Diminishing of the lower frequencies after washing the LP
A bizarre thing happened to me yesterday: I purchased a used LP by Eberhard Weber ("Little Movements") and after playing it fell in love with the marvellous sound of the record. One of the best sounding ECM issues I've heard so far. But the amazing sound was marred by a lot of pops and clicks etc. The record was obviously very dirty (it didn't even come with the inner sleeve!)
So I went down to my basement to give it a thorough wash and vacuum. Once the record got squeaky clean, went back to my listening room to enjoy it. But much to my shock, I realized that somehow the previously magnificent Weber's bass, that was so muscular and greasy, with unbelievable slam, is now all but gone! (I mean the bass notes are still there, but the tough muscular presentation has been audibly diminished)
How could that be? Is it possible that washing and vacuuming a record could remove some of the amplitude of the lower frequencies? This never happened to me before. Any explanation or similar experiences?
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Alex.