No matter the system, carbon brushes are not the best at lifting off dust, but they do gather the dust well. I think of them as a broom to sweep the dust in a line and use a pass of a sticky roller to remove. Less brushing, less friction, less time for effective results. I made a video with written instructions in the description on this method if anyone cares to check it out. Also, use no downward force on the brush, just weight of brush. I agree that a little surface dust will always remain and isn't a big deal, but I remove more dust adding the roller.
Thanks, 33-Spree - yea! True enough. Even AudioQuest themselves say the brush is better at collecting than retaining. Thanks for adding that. I will check out that video for sure! Thanks for sharing
I think I do something quite similar. I put my record on a microfiber cloth. Then rotate a hunt brush around once. Pick it up then rotated it around again creating that line of dust. I then use a sticky roller to remove that line of dust. For the faint dust that remains I use a light spray on a fine microfiber cloth to remove. Then zero stat if necessary.
@@Fluterra It's a crazy world, Pro-ject sells $18,000 turntables and also an $18 glob of slime to roll around on records :). I don't think the the rollers leave any residue behind. I don't believe the flat surface of the roller has the ability to get into the groove in a meaningful way passing over it so quickly. They have found residue from the stylus cleaner goo, so I guess you never REALLY know.
Hi Mark, great video again. I agree with you that the carbon brushes are good but they always leave dust behind. I use my own carbon fibre brush which has an earth lead attached to the brush, then to get the dust fully off I use a battery powered Maxell AE-320 battery powered vac unit which removes all of the remaining dust after one rotation, it is also earthed through the spindle.
I have been selling and setting up turntables for over 30 years. I find way 2 to be the closest. Only pull towards you not sideways. Think of how you sweep. Use the full width to pull the dust off, not the very edge.
After I run the brush, I finish with a blast of "canned air" from about 1 foot away. The brush tends to dislodge the dust particles, and the air removes the loose particles.
Man you are driving me crazy put the brush on about a 40-degree angle spin the record-keeping that angle drag the brush towards you until the price until it's completely off the record!!!!!!!! I've been doing it that way for years with a dishwasher and I've never had a speck of dust on my records✌️
What you have to use is a spray bottle with dionised water and spray the brush and then the particles will jump to the brush always good to play your record damp
Hi. Great video as always. I am always wary of these type of brushes as I have seen reports that they can actually scratch the vinyl surface. So I have never bought one. What is your experience of this, if any? Are there ones that do scratch the vinyl? I always use a velvet brush which works well. I bought it from John Menzies in the early 80's and it's called called 'Velvetone ' and it still cleans effectively with no scratches as it's incredibly soft. It cost me £2.50 at time. Bargain!
So after just reintroducing myself to collecting vinyl, I brought one of these carbon fiber brushes. After using it for the first time very softly I too was getting the dust line. But most of all was thinking I really don't like the idea of running these bristles over and over again every time I place the record in the turntable. Then comes the Google search with all the options etc. One of them was microfibre cloth which I could still feel the friction between the record and the cloth. Then came my painting and decorating thinking cap and thought what are the main tools they are trying to use to reduce this issue. A brush and a microfibre cloth. I have both of these in my work van. First was a new very soft bristle paint brush with the bristles at the same soft pressure as the carbon fiber brush. Pretty much has the same result and problems as the carbon fiber record brush. Next was microfibre but not in a cloth form but in the way of a 10mm nap 4-inch mini paint roller. Turning the turntable on and holding the paint mini roller with my fingers on each end of the roller I placed the microfibre roller nap with just enough weight that the edge of the roller nap was just touching the record on a 30-degree angle across the record and after 3 to 4 rotations of the record and keeping the roller sleeve flat on the record slid the roller sleeve towards the outer edge and off the edge of the record to remove it off the record retaining the 30-degree angle at all times. The 4-inch width of the roller sleeve is the perfect size to cover all the tracks on the record with it placed at a 30-degree angle. I was shocked and amazed at how quick and how dust and lint-free the top of the record was after checking with an led light and how soft the friction was between the roller and the vinyl if any. The microfibre is 10mm thick and just buffing the top of the record but is still picking up all the dust into the nap of the sleeve and sticking to it unlike a brush pushing some of that dust and lint into the groves of the tracks and most of the dust remaining at the tip of the