Yes, the washing had absolutely no effect whatsoever. I was rather amused that his demonstration of the benefit of his method was very brief! I suspect that there was nothing magic about WD40 improving matters - I guess practically any liquid would do that - indeed back in the day there was a stalwart band of audiophiles who insisted on playing their records wet.
If the creation of "holes" through the removal of dust was a significant cause of noise wouldn't cleaning a record always make it nosier?
I used a Discwasher wet cleaner like OCD every record playing when it came out. I also used the Last Record Preservative on the records. Sorta like WD 40 but it actually works. Most all ovf my records from the late 70's treated with Last are still very good. Prior to that not so much.
How many records do you have? How many are getting the glue treatment?
Not a huge amount, its only some titles that you cannot get anymore as a download or CD. Stuff from 50 years ago. I recon a few tubes of PVC will do the trick.
I'd thought about designing my own, then I reckoned it would cost me more to do it properly than buying one ready made! I'm using the Project Phono Box S2 Ultra with my SM2 along with a Rega Planar 3 and Red cartridge, and I get a good stable sound field (the SM2 is definitely really good for that).
you obviously know about the SugarCube which I think is a great little thing, albeit way too expensive...for less than $40 ClickRepair does the trick wonderfully..
Yes, the Sugar Cube is a really great device - I wouldn't be without mine. It is continuously adjustable in real time and works as near perfectly as far as I can determine. It has transformed my record collection and has the enormous advantage, for those of us who have no interest in such things, in requiring no messing about with programs and files and all that sort of palaver.
I thought maybe I'll get one, couldn't get on to their website (site down?), any way, up popped an SweetVinyl SC-1 on eBay then I saw the price and thought now I remember why I didn't get one! Looks a great thing though.
Yes, but in the wise words of Stella Artois, "Reassuringly Expensive"!
Hey Captain
Kap man turned me on to Click Repair as well. I find it super easy and amazing results. I've even transformed some late 1950's stuff of my dads that were pretty bad. Unreal....
Well I found what I was looking for specifically for cleaning records. Rather pricey tho. At the bottom of the page you find essentially the same product for only $15:
You are very welcome!! and thank you for calling me SIR!!!! (I was taught as a child that you have to be respectful of persons who are older than you and I am sure I am!!!
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You mean the Vinyl Buddy one?
Yup. There's also another one for same price called Black Fudge but it looks kinda small.
