Originally Posted by RobbieGong
Blimey ! Sounds serious!
Important I know, I dont have any cruddy, tired, scratched up tunes but yeah I know a good clean is good
Blimey ! Sounds serious!
Important I know, I dont have any cruddy, tired, scratched up tunes but yeah I know a good clean is good
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I'm Paul.
Ive been trying one of these out and I think it is one of the best brushes I have ever tried. You do need to moisten the brush a little with a quick spray of cleaner before using, jus to stop any static building up.
I then give the record a quick flick over with my carbon fibre brush afterwards.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Household-S...=clothes+brush
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I have the VPI RCM 16.5 Rob and it is a basic but very effective record cleaning machine. I could not live without one as they make such a difference to cruddy records. A good clean not only quietens vinyl down from all the ticks and pops it reveals finer detail in the recording.
I have cleaned second hand vinyl from the 1970s and got it sounding almost like new!
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I hear ya James, As I say would like one at some point but where to putI have the VPI RCM 16.5 Rob and it is a basic but very effective record cleaning machine. I could not live without one as they make such a difference to cruddy records. A good clean not only quietens vinyl down from all the ticks and pops it reveals finer detail in the recording.
I have cleaned second hand vinyl from the 1970s and got it sounding almost like new!
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I'm Julian.
LOL - it's true once you spend £500 or so on an RCM you can buy the cheapest carbon fibre brush going like I did, as you hardly need to use one.
Also you get the bonus of extended stylus life when you have super clean vinyl, but I'm sure you know that already...
The Audioquest brush just has a lot more fibres in it from what I can see.
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To answer your question - I use a Decca carbon fibre brush. They come in two varieties: one consists of carbon fibre bristles alone, the second has a row of carbon fibre bristles on one side, and a row of fibreglass bristles on the other. I have tried both, but am quite content with the carbon fibre only type.
You can pick them up from Amazon for < £10.
I wouldn't use anything else.
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I found an even better (and much cheaper) solution .... CDsLOL - it's true once you spend £500 or so on an RCM you can buy the cheapest carbon fibre brush going like I did, as you hardly need to use one.
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Furutech is good
Not cheap though
http://www.furutech.com/2014/08/06/9777/
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I'm Louis.
Best I have ever used. Not throwaway cheap, but damned effective:
https://www.ursa-major.eu/
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got 2 of these or very similar(mine might be an older model).. works really well and self cleaning
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