sealed in the shrink wrap, could still just as easily be poor pressing QC. |
One other way to get rid of much surface noise is to put WD-40 spray on a non-abrasive cloth, then rub-transfer it onto the records. I’ve seen it work amazingly well. I’ve never used that strategy, however. A hollow cantilever and a cartridge motor seem like a bad combo for spray, but I can’t confirm that. Would be a disastrous approach in a house that particularly dusty or prone to pet hairs. |
+1 for the Deutsche Grammophon LPs. They did a Beethoven Bicentennial Collection around 1970. I think it's 17 boxed sets. You can find the whole set or various pieces for sale used on the internet. They also show up used at half-price book stores. I have the two sets of the string quartets. High level performance and possibly the best sound available. Unbelievable value. You can find lots of fine artists on this label. |
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