question about vinyl?

[joessportster]

hello again i have to say this is one of the best sites i have found on the internet after buying my cornwalls and subscribeing to this forum you all are some very helpful paople its nice to have a place you can go and ask questions and get good straight advice without all the ignorance so thank you all, on to my ?

i have been in the process of restoreing my love for music after a long relationship with a woman who i gave up all my belongings in order to give her and her kids the things they wanted now shes gone and its my turn, i managed to put togeather a fairly decent system to date, phase linear 400 amps, 4000 pre-amp, 5000 tuner, onkyo cp1260f turntable, pioneer ct-f1000 cassette, nakamichi rx202, and a couple spare pieces, have accuired over 1000 cassettes, and am up to almost 400 albums ( i love the vinyl ) my question is what is the best way to clean an album buying off the internet mostly i end up getting some great deals on the old classic rock i love but i also get some vinyl that has been abused for years and needs serious cleaning, and they put out a ton of background noise static when played are they even cleanable?? thanks for all you help to date and i hope to get some good advice here on this one Joe

[Mighty Favog]

To me this is the end all be all machine to clean records, some day I'll be able to afford one.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=VPI17F&product_name=HW-17F%20Professional%20Record%20Cleaning%20Machine

As for your current set up, you didn't mention what speakers your using. The Phase Linear 400 amp, or most anything from Bob Carver, may seem a little harsh to speakers with high efficiency such as Klipsch. I used a 400 with a pair of JBL L300 Summits bi-amped with a Hafler and it sounded o.k. in an industrial sort of way. The JBL's were used in a disco in the 70's. If you want a more relaxed sound but still has punch where you need it I would look at maybe a McIntosh (but even used they cost a heck of a lot more than Phase's).

I'm still using a Carver MX-150 Receiver in a system in my study at home. My main system has a Rotel RB1080 amp but as soon as money permits I would love to get a McIntosh MC202 or a tube amp.

You may even want ot consider an outboard phono pre-amp. Some preamps can cut corners on phono sections due to space limitations.

These are just thoughts though.

[middlecreekguy]

That`s a great machine Tom but as we know it`s out of most people`s reach. The 16.5 cleans just as good but without the frills of a reverse mode and an automatic fluid dispenser. I mean who needs an automatic fluid dispenser anyway? The 17 has a built in fan to keep it from over heating during those long cleaning sessions but believe me, after you clean 3 or 4 records you want to stop cleaning and start playing them. In other words, I don`t believe anyone needs a fan either. The reverse mode on the 17 is nice but not necessary IMHO.

For the price you just can not beat the 16.5 for it`s cleaning power and quality build.

http://www.amusicdirect.com/products/detail.asp?cat=&sku=AVPI16.5