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How to Properly Maintain Your Records:
Vinyl enthusiasts will tell you how crucial it is to maintain and protect your records. Although vinyl records are considered by many to produce the best quality sound, they certainly wonโt do so forever unless you take care of them properly.
Records are particularly susceptible to scratches, heat, and sunlight. To help you take better care of your record collection, here are a few easy tips.
Storage:
Cleaning Your Records
Even if you follow every guideline for maintaining your records, they could still use a good cleaning every now and then. There are a few ways you can go about cleaning the records in your collection, though no one way is better than any other. Here are a few techniques that you can use to clear off any dust, dirt, and oil that may have gathered.
Simply Analog brush: This sort of brush is especially effective because its bristles can easily find the grooves of the record, removing any debris.
The brush can also reduce any static electricity that ma be y be attracting dust to the record. You should brush your records before and after each listen.
Simply spin the record while you are holding the brush. Just be sure to clean out the brush after every use.
Avoid using a towel or T-shirt to clean off your records, as these materials can damage the record further.+more on Simply Analog
Two great options to keep and protect your precious vinyl records are the kit from Simply Analog or Last Factory fluids.
The true test of a record cleaner is how well it achieves its aim and how much effort is required to do so. But that's not all, there is also the question of reliability.
One very useful feature of the Okki Nokki is that it has a float mechanism, that stops it operating when the fluid needs to be drained, so there's never any danger of water getting into the motor. Which given its electrical nature, has got to be a good thing.
Operation is via two switches: one for forward/reverse and the other for suction, but first you need to dilute the cleaning fluid in a Litre of condensed water and then pour a little back into the bottle which has small spout for ease of use. Inconveniently, this bottle has no lid so needs taping-up. The fluid itself is soap rather than alcohol-based and doesn't require rinsing.
The vacuum motor isn't excessively noisy and does the job quickly.
Scrubber
The cleaning process is pretty straightforward and once you've done it a couple of times, it's not too slow either; you can do what it suggests in the manual in about a minute per side.
The result is that vinyl sounds relatively 'fresh' because the highs are clearer, which not only adds sparkle to the treble but brings greater definition across the range. It also gets rid of some sources of noise such as pops and clicks, not the ones caused by actual damage of course, but by larger deposits of detritus.
Keep it clean
There is no such thing as a record cleaning machine where you put a dirty record in at one end and get a clean one out at the other, they all require a fair amount of elbow grease.
The Okki Nokki works as well as any we have tried, but costs less and has a safety feature that should stop users from inadvertently damaging it. Record-cleaning is not the most fun you can have with your clothes on, so an affordable machine that makes it painless is very welcome indeed!
>>more on OKKI NOKKI
Your Records:
Playing Your Records:
Ultrasonic vinyl record cleaners are becoming ever more popular for audiophiles and are threatening to become the de-facto standard for any serious vinyl fan wanting to maintain a shiny, clean record collection.
In simple terms, such machines hold and rotate records that are partly submerged in a bath of liquid. That type of liquid can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer but the bulk tends to be distilled water. Once the record is wet (the label is always left untouched, incidentally), the ultrasonic action known as cavitation begins in the bath container via an active transducer, producing compression waves that produces millions of tiny bubbles that break up, creating millions of tiny bubble explosions, directed liquid that is fired and forced into the moving grooves. The agitation effect displaces gunk, grease, muck and other contaminants, cleaning the grooves like never before.
>>more on Isonic
Ever wondered "How are records made?"...Here's a little video that shows you the process in a simple manner.
An old proverb says: music is the language of passion! Thatโs why we put not only experience and expertise into the development of our record players, but a dose of passion as well. This is reflected in the premium sound quality of our luxury turntables: it meets the absolute highest demands, yet it is distinguished by its unique simplicity. Acoustic Solidโs exclusive vinyl turntables produce a magnificent audio performance. Furthermore we provide our customers with pick-up cartridges, tonearms, belt drives, phono amplifiers and of course the necessary turntable accessories for a perfected listening experience.
Turntables from Acoustic Solid: Highest quality, optimized acoustics
Is your vinyl record collection the centre-piece of your living room? Then you should treat yourself to the appropriate technology and acoustics to enjoy it! With a refined hi-fi turntable from Acoustic Solid, you will get absolute top quality and crystal clear acoustics for your home.
By the way, all Acoustic Solid turntables are produced by hand during the manufacturing process.
"The spirit of our audio equipment stems from the fusion of past and future. This means that we donโt see a contradiction in combining avant-garde technological innovations with a design that seeks ties with tradition.
The Renaissance of our city Florence is a role model to be inspired by every day, a period of great technological innovation and new ideas, and this is the tradition we are interested in โ it is our mission to reread it with deference and respect to obtain a direct connection with that innovative spirit of six centuries ago.
Today Gold Note presents a line of unique, perfectly coherent, and elegant products that allow you to set up an entire quality stereo system with turntables, electronics, and loudspeakers. A philosophy that has allowed us to represent Italy, the most beautiful country in the world, as I have always dreamed of doing."
