Ah, the joy of my SAE 5000 Impulse Noise Reduction unit. 😊
Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment?
I have some original pressed (or at least very old) LPs bought used at Half price books, and record stores, and not at Collector prices, as such there is on some a bit of popping and noise, and one or two that were just trash.
So I ask, when you pick up a $5 ish record that plays with some well earned noise but is playable, does that take away from your enjoyment knowing it is and old war horse?
So I ask, when you pick up a $5 ish record that plays with some well earned noise but is playable, does that take away from your enjoyment knowing it is and old war horse?
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I have a local shop that has a whole section of $1 records. Most are apparently in pretty bad shape, but there are those that are dirty and have only superficial scratches. If I don't already have the record and it looks like it might clean up OK, I'll take a chance on them. I have a DIY record vaccuum that i use for cleaning records that does an excellent job of getting grit out of the grooves, and a second turntable to try them out on. I also sometimes buy them if the covers are nice and one of my albums has a damaged cover. I usually get a fair amount of keepers, and those that aren't I just donate back to the record store. They're really nice guys with reasonable prices, so I try to do what I can to support them. That being said, I can tolerate some surface noise. If I like the album that much I'll search out a better copy. |
Yes it does. I’ve got bunch of records from my father and couple of them r pretty old late 40s-50... those two records are made on some much heavier vinyl also the flexibility of those discs is far from modern LPs. The vinyl looks more like bakelite, it chip off easily.  I tried to play those records ones but unfortunately I couldn’t even hold one truck so noisy clicking and popping it was.. washing and cleaning did not made  any difference... the records just unlistenable. |
You don't need to spend a fortune to get LP's clean that play quietly if you are willing to do it manually. I used to do a lousy job, just before playing, always too noisy. Now I clean a batch of 10 while listening to other music until they are thoroughly dry. https://www.amazon.com/Record-Cleaner-Cleaning-Brushes-Microfiber/dp/B07VQN5XML/ref=sr_1_20?crid=57S... I use these baby scalp brushes, scrub aggressively https://www.amazon.com/Scalp-Scrubbie-Sterile-Cradle-Sponge/dp/B005EJ7YH4/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?crid=3LKX... you can see my cleaning setup in one of the photos of this LP listing of mine on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/133770301296 Plastic sheet; cover the paper label; my mix (more alcohol and a few drops of Finish-dishwasher rinse agent); scrub agressively; spin machine is only for rinse, distilled water only; drying rack. |
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