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Frustrated with Vinly

Hey All,

Just coming here to let out out my frustration with Vinyl. I know that Vinyl takes patience but it's frustrating when playing some of my newer records and they have noises that I do not want to hear. Meaning, I try to clean them and they still have noise (pops, crackles, etc). When playing at low volumes of course you do not hear as much but when I turn up the volume is when it gets irritating. 

I can understand if older vinyl would sound like this but these are my newer records that I bought (amazon or barnes and nobles).

Now, I know the products that I am using are probably not great in the first place and I will probably need to upgrade to some more serious cleaner).

Currently trying to use a combo of: Kaiu Vinyl record cleaning set and I have also tried the Audio Technica AT6012 Record Care Kit.

So now I am considering either a Spin Clean type system or Pro-Ject  VC-S2 ALU Type cleaning system.

Any suggestions?

I almost want to give up on Vinyl sometimes and stick to digital (cd, hi res files, qobuz streaming).

Current equipment: denon dp-300f w/2m blue cart.

Thanks

Jay
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jay73 OP
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There's a audio store in Pasadena, CA, Audio Element, which has record cleaners available to customers. You just need to buy some record cleaning solution to utilize their cleaners as much as you want.
I think I will take a couple of my records that I seem to be having some issues with, clean it there and then also play it there and see how they sound.
They have a bunch of turntables you can check out and play on, so I will probably do a before and after and see how the results are.
Since I do not have a higher end record cleaner and don't know anyone personally who is into this hobby, this will have to be the way to test out the records.

If I like the results, then I might invest in a cleaner.
Thing is, at the moment, I have probably have about 50 or less records.
I also won't be able to buy or keep hundreds of them simply because I do not have the room, so I will need to be very selective of what I want on the LP format.
I hope I can get out there on one of the coming weekends.

Thanks
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dentdog
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I will say from experience that the right phono preamp and cartridge has reduced clicks and pops significantly. I switched to a slightly higher output cart and somewhat lower gain from the phono pre. I wasn't really looking for the quieter result but somewhere along the line just noticed the records were quieter, by quite a bit actually.
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gary7
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poko3 posts01-18-2020 6:59pm

Got a spin clean - which drove me crazy and made me want to walk away from records and cut my losses. The SC seemed to make more noise than it took away.  
Had the same issue with my Spin Clean, noisier than before I cleaned the record. Bought a used record Doctor vacuum RC, haven't looked back since.
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axpert
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Check the website of "TODD THE VINYL JUNKIE" Claims to have a cleaner that will do what other cleaners don't Only other thing needed is a good record vacuum system after his chemicals have had time to do their work. I haven't tried it yet but he hasn't steered me wrong in the past. Also, there is a new ultrasonic by KIRMUSS AUDIO. A little expensive but claims it will work where other systems don't. Can be seen at AXPONA.
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chakster
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If I like the results, then I might invest in a cleaner.
Thing is, at the moment, I have probably have about 50 or less records.


This is really all you need, cheap as chips.
Invest in vinyl instead and buy yourself a proper cartridge and turntable first, this is much more important.

I'm pretty sure you don't need to clean NEW records  


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