-Maurizio Aterini
FOUNDER & CEO
PHONO STAGES
What is a phono stage?
A phono stage (also known as a phono pre-amp) provides the connection between the record player and an amplifier. When vinyl was the defacto standard for audio recording, the phono stage was built-in to receivers and amps, allowing direct connection of a turntable.
However, as new formats like CDs were introduced and begun to replace vinyl, manufacturers of amplifiers removed or reduced the quality of their in-built phono stages and inputs as they were no longer being used.
A lot of hi-fi amplifiers now wonโt let you plug in a turntable directly. You need to connect via a phono stage to make the very small signal from the turntable powerful enough for your main amp to work with.
If your system/receiver has an input labeled โphono,โ thereโs a good chance this input has a built-in phono pre-amp stage.
Phono Stage Brands represented by One Good Ear:
Acoustic Solid
Dynavector
Fezz
GoldNote
Unison Research
To fully enjoy vinyl, you must keep your records clean. Dirty records donโt just sound bad, theyโre also bad for your turntable, as the increased stress on your stylus will significantly shorten its life. This, in turn, will also lead to increased record wear.
You can read more about complete record care in our previous post, but weโre going to focus specifically to keeping records clean. Fortunately for record collectors, there are plenty of tried and tested methods for keeping your precious collection clean and clear for many years you come.
As best practice, you should always use a record brush to clean your records before and after each play-back. This will help reduce build up of dust that can shorten your stylus life and contaminate records.
Record Cleaning Machines:
First up, the easiest and most effective method โ using a cleaning machine.
Theyโre a little expensive; but the fact remains, record cleaning machines are the most effective way to clean vinyl records. The reason theyโre so effective is because unlike manual cleaning, record cleaning machines work by sucking up the applied cleaning solution, which in-turn takes all the dirt and grime away with it. Cleaning machines have the added benefit of saving you a ton of time when bulk cleaning large collections.
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Ultrasonic cleaning has long been popular in the jewelry industry. This method work by using high-frequency pressure sound waves to agitate a liquid, producing tiny cavitation bubbles. Lots of tiny bubbles produce high forces, helping to gently lift contaminants adhering to the record surface.
Traditionally, Ultrasonic cavitation-based record cleaners are very expensive. In recent years however, a few companies have set up business using standard ultrasonic cleaning tanks, which greatly reduces the cost.
Devices like the Okki Nokki are vacuum-based, which essentially sucks up the cleaning solution, taking away dirt and grime in the process.
The benefits of a vacuum cleaner made specifically for cleaning vinyl records is that it sucks up the dirt and dust that has settled into the grooves of the vinyl while simultaneously minimizing pressure and physical contact with the delicate record itself.
If you have an extensive record collection, or just want to save time, investing up front in a record cleaning machine is well worth the expense.
Ultrasonic vinyl record cleaners are more and more popular for audiophiles and are becoming the standard for any serious vinyl fan wanting to maintain a shiny, clean record collection.
In simple terms, such machines hold and rotate records that are partly submerged in a bath of liquid (the bulk is distilled water). Once the record is wet (the label is always left untouched, incidentally), the ultrasonic action known as cavitation begins in the bath container via an active transducer, producing compression waves that produces millions of tiny bubbles that break up, creating millions of tiny bubble explosions, directed liquid that is fired and forced into the moving grooves. The agitation effect displaces gunk, grease, muck and other contaminants, cleaning the grooves like never before.
iSonic brings powerful products which are practical and easy ways to clean records.
iSonic P4875II +MVR5: The device can hold FIVE 12โ or 10โ vinyl records & the iSonic P4875II +MVR10 which can hold up to TEN 12โ or 10โ vinyl records.
Features:
It has all types of standard convenience. The ultrasonic power of the device is 35,000 Hz which is decent to remove any dirt and germ from your record. The cleaning tank is made of stainless steel, and its size is 13โ X 9.4โ X 4.1โ. The six different time cycle of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 minutes will allow you to automate the process.
It comes with a bottle of liquid solution specifically formulated for vinyl record cleaning
Pros:
Simply Vinyl:
If you want to enjoy records of the best possible quality, you need to take regular care of them. The Greek specialist Simply Analog Audiophile Products has combined all the utensils needed for this in everyday life into the Simply Analog Vinyl Cleaning Boxset.
https://www.hifi.blog/simply-analog-vinyl-cleaning-boxset-review-almost-everything-you-need/
LAST but not least!
Clean and Preserve Records, Needles / Styli, Magnetic Tape and CDs/DVDs
The most trusted maker of cleaners and preservatives for audio media.
The LAST Factory products clean and preserve records, styli, magnetic tape and CDs/DVDs. LAST preservation fluids provide protection from damage both by wear and deterioration. Combined with LAST Factory cleaners they provide a complete audio treatment family. The LAST Factory is unique in the industry in providing scientifically-developed record, stylus and tape preservatives.
Treat them and keep them forever.
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