Johan cares more for his LPs than a real live woman.
Sept 7, 2018 15:03:31 GMT
Post by respiratoryproblems on Sept 7, 2018 15:03:31 GMT
The more I read this, the more I seem to think Johan is actually trying to find a way to stay living in his childhood bedroom, and abusing his Spin Clean record cleaner.
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Hi, soon I will move in together with my girlfriend. Just like me she prefers vinyl to more modern digital formats. We both like old stuff although I digg new stuff as well like DSP's for my DIY electrostatic loudspeakers.
She owns a plastic Dual turntable. It looks ok, but to me it feels a bit light and cheap although if I'm correct it's of good quality. (I don't know the model number by heart) I own a Pioneer PL12D which I serviced and fine-tuned myself.
I have a thoroughly vinyl washing regimen, I wash all my new (second hand as well) bought records before playing by cleaning them with a fibre brush first and after that washing them with my Spin Clean record cleaner. My girlfriend owns a record washer as well (Knosti) but almost never uses it. She never washes second hand vinyl and just plays them. Maybe she actuallu enjoys her hobby more as she isn't that OCD about record sound quality, record wear, optimal tuning of the turntable and so on.
She is looking forward to replace her turntable with mine and I would like to have it used as much as possible, afterall that's why it is there. But at the same time I'm afraid about stylus wear as she never washes her records and never cleans the stylus. Maybe it's not too bad but I'm just wondering if playing her records on my turntable results in substantial faster stylus wear and if so would it result in faster record wear? I'm very cautious with my records. (I guess a bit too maybe)
So to sum it up these are my questions:
* can I expect substantial faster stylus wear when letting other people playing un-cleaned records? (as far as I'm ware most people that I know don't clean records at all...)
* would regular inspection (microscope) of the stylus prevent any damage (even when playing un-cleaned records) to my own records because I just buy a new stylus before it wears out?
* am I too OCD about this 'problem'?
I know I could wash all my girfriend her records, but she owns quite a lot so it will take a lot of effort. Another solution would be to buy another headshell and cartrigde and swap them. But I guess the headshell system is not made for frequent swapping of cartridges? A last option would be to use two seperate turntables but that's not my preference.
She owns a plastic Dual turntable. It looks ok, but to me it feels a bit light and cheap although if I'm correct it's of good quality. (I don't know the model number by heart) I own a Pioneer PL12D which I serviced and fine-tuned myself.
I have a thoroughly vinyl washing regimen, I wash all my new (second hand as well) bought records before playing by cleaning them with a fibre brush first and after that washing them with my Spin Clean record cleaner. My girlfriend owns a record washer as well (Knosti) but almost never uses it. She never washes second hand vinyl and just plays them. Maybe she actuallu enjoys her hobby more as she isn't that OCD about record sound quality, record wear, optimal tuning of the turntable and so on.
She is looking forward to replace her turntable with mine and I would like to have it used as much as possible, afterall that's why it is there. But at the same time I'm afraid about stylus wear as she never washes her records and never cleans the stylus. Maybe it's not too bad but I'm just wondering if playing her records on my turntable results in substantial faster stylus wear and if so would it result in faster record wear? I'm very cautious with my records. (I guess a bit too maybe)
So to sum it up these are my questions:
* can I expect substantial faster stylus wear when letting other people playing un-cleaned records? (as far as I'm ware most people that I know don't clean records at all...)
* would regular inspection (microscope) of the stylus prevent any damage (even when playing un-cleaned records) to my own records because I just buy a new stylus before it wears out?
* am I too OCD about this 'problem'?
I know I could wash all my girfriend her records, but she owns quite a lot so it will take a lot of effort. Another solution would be to buy another headshell and cartrigde and swap them. But I guess the headshell system is not made for frequent swapping of cartridges? A last option would be to use two seperate turntables but that's not my preference.