brush. It is hard to find the microfibre cloth that is 10mm thick so that's where the thickness of the roller sleeve is a winner its very very soft. After cleaning the record you can just use your finger to rub over the fiber on the roller sleeve to clean the dust off it to clean and reuse it many times when setting up a record but to make it very lint-free starting at one end of the roller with some masking tape and wrapping along the whole sleeve with the adhesive side of the tape touching the microfibre firm enough to push the microfiber to the base of the roller. Then remove the tape and the adhesive on the tape will remove all the lint and dust out of the nap on the roller and the nap on the roller will spring back to normal. Very important to make sure the roller sleeve is microfibre only and it is a minimum of 10mm nap thick. I don't really bother to add comments to things but seeing as this works so well I had to share. Here is a link to the rollers I am referring to but any hardware store sells them dirt cheap and one should last you many years etc. www.amazon.com.au/Mister-Rui-Paint-Roller-Microfiber-Covers/dp/B09GKDRMS5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=10mm%2Bmicrofiber%2Broller&qid=1700985033&sr=8-1&th=1
I don't use any brush and i don't even have one cause i don't need it. I play records with the lid down and sometimes i wet clean them, i have records cleaned couple years ago that are still spotless with no dust this way! 😉
I see that you are using what originally had been named the DiscWasher record cleaning brush with your ProJect RCM instead of the brush provided with it. If you read the instructions on using that DiscWasher cleaning brush, they tell you to rock the brush and then to remove it by gradually dragging it off across the record. Using this type of brush on a record can create static electricity. It is best to use the goat-hair brush provided with the RCM or similar non-carbon fibre brush(which are only meant to be used when dry-cleaning a record) and then let the vacuum do it's drying job on the record. The goat-hair brush is used to scrub and clean the record, the vacuum is used to pick up the contaminants loosened by the brush and to dry the record. When the cleaned record is left in the open air, dust will fall on it. If the record has a static electrical charge, it will attract dust out of the air like a magnet. If a wet-cleaned record is left to dry in the open air, instead of being vacuum-dried, the moisture will draw dust from the air. If you want to see if your turntable spindle IS grounded, use a continuity meter between it and the ground part of your electrical receptacle. At the same time, touch one lead from the continuity meter to other metal parts of your turntable assy. to find out if anything is grounded. On the Audioquest type of carbon fibre brush, the gold metal part is supposed to be connected to the carbon fibres and if it is working correctly, should dissipate the static electrical charge if you are touching a grounded source with you other hand. But, understand, the human body isn't the best thing to conduct electricity and actually adds resistance to the electrical path. Unless when you use a wet-cleaning RCM as it was designed to be used, even vacuuming excessively, you will leave the record with a static electrical charge. And, again, a static electrical charge draws dust out of the air. I like to use "canned air" to blow dirt off of the record after I have used the ZeroStat gun on the record.
Hey! Thanks for adding this. The GrooveWasher pad attached to the Walnut handle, in this case, is their "Black Magic" pad. So it does provide the scrubbing and cleaning action of the goat-hair brush. Over time, I've found the goat hair brush they supplied had a tendency to shed the hair, so I switched to the GrooveWasher Black Magic pad instead. I believe the original DiscWasher pad is a different material from the GrooveWasher BlackMagic pad. Here's a link to the BlackMagic pad in case of interest: www.groovewasher.com/collections/cleaning-pads/products/black-magic-cleaning-pad Happy spinning
@@soundmatters Thank you! I have been using the ProJect "goat hair" brush for a couple of years and am not aware of any shedding. I would think that any shedding might be picked up by the vacuum? Anyway, I have a new "goat hair" brush waiting in the wings. I have never had any luck with using those cleaning pad type of brushes with the worst being the one sold by Mofi. The pads are supposed to adhere to the handle, but after cleaning as many records as I clean during a cleaning session, the pad comes loose.
When I use a carbon fiber brush I move it towards the center and the spindle. Going with the grain so to speak. The brush it self is not a perfect cleaning method, it's merely a tool to help maintain your collection.
Thank you for your advice. The main problem I have are white dots appearing on new vinyl that when the stylus runs over them it sounds like a scratch, they tend to move themselves after this has happened?
Sounds like paper flakes from the sleeve to me; annoying when you get a new record, but easily removed - thankfully! That said, they are not easy to remove using one of these brushes. I find new records benefit from a (light) wet clean. Happy spinning and thank you for commenting!
