One of the most important aspects of vinyl record care (but is sometimes overlooked by some) is making sure your vinyl is clean before you play it.  Some people like to go the cheap route by using a microfiber rag, unscented dish soap, and a drop or two of rubbing … [Read more...]

Attempting to find best record cleaning machine on the market is a tough task for a variety of reasons.  On the one hand, price is of course a factor.  A good record cleaning machine can cost hundreds of dollars, and some RCM’s run for thousands. Then there’s the … [Read more...]

There is great debate among music enthusiasts about which playback technology produces the best listening experience—be it vinyl, CD, or high fidelity downloads. But what some may not know is that there is also another debate pertaining to how best we can clean our vinyl records … [Read more...]

In a perfect world, our records would play flawlessly from start to finish, with only the occasional tick and pop marring our enjoyment of the sublime experience of vinyl LP records. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, and a favorite cadenza, vocal passage, or guitar riff … [Read more...]

We’ll be the first to acknowledge that compact discs seldom (if ever) need cleaning. Unless there’s a major boo-boo, merely keeping them in their “jewel cases” when not in use should guarantee that much-vaunted (but often questionable) “perfect sound forever.” And, of course, … [Read more...]