Vinyl

Salut Sean!

Yes, I did it and it works.
Indeed, to dry it is not that easy, but is possible with a fan for example, or dry it with a very soft, non abrasive cloth. As soon as you find the good way to proceed, it’s easy.

The receipt i gave works. Distilled water is used cause it’s chalky free and should not let anything. About the soap, I must precise to use neutral soap (it exists) without detergent, the simplest formula, which doesn’t let anything on the record after drying.

If you don’t trust this formula, try the “Metanac” kind of products which is easier to use (you put the product, then gently wipes with the felt brush and it evaporates instantly, giving a shining “new” record) so no drying issue, but it’s more expensive than the house receipt…

When you don’t clean your records, and if it contains dirt in the grooves -which is very often the case-, the stylus unstucks it, it heats in contact to the stylus, then it “cooks”, becomes harder as it burns, and eventually damages both stylus and all the records you’ll play on your turntable then. Of course, it ruins the sound on playback as there are big impurities between the stylus and the groove. That what you’d see by observing it through a microscope.

The cartridge cleaning liquid is efficient and easy to use. It’s designed to not let any residue layer on the stylus surface.
In the 70's/80's there was a more sophisticated product (and better than any liquid) which unstuck the dirt by ultra sonic frequencies, so without any physical contact. It’s unfortunately unavailable on the market now.

I don’t even allude to the fact that the cartridge get magnetized, and so needs demagnetization from times to times, like tapedeck heads does.

As you said, a good stylus can last very long before needing replacment.


Edited by oliverstoned

That's a pleasure.
I highly recommend these speakers.

M71i was my former ones. I used it with high end equipment and a sub. But i had to change when i upgraded my Nad CD for a big digital set up (Sonic frontiers drive + Goldmund converter with Nordost cable).

So, i've upgraded to M32i model now and i am very happy.
Mission does very musical speakers at ridiculous low price. English are the king of the cheap musical products...


Edited by oliverstoned

Unfortunatly, the sound quality of Akarma vynils (and most cds to) is very bad. It's (bad) digital.

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