I really like it as a balance between cost and performances. The upfront cost and stylus replacement goes up with each upgrade, of course, so I’ll be holding off for now. Maybe in the future if I have the budget I’ll upgrade, but for now, the 2M blue is superb. Thanks for watching and happy spinning 🎶🎧
I got one of these and it was dropping fibers. I picked out the loose ones, it seems to have stopped but I have to keep an eye on it. I'm not that impressed, thinking of going back to a rag.
Thanks for watching! Pro-Ject VC-E2 and it's bigger cousin are in the pipeline for a review. Just contacted the distributor today, in fact. I know this is much anticipated because of the top vent that causes splash-back issues. The S-DUO - I'll see what I can do! Happy spinning. Do you own a VC-E ?
@soundmatters I'm about to pull the trigger, but Juno, it seems, won't get delivery until May, whilst they're already available in Germany.... Also considering okki nokki....
Thank you for this update , I must be in the worst case scenario of record playing humans , as I work in a woodwork Dusty environment and I have two cats , I would love a separate room for listening to my records but I haven't won the lottery , But I do have a Pro-Ject VC-E , which I will chose 6 record and give a wet clean before sitting down for a good listen. I also use the carbon fibre brush and I have a Flux HiFi Sonic Electronic Stylus Cleaner, Have you looked into this field ?
Hey Adrian. Thanks for your comment. Indeed that does sound tricky! The Pro-Ject VC-E is great. I own one myself too. For stylus cleaning, I use the GrooveWasher SC-1 kit. Simple brush and fluid. Will check out the Flux HiFi also Happy spinning!
People get too obsessed with this stuff. PVC isn't that fragile so just do whatever gets dust off. Also it is a record so it will build up static anytime you play it so you will always have a few pops.
Yeah one tip I heard from Too Many Records YT channel is that learn to be ok with imperfections like sure it's important to keep them clean every once and a while but at the same time you have to accept that if you really want perfectly clean sound you gotta go digital like you gotta go CDs or music streaming I mean sure it's a problem if you have machinegun pops if you somehow have a defective pressing but if the record only small pops and crackles on occasonally while it's playing then you just gotta train yourself to not let that bother you if not then vinyl may not be for you
Depends on the record, I’d say. And on personal preference. I know the Vinyl Storage Solutions sleeves which have dual pockets are big on this. I like it most when I’ve got a very delicate or valuable old album jacket that I want to preserve, but still retain access to the record. But hey! That’s just me. How about you?
@@ryanchalmers5296 I use 2 type of sleeves 1 for the record jacket (just not to use the word sleeve and avoid being confusing) and 1 for the record itself, both are clear and both are anti static. Once I made sure my record is clean, I take it out, put it in the inner sleeve, put the original inner sleeve back inside the record jacket, put the the jacket in my outer sleeve and slide my record inside its inner sleeve on the back of the jacket. As long as it is in a sleeve, your record will be fine. The MoFi inner sleeves are very good but quite pricey and sometimes hard to get. I bought a big quantity from Music Record Shop (I'm in the US), the price is reasonable and the quality pretty good plus they're clear. BTW, for shipping, it is always better to pull out the record out of the jacket. it helps avoid spine damage on the jacket
@@brunohebert1351 Thanks that’s very helpful I have been using inner sleeves and outer sleeves for years now but only recently been tempted to place the disc behind the jacket as it’s a lot easier and preserves the jacket
@@ryanchalmers5296 if you put the opening of the inner sleeve up with the opening of the outer sleeve, you can just slide the record in and out. Very convenient and protective for both
I used a brush thats carbon fiber and like you said in the other method I would get it to get all the dust then move it to the side but i found out over time it has scratched the hell out of my vinyls like small little scratches it doesint effect the vinyls at all but im still trying to be safe so will this be a problem over time? Like will these little scratches become a problem overtime I will never use this brush again.
What's the best way to use a carbon record brush on a 7 inch record? I have some 7 inch records and I'm using a cork & rubber record mat on my turntable and when I want to use my carbon fiber brush, it doesn't go well I supposed, so do you got any tips to use a carbon brush on a 7 inch record on a platter mat such as cork & rubber?
