Excellent… These kind of videos is exactly what KZbin needs. I watched a very good experiment yesterday of someone playing a record 50 times over on three cartridges to compare deterioration. It transpires that the main cause of a reduction in quality is actually dust. That’s a lovely watch this guy is wearing but I couldn’t quite make out what it is… Is this an Omega? Does anyone know?

I don’t think you need to spend the thousands of dollars and all the extra cleaning fluids that he features on the channel I have a 500 dollar Hummiguru that works great with distilled water. I have a very expensive turntable and the Hummiguru works great with new and used records Don’t need to apply soapy record cleaning fluid that leaves a film and spend lots of money on these products

What aggravates me is that as I pull out the album, I watch as the dust attacks the album. Also, some of the new albums come out dirty 🤷‍♂️I am also guilty of playing my very noisy albums while they are damp . That's a lot of work and expense. Something I don't have the patience and money for all of the cleaning equipment. I would most likely pay for such a service as yours 😉

By the way your Michael Green Design Acoustic Treatment link gets this message Looks like this domain isn't connected to a website yet

Are those the little Orb speakers in the background?

I am glad I own some of the popular 78 titles in the 33 1/3 format, because 78 playback requires a different needle shape.

Just got my Orbit yesterday. So far, I’m impressed.

Great! I have the new Degritter as well as the Klaudio. I will be looking forward to your review and see if my appreciation of both units is similar. Second, I bought the Humminguru Orbit and will be following your review. If possible, do a review on the Humminguru Nova ultrasonic cleaning machine. You may be surprised.

FYI The ionizing spray we apply after the Kirmuss Restoration is process is used to reduce any static if any induced in the record andcto repell dust. We like the anti static guns with antistatic mats. Not sold to remove static from records.

Love these new episodes! I've been a long time watcher and want to say I really love the channel and your enthusiasm about cleaning records. Looking forward to the 78 video. I've gotten pretty deep into 78s in the last few years and it's almost a different culture. I know inners aren't used at all among collectors, even those who have the very rare and expensive blues records, but I never understood why. I heard something about mold but that doesn't make sense if you keep them well stored. Interested in what you recommend. I know anything with alcohol is a really bad idea but beyond that, the only consensus I've gathered is unscented dish soap haha. Even though it's not recommended by the manufacturer, I have used Tergikleen and haven't noticed it adversely affecting the shellac.

Love the bi amping! Would be great to hear what you think!

Awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing all of your coming attractions. Hope you are feeling better.

Have you heard of CD's? Listening to records has turned into a religion. I got my first turnpable back in 1964, An original AR and was very satisfied.

I feel you did a realy good job at trying your best to clean that record.And it sounded alot better for sure. How much does that type of prosess cost? I have a big problem with dust, due to static on my records. Thanks for this in dept cleaning resolution.

Love the dog at the beginning of the video!

Remember the green sharpie marker was supposed to improve the quality of the cd?

Static?

Last factory products are incredible. Apply Last stylus traitement with it and you'l be blowned away.

Yea, this is part of vinyl. You are way too OCD on cleaning records, get a high-priced CD. Thats not what a piece vinyl. Yes, it should be cleaned, but not freakin surgically clean! I am sorry get real. Your talking to a person who has over 3,000 vinyl, that has been cleaned by wood glue and spin clean only. Enjoy the beauty in the record itself....

I think if you are using a really warped record as you where it might be a good idea to pre heat the cast iron while your pre heating the groovy pouch. It might reduce the amount of time needed to flatten

Well done video, beautiful rig, I love the microphone art 🤓cheers .

LP pressed with recycled vinyl? Perhaps? Pressing plant quality issues ? Worn out stampers? Who knows.

I love your cleaning methods. I only own 1 vinyl album so far, but I have bought the vpi, KLAudio and the Loricraft to make sure it stays brand new. My album is a 2023 Reissue of Kind Of Blue. I make sure that I run it through my cleaning regimen after every play. So far it still sounds amazing. Thank you for the tips. I hope you can find a way to restore those old gems.

The money you put in on your record cleaning process is commendable!! I have a similar process minus the Loricraft (can't afford that) I have Champagne ears on a beer budget. Vinyl Vac method pre clean, Vevor Ultrasonic, then vinyl vac rinse and vacuum. You certainly are not doing anything wrong. It's the pressing, I have run into a few that look absolutely perfect and sound terrible, I have other records that look like they should be thrown away but play perfectly (no snap crackle or pop) The Rabbit hole is deep my friend!

Way … way ….. waaay, too much work

Have you tried the Hart Audio Vinyl SuperCleaner? It can be used wet to clean heavily soiled records and also dry to clean a mildly soiled record. Also, it keeps a clean record clean. It will remove dirt and debris the more times it is used before and after play cleaning as you go with 3000 superfine stiff densely packed synthetic antistatic fibers. When using dry before and after play repeatedly, the SuperCleaner gets the groove clean and silences dirt-related noise. We have found it a quick, easy, and very effective solution. A secret to clear vinyl transcription. We've been handcrafting them for 4 years and all our customers love them.

When one evaluates brushes one should measure the diameter of the filaments. Compare them to the size of the groove.

great job with the video, i have the kirmuss and vpi and the kirmuss does a better job of minimizing pops clicks and surface noise....

Would a zero stat gun eliminate the static electricty?

Why is it the more I watch these videos on cleaning records, the more I think why in the world would someone go and do it this way. I believe none of these people have watched the production process of a vinyl record - the thing is when you are making records you have no time to fool around, you have to use the best cleaning method possible - maybe if interested just go and take a look at how they clean the record, and you will be surprised at how simple it is -

I love my Kirmuss Upscale Audio Edition.

