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The brush is the most-used cleaning tool in vinyl and the one most people use wrong. A carbon-fiber brush before…
June 14, 2026
Wet cleaning is the single most effective thing you can do to a record, and almost everyone does it slightly…
June 13, 2026
Ultrasonic cleaning is the deepest clean you can give a record short of professional restoration, and it is also the…
June 13, 2026
Most surface noise on a record is not damage. It is dust sitting in the groove, and the single biggest…
June 13, 2026
A record weight applies 200 to 450 grams of downward force at the spindle, coupling the vinyl to the platter…
June 4, 2026
Cartridge loading — the combined resistance and capacitance the phono preamp presents to the cartridge — determines the frequency response…
June 3, 2026
A 3mm veg-tan leather turntable mat damps platter-ring resonance 6–8 dB more than felt, drains static through a conductive path…
May 12, 2026
A “smart vinyl” setup adds Bluetooth output, voice control, and home-automation triggers to a turntable without compromising the analog signal…
May 8, 2026
What Is a Phonograph? A phonograph is a device that plays recorded sound from grooved cylinders or flat discs by…
May 6, 2026
Why Audio-Technica Dominates the Entry-Level Turntable Market Audio-Technica produces three of the best-selling turntables in the world: the AT-LP60X ($149),…
May 6, 2026
What Makes a Great Vinyl Player? A great vinyl player delivers accurate speed stability, tracks records without distortion, and includes…
May 6, 2026
A CNC-machined solid hardwood turntable plinth turns a $200 budget deck into something that visually competes with $2000 audiophile tables…
May 6, 2026