Love the channel...Do you think using a brush while the LP is on the turntable is good for the turntable? I have both a direct drive and a belt drive table. Direct drive can absorb the friction, but belt drive seems to suffer from too much drag on the motor. Maybe we need to rethink this process...light brush only on tables, and anything wet on a cleaning machine; i.e. with a Groove Washer brush, should be done while on a cleaning machine. What are your thoughts? Thanks for your insight.
Hey Donald. Thanks for your comment and kind words. I think a carbon brush is all good on the turntable while spinning. If I do and wet cleaning on the deck, it’s just a very light run-around with some GrooveWasher. I don’t personally let the deck spin while I do this though; instead, I turn the placer by hand. Seems less risky to me :) happy spinning
Spinning a belt drive by hand is not a good idea. It’s not how it was designed to be turned. Let it spin by the motor. Brush is OK just don’t push down with a lot of force.
@@Fluterra - each to their own. To me, the resistance of applying a record cleaning pad seems more risky than gently turning it by hand when using a pad like the GrooveWasher pad, but that’s just me. That, and if you have a slippy acrylic platter, for example, the record has a tendency to slip when anything heavier than a carbon brush is applied while the platter is spinning. Your mileage may vary, as they say
No matter the system, carbon brushes are not the best at lifting off dust, but they do gather the dust well. I think of them as a broom to sweep the dust in a line and use a pass of a sticky roller to remove. Less brushing, less friction, less time for effective results. I made a video with written instructions in the description on this method if anyone cares to check it out. Also, use no downward force on the brush, just weight of brush. I agree that a little surface dust will always remain and isn't a big deal, but I remove more dust adding the roller.
Thanks, 33-Spree - yea! True enough. Even AudioQuest themselves say the brush is better at collecting than retaining. Thanks for adding that. I will check out that video for sure! Thanks for sharing
I think I do something quite similar. I put my record on a microfiber cloth. Then rotate a hunt brush around once. Pick it up then rotated it around again creating that line of dust. I then use a sticky roller to remove that line of dust. For the faint dust that remains I use a light spray on a fine microfiber cloth to remove. Then zero stat if necessary.
Sticky anything is not a good idea for a record that the cantilever then has to pass through.
@@Fluterra there is nothing actually sticky about these rollers. There's no adhesive
@@Fluterra It's a crazy world, Pro-ject sells $18,000 turntables and also an $18 glob of slime to roll around on records :). I don't think the the rollers leave any residue behind. I don't believe the flat surface of the roller has the ability to get into the groove in a meaningful way passing over it so quickly. They have found residue from the stylus cleaner goo, so I guess you never REALLY know.
Hi Mark, great video again. I agree with you that the carbon brushes are good but they always leave dust behind. I use my own carbon fibre brush which has an earth lead attached to the brush, then to get the dust fully off I use a battery powered Maxell AE-320 battery powered vac unit which removes all of the remaining dust after one rotation, it is also earthed through the spindle.
Thanks Peter. Cool: sounds like a useful contraption to reduce wet cleaning a bit. Happy spinning
I have been selling and setting up turntables for over 30 years. I find way 2 to be the closest. Only pull towards you not sideways. Think of how you sweep. Use the full width to pull the dust off, not the very edge.
Thank you for your
informative videos,
greetings from Athens.
Static makes a huge difference here. If you use the DS Audio ION-001 for example, you’ll find almost zero dust
After I run the brush, I finish with a blast of "canned air" from about 1 foot away. The brush tends to dislodge the dust particles, and the air removes the loose particles.
Man you are driving me crazy put the brush on about a 40-degree angle spin the record-keeping that angle drag the brush towards you until the price until it's completely off the record!!!!!!!! I've been doing it that way for years with a dishwasher and I've never had a speck of dust on my records✌️
What you have to use is a spray bottle with dionised water and spray the brush and then the particles will jump to the brush always good to play your record damp
Hi.
Great video as always.
I am always wary of these type of brushes as I have seen reports that they can actually scratch the vinyl surface. So I have never bought one.
What is your experience of this, if any?
Are there ones that do scratch the vinyl?
I always use a velvet brush which works well.
I bought it from John Menzies in the early 80's and it's called called 'Velvetone ' and it still cleans effectively with no scratches as it's incredibly soft.
It cost me £2.50 at time.
Bargain!
