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.
Electron Microscope video from Applied Science - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCds...
Record storage options:
Pricier (woodier) option - http://amzn.to/1MqYf97
Cheaper (cardboardier) option - http://amzn.to/1faWQoz
IKEA Drona ($6) is a ripoff on Amazon - Go to store
Inner Sleeves:
MFSL Master sleeves - http://amzn.to/1WnIWkO
Diskeeper Audiophile sleeves - http://amzn.to/1h8lhEM
Outer sleeves (protect cover art) - http://amzn.to/1KkpZp
Record brushes:
Cheap brush (I like it best) - http://amzn.to/1DOqYlw
Pricier brush (overrated) - http://amzn.to/1KkqGiU
Stylus tools:
Stylus brush - http://amzn.to/1KkqO26
ONZOW Zerodust (worth the $) - http://amzn.to/1h8ms7p
Static tools:
Zerostat (if you can stomach price) - http://amzn.to/1MqZNQz
Wet cleaning:
Spin Clean (cheap but I hated it) - http://amzn.to/1Eq7m1T
GEM Dandy (ripoff PVC but works best) - http://www.hifigem.com/hydraulic-lp-c...
Okki Nokki RCM (it's just alright) - http://amzn.to/1KkrGUe
VPI 16.5 is good, but pricey
