[StimpyWan]

Since we're discusing recently discovered music, here are a couple of mine:

That was sick...! Though, I must admit, that fretboard was disconcerting. I can't wait to replay that track on my Schiit Stack at work...!

Thanks!

 

[cricket]

That was sick...! Though, I must admit, that fretboard was disconcerting. I can't wait to replay that track on my Schiit Stack at work...!

Thanks!

This is soooOOOooOOOoo COOL! As the King would say,
"Thankyew! Thankyewveruhmuch!"

That guitar is sweeeeet!

ORT

You're both welcome! @StimpyWan, I barely comprehend how a mind can understand parallel frets. Charlie's guitar is in the realm of quantum physics.

 

[bcowen]

Hey @bcowen that's a DIGITAL ultrasonic cleaner. You use it on analog records?

LOL! When the digital hits the analog it's like a matter/anti-matter explosion which significantly enhances the ultra part of the sonic. In layman's terms, of course.

 

[Luckyleo]

When you find a half-filled beer bottle, always make sure you know what it is filled with...

Wise man! Once in my ute i came out of a campus bar and saw a 1/2 beer on someone's car. Took a big swig. Turns out it was used to extinguish a cig. Makes me cringe 50 years later........

 

[bcowen]

Thanks for your help @bcowen, @DACattack and other forum members who have offered great advice on cleaning vinyl.

I think that having just spent out on a Folkvangr, an ultrasonic vinyl cleaner is hard to justify... for now.

I have just ordered a Project record cleaner- the VC S2-ALU, priced at £359 here in UK:
https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/vc-s2-alu/

When it arrives, I will try cleaning my recently purchased copy of Deja Vu and see if that helps the 'crackling' before I go back to the record shop.

I will also buy a cheap extra head shell and cartridge for my Technics turntable, so that I can easily put a cheaper one in with an elliptical stylus when playing older, worn vinyl.
I currently use an Ortofon 2M Black, which has a 'Shibata' diamond stylus.

The tone arm on my 1200G has a detachable head shell.

The Pro-Ject looks very nice! Should do the job quite well. Once you use up the cleaning fluid that comes with it, let me know and I can point you to some DIY formulas that work as well as the commercial solutions for far less money.

 

[artur9]

When you find a half-filled beer bottle, always make sure you know what it is filled with...

Reminds me, unfortunately, of a passage from Sammy Davis, Jr's memoirs....

 

[dstrimbu]

Since we're discusing recently discovered music, here are a couple of mine:

OMG Charlie Hunter. Thank you!!!

 

[Charente]

Since we're discusing recently discovered music, here are a couple of mine:

Charlie Hunter ... Interesting 7-string guitar !!

 

[Les Strat]

The Pro-Ject looks very nice! Should do the job quite well. Once you use up the cleaning fluid that comes with it, let me know and I can point you to some DIY formulas that work as well as the commercial solutions for far less money.

Thanks @bcowen .
I trust that the DIY ‘formula’ won’t result in a depletion of my dwindling stock of single malts

 

[StimpyWan]

The Pro-Ject looks very nice! Should do the job quite well. Once you use up the cleaning fluid that comes with it, let me know and I can point you to some DIY formulas that work as well as the commercial solutions for far less money.

Thanks @bcowen .
I trust that the DIY ‘formula’ won’t result in a depletion of my dwindling stock of single malts

Is it vinegar based...? After you clean records, do you pour it over a pork shoulder...?

 

[Les Strat]

Is it vinegar based...? After you clean records, do you pour it over a pork shoulder...?

That crossed my mind too @StimpyWan
I eagerly await the secret DIY formula from @bcowen
Malt vinegar is cheaper than malt whisky..

 

[OldRoadToad]

Is it vinegar based...? After you clean records, do you pour it over a pork shoulder...?

LOL!

ORT

 

[scotdouglas]

Cute little guys - waiting for some time to switch over and hear what they sound like!

 

[StimpyWan]

That crossed my mind too @StimpyWan
I eagerly await the secret DIY formula from @bcowen
Malt vinegar is cheaper than malt whisky..

After cleaning his LP's, @bcowen probably thinks the rinsed away, dark crunchy bits, add smoky flavor...!

 

[StimpyWan]

Cute little guys - waiting for some time to switch over and hear what they sound like!

Congratulations, you're a Papa...!