How to get the best sound quality out of your vinyl records

A method I have been using for years with great success when transferring 33 and 45 Vinyl records to tape.
Old records tend to become a bit crackely when dust gets stuck in the grooves. I apply clean water carefully to the record grooves and run a dust buster at the same time which collects the latter.

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[TheMyrjan]

waarom in engels en niet gewoon in het nederlands.

[RODALCO2007]

@TheMyrjan Hallo, dat kan, maar de Youtube taal is Engels.

[Lupus1]

Better use purified Alcohol! It degreases the groove and diminishes 'hiss'... Which improves sound quality remarkably! When done the Alcohol has evaporated, leaving you a dry, clean vinyl single or LP.

[RODALCO2007]

I try that, thanks for the tip.

[TurntableMadness]

It's fine if you want to use water on 78 RPM records but if you use it on a 33 RPM or a 45 RPM it will gradually damage the record and stylus. I have had this problem, put water on a record and then i played it and i just heard lots of distortion, I've also had the problem with my stylus going rusty and eventually broke off and that was a £100 one!!

[RODALCO2007]

Never had heard of a rusty stylus, perhaps too much water got into the cartridge? ( sorry for my late reply )

[donnyp1966]

I use70% IPA on my records with either a cotton ball or a makeup removing pad and I've never had any problems.

[backindauk]

@Lupus1 pure alcohol will pull the plasticisers out of the vinyl causing higher surface noise and making the record more prone to damage. You only need to use a small percentage of alcohol (IPA, Ethanol) in distilled water to ensure things dry quickly (10% w.w.)

[negatyve]

@wtf66611 Fuck CDs

[OgGarcioVega]

This guy might as well be burning the dirt off.

[t3chn1cfr3q]

dipshit



[wtf66611]

Cleaning vinyl records are sometimes a real pain in the arse, no doubt. Thank goodness for CD's.

[HitchHikersBlues]

Seems good enough...

Dunno about the stylus on the record whilst cleaning, though?