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Lp playback rituals

I'm "new" to this again due to not having a TT for 20+ years
I mean no disrespect to all the hardcore audiophiles because one day I may very well doing this dance w/ my system but I have no $$$ for a cleaning machine so my question would be:what type of specific manual cleaning (insert brand name here) tools should I use if I just want to clean & play?
I have a Technics 1200 w/ an Ortofon cartridge....I'm listening to old 70's & 80's era rock but my prized posessions are a VERY LARGE collection of the 70's & 80's era MFSL & Direct-To-Disk recorded LP'S.
Thank You
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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
You have to have some kind of carbon fiber brush.
Then you could probably use a Zerodust stylus cleaner.

That should get you started for around $70.

Cheers,
John
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
Not trying to be rude so dont get bent, but this has been talked about over and over so do a search and you will find many ideas and opinions.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Along the lines of what John is saying, this notion of there being some kind of ritual is really exaggerated.

If you're the least bit handy you can build your own vacuum record cleaning machine. For the majority of LPs I clean them once with mine, put them into new sleeves and that's about it.

When I take one out to play I just give it a quick wipe with a carbon fiber brush and enjoy.

I do use a piece of Magic Eraser to clean the stylus after each lp side, followed by a few brushes with a soft stylus brush. But the Zerodust John mentioned does a good job as well.

That's all the ritual I have. I guess I spend maybe an extra minute to spin an LP vs. popping in a cd.
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