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Author Topic: Any turntable junkies out there? Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 03-31-2008 05:43 PM                     The best collections to come by are radio station clearances, the albums are rarely crappy, and the jackets are sometimes a bit worn, but the records usually look and sound brand new. Depending on the DJ's and the equipment and care I suppose.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-31-2008 07:35 PM                     Usually about DJ copies is that they're usually demo copies, or special pressing for non-purchase only (and sometimes, these are also 1st stamper pressings, which collectors sees these as better sounding vinyls being from 1st generation stampers from a 1st generation mother..), which could be borderline collectable material..if only the jackets weren't so badly worn...  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-01-2008 02:07 PM                     Has anyone else found that Swiffers do an amazing job of cleaning off static related dust on vinyl? I get the non-scented / non-wet type at Wal-Mart and have been very pleased.  |  IP: Logged Philip Wittlief Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Chicago, IL Registered: May 2003 posted 04-02-2008 11:42 AM                        What is everyone's opinions suggestions on phono preamps.  |  IP: Logged Allison Parsons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 630 From: East Peoria, IL Registered: Oct 2004 posted 04-02-2008 02:43 PM                        Brad, Do those Swifters take the dust out of the grooves, or just dust off the top of the LP? I'm going to have to try one of those. Thanks for the tip!  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 04-02-2008 05:41 PM                     For preamps, I love my Phono Box II, price meets quality!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-03-2008 12:43 AM                     They don't deep clean the grooves, but they certainly do a great job in cutting the static and static-attracted dust.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-07-2008 11:25 AM                        I still have a couple of old "Discwashers" and containers of the original fluid - they do a good job of getting dirt out of the grooves. An online friend of mine has one of those "record vacuum" doohickeys that he says is the best. I've never seen one of those in person though.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-07-2008 11:48 AM                        quote: Philip Wittlief What is everyone's opinions suggestions on phono preamps. If you want something inexpensive that does a pretty good job, check out phonopreamps.com. I have a TCC-750 and I gotta say it sounds fine to me for routine listening. I also have a Cambridge Audio Azur 640 which probably qualifies as low-end of high-end gear. I've compared it to the TCC-750 and I can tell a difference but it's not like crazy different. There's a very long thread at vinylengine.com about various mods for the Cambridge to "improve" its sound. Last but not least I bought one of these Chinese tube preamps on eBay last week. Haven't received it yet.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-10-2008 01:07 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley has one of those "record vacuum" doohickeys that he says is the best. I've never seen one of those in person though. He prob has one of these classic VPI vacuum machines.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-10-2008 01:43 PM                        I have a VPI HW-16.5 record cleaner. It's awesome. Have had it for about 20 years. I put it on ebay a while back, sold it, but the buyer backed out. Now I'm glad he did.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-12-2008 07:47 PM                        A couple of pretty good youtube videos on how vinyl records are mastered and manufactured: Video 1 - Features Ron Murphy of NSC Records, passed away recently, apparently something of a legend among Detroit DJs. Video 2 - from Science Channel or something, goes into a little more detail.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-14-2008 05:43 AM                     And, one has to watch how shellac records are made. This is definitely a classic even though the processes are very close to the same as doing vinyl in our present day. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-06-2008 05:25 AM                        Video 2 - didn't know that the lacquer cutting masters were nitrocellulose. So nitrate is still used for something, even if it isn't film! I was also a bit surprised that the ladies inspecting the lacquer blanks and the engineer operating the cutting lathe handled the discs with their bare hands (i.e. no gloves). Incidentally, if you've got £5,000 to spare, Vestax sell a machine which cuts vinyl directly. Not a cheap hobby, though - the blanks are around £20 each, as well. Must be a great training tool for mastering engineers, though.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-13-2008 02:36 AM                     ...definitely needs a vacuum to draw up those vinyl shavings-love how the shavings wrap around the platter weight. Hmmm...think they missed the part of making the "mother" before the "stamper" - but probably these are limited pressings.  |  IP: Logged

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