So after just reintroducing myself to collecting vinyl, I brought one of these carbon fiber brushes. After using it for the first time very softly I too was getting the dust line. But most of all was thinking I really don't like the idea of running these bristles over and over again every time I place the record in the turntable. Then comes the Google search with all the options etc. One of them was microfibre cloth which I could still feel the friction between the record and the cloth. Then came my painting and decorating thinking cap and thought what are the main tools they are trying to use to reduce this issue. A brush and a microfibre cloth. I have both of these in my work van. First was a new very soft bristle paint brush with the bristles at the same soft pressure as the carbon fiber brush. Pretty much has the same result and problems as the carbon fiber record brush. Next was microfibre but not in a cloth form but in the way of a 10mm nap 4-inch mini paint roller. Turning the turntable on and holding the paint mini roller with my fingers on each end of the roller I placed the microfibre roller nap with just enough weight that the edge of the roller nap was just touching the record on a 30-degree angle across the record and after 3 to 4 rotations of the record and keeping the roller sleeve flat on the record slid the roller sleeve towards the outer edge and off the edge of the record to remove it off the record retaining the 30-degree angle at all times. The 4-inch width of the roller sleeve is the perfect size to cover all the tracks on the record with it placed at a 30-degree angle. I was shocked and amazed at how quick and how dust and lint-free the top of the record was after checking with an led light and how soft the friction was between the roller and the vinyl if any. The microfibre is 10mm thick and just buffing the top of the record but is still picking up all the dust into the nap of the sleeve and sticking to it unlike a brush pushing some of that dust and lint into the groves of the tracks and most of the dust remaining at the tip of the brush. It is hard to find the microfibre cloth that is 10mm thick so that's where the thickness of the roller sleeve is a winner its very very soft. After cleaning the record you can just use your finger to rub over the fiber on the roller sleeve to clean the dust off it to clean and reuse it many times when setting up a record but to make it very lint-free starting at one end of the roller with some masking tape and wrapping along the whole sleeve with the adhesive side of the tape touching the microfibre firm enough to push the microfiber to the base of the roller. Then remove the tape and the adhesive on the tape will remove all the lint and dust out of the nap on the roller and the nap on the roller will spring back to normal. Very important to make sure the roller sleeve is microfibre only and it is a minimum of 10mm nap thick. I don't really bother to add comments to things but seeing as this works so well I had to share. Here is a link to the rollers I am referring to but any hardware store sells them dirt cheap and one should last you many years etc. www.amazon.com.au/Mister-Rui-Paint-Roller-Microfiber-Covers/dp/B09GKDRMS5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=10mm%2Bmicrofiber%2Broller&qid=1700985033&sr=8-1&th=1
I’m a #3 guy but not because of anti static, I found when I brought it to the edge it went to the other side of the record.
I don't use any brush and i don't even have one cause i don't need it. I play records with the lid down and sometimes i wet clean them, i have records cleaned couple years ago that are still spotless with no dust this way! 😉
I see that you are using what originally had been named the DiscWasher record cleaning brush with your ProJect RCM instead of the brush provided with it. If you read the instructions on using that DiscWasher cleaning brush, they tell you to rock the brush and then to remove it by gradually dragging it off across the record. Using this type of brush on a record can create static electricity. It is best to use the goat-hair brush provided with the RCM or similar non-carbon fibre brush(which are only meant to be used when dry-cleaning a record) and then let the vacuum do it's drying job on the record. The goat-hair brush is used to scrub and clean the record, the vacuum is used to pick up the contaminants loosened by the brush and to dry the record.
When the cleaned record is left in the open air, dust will fall on it. If the record has a static electrical charge, it will attract dust out of the air like a magnet. If a wet-cleaned record is left to dry in the open air, instead of being vacuum-dried, the moisture will draw dust from the air.
If you want to see if your turntable spindle IS grounded, use a continuity meter between it and the ground part of your electrical receptacle. At the same time, touch one lead from the continuity meter to other metal parts of your turntable assy. to find out if anything is grounded.
On the Audioquest type of carbon fibre brush, the gold metal part is supposed to be connected to the carbon fibres and if it is working correctly, should dissipate the static electrical charge if you are touching a grounded source with you other hand. But, understand, the human body isn't the best thing to conduct electricity and actually adds resistance to the electrical path.
