Jwglista
Cleaning a record of mold release is very important, you will increase the over all sound quality of the record and reduce needle wear. Your records will have more impact on the bottom end and better highs. When you do clean some records you will hear more surface noise and ticks but most of that will go away as the needle polishes the vinyl. When I got into this hobby in the 70's we only had the Disk Washer brush and cleaning fluid or pay to have it cleaned on the MONK as mentioned earlier.
If you can purchase a VPI 16.5, it is great record cleaner for the money. Also get the Disk Washer to do a preliminary cleaning of used records so you do not contaminate your VPI. Others here will say buy a bigger better record cleaner especially if you plan on collecting a lot of vinylÂ… WRONG, the 16.5 will be fine. I clean about 5 to 10 records at a time when I listen and it handles that fine. My record collection is at 6000+ and I use the original VPI 16. They do get quieter as they get larger and more expensive though but it will also take up more space you could use to store records. LOL. If you do use a home brew cleaning solution make sure you do a clean water rinse after to get any residue off. Why bother cleaning them if you leave a film on them when done. Your records could also get brittle, especially you use alcohol in the mix, so always rinse.
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Cleaning a record of mold release is very important, you will increase the over all sound quality of the record and reduce needle wear. Your records will have more impact on the bottom end and better highs. When you do clean some records you will hear more surface noise and ticks but most of that will go away as the needle polishes the vinyl. When I got into this hobby in the 70's we only had the Disk Washer brush and cleaning fluid or pay to have it cleaned on the MONK as mentioned earlier.
If you can purchase a VPI 16.5, it is great record cleaner for the money. Also get the Disk Washer to do a preliminary cleaning of used records so you do not contaminate your VPI. Others here will say buy a bigger better record cleaner especially if you plan on collecting a lot of vinylÂ… WRONG, the 16.5 will be fine. I clean about 5 to 10 records at a time when I listen and it handles that fine. My record collection is at 6000+ and I use the original VPI 16. They do get quieter as they get larger and more expensive though but it will also take up more space you could use to store records. LOL. If you do use a home brew cleaning solution make sure you do a clean water rinse after to get any residue off. Why bother cleaning them if you leave a film on them when done. Your records could also get brittle, especially you use alcohol in the mix, so always rinse.
Enjoy the music