I'm using Disc Doctor and I find it excellent. However, it is quite a fuss and I probably wouldn't recommend it to non-audiophile people because of the cost and time involved. I used to use an alcohol based cleaner as discussed on the list. New records have mold release agent residue on them and removing this significantly improves the sound. However, I don't know if you'd notice the difference on Technics decks, but I certainly can on my Avid Volvere which is somewhat more of an audiophile turntable.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hampson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James Bucknell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:43 AM Subject: RE: (313) re: Subject: cleaning records Never really thought about that - I 'll switch to using distilled water from now on! It would probably be beneficial to also switch from washing up liquid (which I know contains a bit more than just soap) to a milder soap, though I'm sure hand soaps have other additives... anyone with any ideas here? As for the GruveGlide and Disc Doctor has anyone experimented with it and really got significantly better results? It seems quite a high initial outlay (especially with Disc Doctor) and I've never bought a brand new record before and thought "that sounds like the record is really dirty!" like they seem to imply! Perhaps I need to replace my Technics 1200 decks with something more audiophile!?! David -----Original Message----- From: James Bucknell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:01 PM To: David Hampson; 313@hyperreal.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (313) re: Subject: cleaning records any water used in cleaning records should be distilled water. tap or bottled water has crap in it. james
