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7 Tips to Perfect Sounding Vinyl Records: Handling, Cleaning, Playing overview

Electron Microscope video from Applied Science - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCdsyCWmt8 Record storage options: Pricier (woodier) option - http://geni.us/pnGxNr8 Cheaper (cardboardier) option - http://geni.us/WIAa IKEA Drona ($6) is a ripoff on Amazon - Go to store Inner Sleeves: MFSL Master sleeves - http://geni.us/x9KU Diskeeper Audiophile sleeves - http://geni.us/EuBs Outer sleeves (protect cover art) - http://geni.us/NnYtG62 Record brushes: Cheap brush (I like it best) - http://geni.us/DTMU Pricier brush (overrated) - http://geni.us/A5qY Stylus tools: Stylus brush - http://geni.us/06Kt ONZOW Zerodust (worth the $) - http://geni.us/0fwp6yx Static tools: Zerostat (if you can stomach price) - http://geni.us/LaywhxJ Wet cleaning: Spin Clean (cheap option but labor-intensive) - http://geni.us/w2mp GEM Dandy (ripoff PVC but works best) - http://www.hifigem.com/hydraulic-lp-cleaning-apparatusMKII.html Record Doctor V RCM (cheap but... cheap) - http://geni.us/Vn2Bp Music Hall WCS-3 RCM (great if you've got the big-bucks) - http://geni.us/FiaTZp2 A lot of people are pulling out their old turntables and records, and many people are buying their first LPs. What a lot of people don't know, however, is how to get excellent sound out of the equipment you already have. Sure, there are turntables that are far superior to others, but record handling, cleaning, and playing have just as much (if not more) importance than your equipment. In this video I show you how to read your set up of pops and clicks that vinyl record LPs are often hindered by.

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  • Originally Aired August 8, 2015
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