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June 3, 2021, 08:30 AM #1Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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Vinyl Cleaning Question
I'm curious about peoples habits when it comes to record cleaning.
When you get a brand new album, do you clean it on your machine before you play it for the first time? Or just put it on and play it?
I always clean mine first with my Clearaudio Double Matrix.Mark
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June 3, 2021, 10:42 AM #2Senior Member
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Vinyl Cleaning Question
In my experience, all brand new LPs need to be cleaned before playing.
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Of course doing that does not mean that you will get a noise-free LP. The last brand new LPs that I bought (to support the band after a concert) sounded dirty even after a thorough cleaning.
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June 3, 2021, 11:53 AM #3Senior Member
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
I always clean before first play.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
I always clean mine before playing the album. Too many contaminants that may impact the sound or contaminate the stylus.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
Same I've always heard to clean first as new albums will have debry from cutting and handling, etc.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
Agree,
I like to ultrasonic clean then wash and vacuum all records new or old , but will admit i have thrown many on before doing so due to time and laziness ..
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I run every new album through the Degritter before it is played the first time. It then is placed into a quality inner sleeve if it did not arrive in one. At that point it joins the collect to be added to the rotation.
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Like Rick I utilize my Degriter that I purchased from Mike this past March. While I also make sure an archivable sleeve is used I make a date note with a sharpie in a corner of the sleeve to show when it was cleaned last.
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Always when brand new. Then after a few plays I may do a light clean. I use the Clearaudio Double Matrix ultrasonic cleaning machine.
Also, I baby my records. No finger prints. Always brush with the AQ brush. Consistently clean the stylus. And, replace the album sleeves with Mob Fid sleeves._______________
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
always put into the KL Audio US record cleaner, then into poly sleeves - poly lined cut off paper from covers33 for any albums that do not have cardboard lyric inners and standard U shaped poly sleeves for any albums that come with a cardboard inner.
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Yes, always clean new record. It makes them anti-static and lowers the groove noise.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
All new (and new-to-me) LPs go through my SpinClean using their recommended concentration of their cleaning solution. I follow that with a medium clean in my Degritter ultrasonic cleaner using 1 ml of their cleaning solution in distilled water (1/2 of their max recommended solution). I view the Degritter solution concentration as a balance between leaving stuff on the record and not having adequate wetting to clean out the grooves. I'm very happy with my routine. Previously I used the SpinClean and NittyGritty which worked ok. For records cleaned this way I just hit them with a medium cycle on the Degritter. It's like having a new record collection.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
I clean every record, new or used, with my Project machine first and then all records go through a cleaning routine prior to playing. The routine consist of a wet clean with de-ionized water with Disk Doctor brush, then a dry mo-fi brush, then a carbon fiber AQ anti-static brush. The stylus gets a Last brush or gel, or dry cleaner. MC cartridge get a Last Stylast treatment.
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Re: Vinyl Cleaning Question
I play it first. If it sounds like it needs a cleaning, I give it a scrub and start it over.
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