dwette
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| How often to you clean vinyl and the needle? I clean an LP on my Degritter when it first acquire it. If it's brand new I just do a DW cycle. If I bought it used I do a two-cycle clean, once with detergent followed by a DW rinse. After that, I clean the record as needed. With my cartridges, ... | |
| My Analog Journey - Opinions Sought @limomangus Same, except just vinyl LPs for me. | |
| My Analog Journey - Opinions Sought I have an excellent digital front end (Naim NDX2/XPSDR) for streaming Qobuz over Roon (running on an Intel NUC with ROCK). I just never play it. I play records, old and new. They're awesome. They make me tap my toes. | |
| Enjoying the Original Music Streaming Format - Analog FM Stereo After so much digital streaming, much of it HD Flac, there is nothing like a well dialed in analog broadcast! @motown-l How is stereo FM better than streaming? Aren’t FM stations nowadays broadcasting digital sources anyway? You’re not claiming... | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge I had Clearaudio cartridges (Talisman V2, then Concerto V2). I mostly like acoustic jazz and classical and I always thought those two Clearaudios had great treble extension, but were rather anemic and analytical in the midrange. I really wanted so... | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge @artemus_5 It could possibly be due to the cartridge change. When I upgraded from a Dynavector XV-1s to a Lyra Atlas I was amazed at how much less I noticed ticks and pops on my old records. As if they had disappeared. Someone I know at Audio Que... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @lewm Wow! Really $60! I posted earlier about an acrylic platter you can buy on Amazon for $20. It doesn't have fancy handles (I've never needed) but it does the job nicely. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NAHMUFW You can treat me to a d... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @elliottbnewcombjr I have never had such issues with the Clearaudio ring on my Clearaudio tables (Ovation, Innovation). I have used Clearaudio, Dynavector and Lyra cartridges. There is maybe a 1mm lip at the record's edge on the ring, but my cartr... | |
| What are you using to clean LP album covers? @billstevenson I have thousands of records, and have been using outer sleeves for ages. None have harbored mold, ever. The sleeves are open ended and my records are stored in an HVAC controlled environment. I suppose if people put their records in... | |
| HumminGuru vs.Degritter The Degritter II is the most awesome cleaning machine I've had so far. And their customer service is second to none. If you can swing the cost I can't think of anything that's better bang for the buck. I also have Okki Nokki, Audio Desk and Kirmu... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @wyoboy Using a feather duster on occasion isn't a PITA at all. It literally takes less than a minute every once in a while. Managing a big acrylic dustcover most certainly is a PITA. I previously had a Clearaudio Ovation with a single 9" arm, a... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @wyoboy I don't need a dustcover, nor do I even want a dustcover. Whether it's $120 or $350 it won't make a difference for anything anyway, IMO. But as I mentioned earlier it's also impractical for me. There is really no way I can site one on my... | |
| What are you using to clean LP album covers? I don’t bother. If it’s a new record I wrap it in a Sleeve City 5mil outer as soon as I remove the factory shrink wrap. If it’s used I just leave it as is and put it in an outer sleeve. | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers I think for all those who think using a dustcover is a panacea, turn out the lights and cast a UV light on the playing surface and tell me it's dust free. [hint: it isn't] A lot of high end tables (like mine) don't really even support using a dus... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers @elliottbnewcombjr I use a center weight and peripheral ring on my Clearaudio Innovation and they work quite well. However, the turntable is designed for them I also use Clearaudio's versions so they fit and do the job perfectly. |