Anything but Subtle

[NorthSky]

Another believer: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/furutech-demag-lp-demagnetizer/

And that WBF thread: http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...ng-the-Furutec-Demag&highlight=furutech+demag

 

[TBone]

during a period of time, the quality of vinyl went into deep decline. One time, I had the Steely Dan remaster, and it would skip at this one point ... so I deep cleaned it, same ... on closer inspection it looked like tiny wedged particle. It would not remove, later found out it was an embedded piece of metal. Hmmmm, wonder if defragging would have worked?

Anyway, I advice people spend their hard earned money on proper cleaning tools ...

 

[Blumlein 88]

during a period of time, the quality of vinyl went into deep decline. One time, I had the Steely Dan remaster, and it would skip at this one point ... so I deep cleaned it, same ... on closer inspection it looked like tiny wedged particle. It would not remove, later found out it was an embedded piece of metal. Hmmmm, wonder if defragging would have worked?

Anyway, I advice people spend their hard earned money on proper cleaning tools ...

Have you see the youtube vid where the guy cleans up problem grooves like scratching and mistracking by using a big magnifier and a tool to hand shape it to something better? That is what you needed. I would provide a link, but can't come up with it presently.

 

[TBone]

no, interested in seeing it tho ...

 

[RayDunzl]

This?

It's the first hit when I googled 'youtube vid where the guy cleans up problem grooves like scratching and mistracking by using a big magnifier and a tool to hand shape it'.

 

[NorthSky]

That same album ↑ was on sale @ amazon for five bucks.

* Can you download albums (LP sounds) from online audio stores, instead of buying albums for $40 @ your local LP store and with holes not in the middle?
I think I might go back to vinyl; life was much more exciting and active back then. Half of the time was spent on fun things to do around the TT and LPs, not just listening to music.
And black is an addictive color, plus the smell of sex. You don't get that with CDs and hi-res audio files stored in your clouds.

 

[Blumlein 88]

This?

It's the first hit when I googled 'youtube vid where the guy cleans up problem grooves like scratching and mistracking by using a big magnifier and a tool to hand shape it'.

That is not the one I saw though the same idea. The one I saw was using a similar magnifying device, and I think needles from diabetic syringes to reshape grooves.

 

[FrantzM]

http://www.russandrews.com/dde-1/

thoughts??

Exploiting to the max the audiophile mentality. We will find ways to assigns virtues to this product... beginning with the ever expanding soundstage and of course the black hole silence and openess of the sound.. likely more organic too .. No need for marketing: They just need one audiophile with a system "resolving enough" to sing its praise for this product to get traction ... They may need to sell just one to make 3000 or more Sterling Pounds

 

[TBone]

The one I saw was using a similar magnifying device, and I think needles from diabetic syringes to reshape grooves.

when in need of dislodging a miniature bolder ... I use a slightly wet toothpick so NOT to reshape the groove.