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  1. 18 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

    In all my days of records being the only thing we had, and having a bunch of them, I didn’t think I ever actually cleaned one.

    Since most of my purchases are 50 years old or Goodwill digs, they sometimes have a nice layer of dust & dirt on them. Don't wanna fuck up my stylus.

  2. 16 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

     

    My old method was to lay the record on a few microfiber cloths, spray with cleaner (I used Lasermedia VNC8 from Amazon), then use a goat hair brush (knockoff of the Okki Nokki one, also on Amazon), wipe the rest with a microfiber, change sides and repeat, then spray with distilled water and wipe again with a different microfiber, and repeat on other side.

     

    It worked pretty well, but I recently upgraded to a Spin-Clean. It’s $80 for the starter kit, but all that other shit I talked about is probably $40 or more anyway. The Spin Clean makes it super duper easy and cleans better. I was even able to make a few of my bad ones a little better that I had previously cleaned.

    SPIN-CLEAN - STARTER KIT RECORD WASHER SYSTEM Mk2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UKSZUU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AsBOBbHGX9S05

     

    If you’re gonna clean a lot at once, I would recommend ordering some more of the cloths or just getting the deluxe kit. I also use a few microfibers to lay them on to dry the rest of the way.

    Thanks. Yeah, I have a ton that need cleaning so I'm looking at machines.

  3. 8 hours ago, RiverwalkMiner said:

    Thanks, Jazz was the soundtrack to my youth.  My dad was a public radio station manager for over 30 years. I raided his closet  last summer, and I still have about 40-50 more to add to Discogs. 

    Oh shit nice. If you have any jazz records you're looking to sell, let me know.

  4. On 8/6/2018 at 9:03 AM, stc said:

    definitely 70's-90's. there are some worthy modern day pressings but they are the exception rather than the rule. 

    Well, count me in the "original pressings are better" camp, at least for certain genres & bands. There's just something about holding an original BLP deep groove in your hand that's made it through 60 years, with the accompanying blemishes & wear from previous owners. For rock I don't really mind early reissues, but for jazz, blues, & soul, I definitely seek out first or second pressings.

  5. 11 hours ago, stc said:

    I do not at all understand the need to have original pressings. I say this as someone who owns a lot of vinyl.

    Are you speaking to 70s/80s/90s reissues in general, or do you think that today's "180 gram blue razzle dazzle holgraphic picture disc" pressings are as "good" as original pressings?

  6. 1 hour ago, RiverwalkMiner said:

    I agree Discogs has helped me stop from buying doubles several times.

    I'm "csvalles1228" on Discogs. I got back into vinyl after my divorce in 2016.

    My Discogs collection is almost up to 200. Can't imagine  that would have happened with the wife still around. Ha!

    Nice, you've got some good jazz albums in your collection! 

  7. 3 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

    I am JordanFiveOh. Not sure how to find people on the app.

    Just added you. Not sure if you can do it on the app, but on desktop it's under Community>Friends.

  8. For anyone on Discogs, what's your username? Mine is 'thedjbambino'. We can be fwiends.

     

    If you're digging without Discogs, how do you do it? I was completely lost before cataloging my collection. I'd buy doubles or reissues and not even realize it. Having used Discogs for a few years now, I feel confident that I'm paying a fair price for whatever I'm looking at, and I'm more confident about my wants/haves. I still need to catalog my 45s & CDs, but I don't usually search for those anyway.

  9. 3 hours ago, utee94 said:

    In my experience, the English are among the most bigoted people I've ever met.  It's not just race, color, or socioeconomic status over there, it's also Nationalism stacked on top of that.  They have a derogatory slur word for the people of every nation in Europe, and much of the rest of the world.  And plenty of slurs for people within their own country, too.

     

    I love Europe and especially Southern Europe, but I've spent so much time working and living among them over there I can only laugh when Americans who've never traveled, hold Europe up as some bastion of enlightened open multiculturalism.  It's always amusing.

    So just like here then. 

  10. 2 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

    Y'all seem to know a bunch about turntables. I've got my old man's thorens tdf-160. It sounds great, and the 33 setting works fine, but it plays 45s too slow. What could be causing that? Do I possibly need a new belt?  

    Probably. This guy is really good & charges reasonably if you need to have it repaired https://www.facebook.com/flatrateelectronics/

  11. 10 hours ago, stc said:

    if you've ever soldered anything, new rca's is a pretty easy fix. 

     

    10 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

     

    Got parts on the way (going to do the ground as well), as well as new feet for the 518.

     

    I've done it a few times now, you just have to be pretty careful since it's a tight space. I've read that internally grounding the table to itself doesn't actually ground it, but whatever. If it does it does.

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