Unless when you use a wet-cleaning RCM as it was designed to be used, even vacuuming excessively, you will leave the record with a static electrical charge. And, again, a static electrical charge draws dust out of the air. I like to use "canned air" to blow dirt off of the record after I have used the ZeroStat gun on the record.
Hey! Thanks for adding this. The GrooveWasher pad attached to the Walnut handle, in this case, is their "Black Magic" pad. So it does provide the scrubbing and cleaning action of the goat-hair brush. Over time, I've found the goat hair brush they supplied had a tendency to shed the hair, so I switched to the GrooveWasher Black Magic pad instead.
I believe the original DiscWasher pad is a different material from the GrooveWasher BlackMagic pad.
Here's a link to the BlackMagic pad in case of interest:
www.groovewasher.com/collections/cleaning-pads/products/black-magic-cleaning-pad
Happy spinning
@@soundmatters Thank you! I have been using the ProJect "goat hair" brush for a couple of years and am not aware of any shedding. I would think that any shedding might be picked up by the vacuum? Anyway, I have a new "goat hair" brush waiting in the wings.
I have never had any luck with using those cleaning pad type of brushes with the worst being the one sold by Mofi. The pads are supposed to adhere to the handle, but after cleaning as many records as I clean during a cleaning session, the pad comes loose.
When I use a carbon fiber brush I move it towards the center and the spindle. Going with the grain so to speak. The brush it self is not a perfect cleaning method, it's merely a tool to help maintain your collection.
Only helps keep dust at bay, for sure! Happy spinning
I've found that a computer duster can of compressed air works wonders on that pesky line of dust left behind:)
Good tip. Cheers!
Thank you for your advice. The main problem I have are white dots appearing on new vinyl that when the stylus runs over them it sounds like a scratch, they tend to move themselves after this has happened?
Sounds like paper flakes from the sleeve to me; annoying when you get a new record, but easily removed - thankfully! That said, they are not easy to remove using one of these brushes. I find new records benefit from a (light) wet clean. Happy spinning and thank you for commenting!
Off topic: How does the 2m Blue stand after all this time you're using it?
Do you have any itching upgrading it or not?
I really like it as a balance between cost and performances. The upfront cost and stylus replacement goes up with each upgrade, of course, so I’ll be holding off for now. Maybe in the future if I have the budget I’ll upgrade, but for now, the 2M blue is superb.
Thanks for watching and happy spinning 🎶🎧
I got one of these and it was dropping fibers. I picked out the loose ones, it seems to have stopped but I have to keep an eye on it. I'm not that impressed, thinking of going back to a rag.
Thanks for these Mark. Will you be reviewing the HumminGuru S-DUO and the new Pro-Ject VC-E2 in the near future ?
Thanks for watching! Pro-Ject VC-E2 and it's bigger cousin are in the pipeline for a review. Just contacted the distributor today, in fact. I know this is much anticipated because of the top vent that causes splash-back issues. The S-DUO - I'll see what I can do!
Happy spinning. Do you own a VC-E ?
@soundmatters I'm about to pull the trigger, but Juno, it seems, won't get delivery until May, whilst they're already available in Germany....
Also considering okki nokki....
To answer your question no, this will be my 1st RCM purchase which I've put off for faaaar toooo long!!!
Delivery date updated. Now ordered from Juno
@@thepanamahat - Nice! Should be much better with than vent cover too. Enjoy
Thank you for this update , I must be in the worst case scenario of record playing humans , as I work in a woodwork Dusty environment and I have two cats , I would love a separate room for listening to my records but I haven't won the lottery , But I do have a Pro-Ject VC-E , which I will chose 6 record and give a wet clean before sitting down for a good listen. I also use the carbon fibre brush and I have a Flux HiFi Sonic Electronic Stylus Cleaner, Have you looked into this field ?
Hey Adrian. Thanks for your comment. Indeed that does sound tricky!
The Pro-Ject VC-E is great. I own one myself too. For stylus cleaning, I use the GrooveWasher SC-1 kit. Simple brush and fluid. Will check out the Flux HiFi also
Happy spinning!
People get too obsessed with this stuff. PVC isn't that fragile so just do whatever gets dust off. Also it is a record so it will build up static anytime you play it so you will always have a few pops.
