Clean up your act!

Today's topic is the physical cleaning of vinyl albums.

The first step to great audio from old albums is starting with the best source material.  Getting in there and cleaning out the grooves.  There are two ways I would like to discuss today.

1.  The home brew version.  I saw this online a year ago and have to say it's impressive.  $50.00 or less out the door.  I am really wanting to build one!  www.teresaudio.com/haven/cleaner/cleaner.html

2.  An affordable, practical method for under $80.00.  This looks way to cool!  www.needledoctor.com/Spin-Clean-Record-Washer

As a teenager I loved my albums and took great care of them.  Protective DiscWasher inner sleeves.  DiscWasher cleaner.

So when I found a new product, a can of spray on record cleaner, I thought I had found the best of the best.  This would be great.

I should have realized it wasn't good when it sprayed on the record with the consistency of Gillette Foamy!  Unfortunately, I did several records before I played them.  Great sounding records sounded like CRAP after this.

Advice.  Only clean one record with a new device, cleaner, etc. before you subject your treasures to an unknown entity.  And only use a record you can easily live without.  The Best of ABBA, etc.  Wait a minute, that was only a 45 RPM...(joke alert).

Any questions, any answers, any rags any bones any bottles today...bring them my way.  I am the
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