Vinyl Care


I just got a new turntable and cartridge after not having one for years.

I need a recommendation for a relatively inexpensive record cleaner.

I really never took proper care of my records,and would like some basic advice on how to keep them clean on a regular basis.

I also need some guidance on care and cleaning of my cartridge and stylus.My currant cartridge is a Rega exact.

Please know that I don't have a big collection of valuable records,just a bunch of old rock recordings amassed over the past 50 years.

I have started buying some new records,but only select prized albums that I have lost or have been worn out.

Thanks.

twangy57

I second the recommendation of a VPI 16.5 cleaning machine.

I had one for almost 15 years and thousands of LP's.

I sold it last year for as much as I paid for it way back when.

The only reason I sold it was to upgrade to something more automated as I've  aged and my arthritis has increased. I now have a Clearaudio Double Matrix Pro Sonic. Yes, it's vastly more expensive, but it works very well.

Different Bill Stevenson.  Common name.  Mine is a VPI 16.  It can be converted to a 16.5, but I never bothered.  The difference is that the latter has the ability to drain the waste fluid from the tank, whereas the 16 just relies on the waste fluid evaporating.  If the machine is used to clean records all the time, draining the tank is a good idea, but if you are only cleaning a few records a week (maybe at the rate of 1 or 2/day) evaporation is ok.  When I reach my home in NH in June it will be available.  $75 plus shipping at cost.

billstevenson

I will probably take it for 75.00.

Please let me know when your ready.

I figured you weren't the same Bill,but you never know.

Back in the early 2000's I used to pick up paper loads in Maine and drive through ME,NH,and VT up into QB and all the way across ON into MI and then down to WI to deliver.

I love that whole area,(although the winters can be ruff)

Thanks,look forward to hearing from you.

awise1961

Thanks for the info.

I guess for now I will be able to get by with a VPI.

I don't have many albums left and will just clean them as I go.