Thanks for the album info. I love it and need to pick it up. Hope it's still in print

If you want a dead quiet medium, buy Cd's or SACD or stream. These little pops and noises are a part of the vinyl experience.I like it but some hate it. I do a 3 step cleaning proces and if there are some ticks and pops left.... Fine. Sometimes when the noise is too present and disturbing I'll end up buying another copy.

why not try the Kirmuss Audio restoring system . He would say that you just waste time !...

I'm experimenting with Tergikleen, while making things sound very open and clear, make recordings sound a little lightweight, with a bit less foundation? I'm not sure yet if it's actually doing that or if the increased clarity is just fooling me. Also, do you find the pure water is actually significant? I used it for some time before getting my KL Audio and I'm just not sure how much, if any, difference it makes. By the way, I know a source where you can get 2 gallons for 50 bucks including shipping. Jim and Osage questioned if it was pure enough but it's from a manufacturer of a variety of water and chemicals for scientific use. I sent Jim the spec shett on it and he gave it his blessing. Thanks again.

Why is this so relaxing to watch. Sounds like I might need to get a Kirmuss.

I bet you wore a mask about 5 years ago (not a criticism) there would seem to be similarities in the quest to eliminate something so tiny and invisible ! Thanks for the video it was very imformative😊

Incredible video, thank you for your well thought out efforts. If this didn't get out the pops and clicks I think it is fair to say probably nothing will so you can sleep easy at night. I believe the defects might be dust and crud that found it's way onto the stampers or possibly a cheap vinyl formula. I have opened brand new records from the 70's that play noisy from the first needle drop with no amount of cleaning helping the situation. Thank you for your contribution to the hobby.

Avoiding the label i put the record under the water crane with some drops of alcohol and somethimes a drop of soap and clean it with my bare fingers. Water, water, water and take it away agitating the record for 20 seconds as if I was giving air to some king. Then I put the half dry half wet dry put in on a little towel and dry it with a piece of microfiber cloth. It takes me like two minutes per record. It works perfect for me. I have around 1300 records that have been clean in this almost free way during the last 35 years sound very clean. Greetings from Sweden!!

Buy CDs, problem solved...

I’m so relieved that all that hard work did not completely remove the pops and cracks. Otherwise, I would have to go through the same route which would take all my time and a lot of money. 😂 I’m now content with a single stage vacuum cleaning. 😁 Seriously, many thanks for the hard work you’ve put in to the video which was very informative. 👍

Just curious why you keep the brush applied after starting the vacuum? Does this serve some purpose or is it just part of the ritual? Love your videos...

I don't see the Kallax CD shelving at Ikea. Where did you get yours?

That's really cool. I didn't know Kallax had CD shelving. I've already got 2 wood shelving units for my CD collection. I can't remember where I got them, it's been years. It could have been from either Columbia House or Collector's Choice? One is stacked on top of the other being close to 8 feet tall. They are centered between my 4 4x4 Kallax shelving units, which are also stacked in 2's. On each end of my 2 Kallax stacks are 4 4x1 Kallax shelving where I keep my boxed sets. For the shelving of my 10K+ 7" collection, these records can easily slip into the cracks at the ends of each shelf(and yes I have broken records in the past). I put blue colored pieces of duct tape covering the cracks at the ends of the shelves before I loaded the records. It is much more substantial than the blue painter's masking tape. On my 7", like with my CD's and LP's, the plastic separators slide in an out easily as they don't have anything stuck to them which might cause friction. I don't think that there are any of the plastic separators which are at the shelf ends, except maybe the "A" separator. The tape on the plastic separators is a great idea if you don't want to pull the CD's from the shelves to tape the cracks up.

Have you ever experimented with using heated water? I had some "uncleanable" records with constant surface noise, that became dramatically quieter after using hot distilled water in a Spin Clean. While the record is in the bath, it will start to look badly warped, but it returns to its prior flatness as soon as it cools down after you remove it. I found no loss of detail as some have said would happen. Maybe give it a try.

I don't categorize my CDs by genre, instead putting them in alphabetical order by artist and sliding them into those standing racks. I do categorize my vinyl, though, separating out the albums and 12 inch singles/45RPM singles on different ends of the closet. I keep them facing forward, record store style, so I can flip through them in a traditional fashion. In the downstairs home theater, I don't categorize my DVDs, Blu-rays or 4K Blu-rays by genre, either, instead separating out the DVDs from the Blus, and then putting the titles in alphabetical order. I don't know what it is about needing to keep the vinyl in genre order; something about kinda recreating that record shop feel I guess.

Dude is a tad OCD...

Good (and no doubt time consuming/expensive) effort! In addition to what @electrajojo said about stamper life, I believe a lot of this comes down to the purity of the vinyl that was used to make the pressing - there is simply no way to remove imperfections contained within in the material itself which were there to begin with. Theory crafting: perhaps this could be done as a sort of "linear cut and buff" at a microscopic level within the groove, but even if this were possible, chances are those contaminants are physically harder than the vinyl they are embedded into. I can only imagine this _theoretical_ approach would work on a spot-by-spot correction basis, and I doubt even the most dedicated and insane would have the patience for such a thing. Unless it's a one-off lathe cut or something, the time and money would probably be better spent finding another copy. But of course, that's not the point of the channel! 😏

The records are damaged, not dirty. It seems simple enough.

If one dont like surface noice, dont buy records. I listen to CD Vinyl and cassette tape. Enjoy them all with what they each bring to the music experience. When I buy a vintage record, it allways get a wash. Just use neutral dishwasher soap, a microfiber cloth. Wash in soap water in the sink and rinse under the tap. Allways make the record sound better, and lower surface noise a bit. Done that for two decades.