As John Peel famously said: ..life has surface noise” happy spinning 🎶
Yeah one tip I heard from Too Many Records YT channel is that learn to be ok with imperfections like sure it's important to keep them clean every once and a while but at the same time you have to accept that if you really want perfectly clean sound you gotta go digital like you gotta go CDs or music streaming I mean sure it's a problem if you have machinegun pops if you somehow have a defective pressing but if the record only small pops and crackles on occasonally while it's playing then you just gotta train yourself to not let that bother you if not then vinyl may not be for you
Can I ask what your opinion is on storing the vinyl disc behind the album jacket within a inner sleeve?
Depends on the record, I’d say. And on personal preference. I know the Vinyl Storage Solutions sleeves which have dual pockets are big on this.
I like it most when I’ve got a very delicate or valuable old album jacket that I want to preserve, but still retain access to the record. But hey! That’s just me. How about you?
That’s helpful probably just being paranoid 😂 I worry about the fragility of my records being out of the sleeve
@@ryanchalmers5296 I use 2 type of sleeves 1 for the record jacket (just not to use the word sleeve and avoid being confusing) and 1 for the record itself, both are clear and both are anti static.
Once I made sure my record is clean, I take it out, put it in the inner sleeve, put the original inner sleeve back inside the record jacket, put the the jacket in my outer sleeve and slide my record inside its inner sleeve on the back of the jacket. As long as it is in a sleeve, your record will be fine.
The MoFi inner sleeves are very good but quite pricey and sometimes hard to get. I bought a big quantity from Music Record Shop (I'm in the US), the price is reasonable and the quality pretty good plus they're clear.
BTW, for shipping, it is always better to pull out the record out of the jacket. it helps avoid spine damage on the jacket
@@brunohebert1351 Thanks that’s very helpful I have been using inner sleeves and outer sleeves for years now but only recently been tempted to place the disc behind the jacket as it’s a lot easier and preserves the jacket
@@ryanchalmers5296 if you put the opening of the inner sleeve up with the opening of the outer sleeve, you can just slide the record in and out. Very convenient and protective for both
I used a brush thats carbon fiber and like you said in the other method I would get it to get all the dust then move it to the side but i found out over time it has scratched the hell out of my vinyls like small little scratches it doesint effect the vinyls at all but im still trying to be safe so will this be a problem over time? Like will these little scratches become a problem overtime I will never use this brush again.
a quick sweep is all you need. play and enjoy. it shouldn't be a chore.
What's the best way to use a carbon record brush on a 7 inch record? I have some 7 inch records and I'm using a cork & rubber record mat on my turntable and when I want to use my carbon fiber brush, it doesn't go well I supposed, so do you got any tips to use a carbon brush on a 7 inch record on a platter mat such as cork & rubber?
Has anyone considered using canned air to remove the last dredges of dust after wiping with the brush?
I've heard a few people going down this route, for sure. Happy spinning
Love the channel...Do you think using a brush while the LP is on the turntable is good for the turntable? I have both a direct drive and a belt drive table. Direct drive can absorb the friction, but belt drive seems to suffer from too much drag on the motor. Maybe we need to rethink this process...light brush only on tables, and anything wet on a cleaning machine; i.e. with a Groove Washer brush, should be done while on a cleaning machine. What are your thoughts? Thanks for your insight.
Hey Donald. Thanks for your comment and kind words. I think a carbon brush is all good on the turntable while spinning. If I do and wet cleaning on the deck, it’s just a very light run-around with some GrooveWasher. I don’t personally let the deck spin while I do this though; instead, I turn the placer by hand. Seems less risky to me :) happy spinning
Spinning a belt drive by hand is not a good idea. It’s not how it was designed to be turned. Let it spin by the motor. Brush is OK just don’t push down with a lot of force.
@@Fluterra I have a goat hair brush that works great and applies less force than the carbon fiber one. Better for belt drive tables.
@@Fluterra - each to their own. To me, the resistance of applying a record cleaning pad seems more risky than gently turning it by hand when using a pad like the GrooveWasher pad, but that’s just me.
That, and if you have a slippy acrylic platter, for example, the record has a tendency to slip when anything heavier than a carbon brush is applied while the platter is spinning.
Your mileage may vary, as they say
@@soundmatters think about the force required when the stylus is in the groove. The motor should have sufficient torque to compensate.
I had that Audioquest brush but it shed hairs like a malting cat
Sounds like a fault. Certainly it should not do that
That brush does no better job
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