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Offline S Clark

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12210 on: May 12, 2019, 05:11:58 PM »
I have had a lot of luck quieting down records like that by cleaning them with a steamer. I have done dozens and never warped one yet.

And if it does warp, it wasn't playable anyway.
Would you like to try it?  I'll send it to you.  It's actually a decent performance of great music, just too noisy for me to enjoy.  I'd be interested it your steamer could do something that my ultrasonic couldn't do. 
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12211 on: May 12, 2019, 05:27:00 PM »
Danny Wright: Curtain Call



Moulin D'Or CD

The ladies are home from the theater, so it's time to switch to something a little more mellow.



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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12212 on: May 12, 2019, 05:41:03 PM »
I have had a lot of luck quieting down records like that by cleaning them with a steamer. I have done dozens and never warped one yet.

And if it does warp, it wasn't playable anyway.
Would you like to try it?  I'll send it to you.  It's actually a decent performance of great music, just too noisy for me to enjoy.  I'd be interested it your steamer could do something that my ultrasonic couldn't do.

The steamer I use is nothing fancy,  just a small general purpose hand held unit similar to this:



I put the record on the floor on a towels and just blast the steam in a circular motion around the record a few times and then vacuum off the water and clean it once more on the VPI machine. It sometimes takes more than one try but it usually does the trick and has rescued quite a few unplayable records for me.

Of course if there is some kind of physical damage to the disc itself this won't help, but if the noise is caused by dirt this should do the trick.

I would be happy to try it for you, but if you have access to one of these little cleaners it is easy enough  try yourself
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12213 on: May 12, 2019, 05:49:14 PM »
Benny Goodman: Private Collection



Musical Heritage Society 2 CD Set

Benny Goodman plays Classical music along with the Berkshire  String Quartet and Leon Pommers on piano.

Very Nice.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12214 on: May 13, 2019, 07:52:51 PM »
Alex De Grassi: Now and Then - Folk Songs of the 21st Century



33rd Street CD
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12215 on: May 13, 2019, 07:54:37 PM »
Michael Hedges: Live on the Double Planet



Windham Hill CD

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12216 on: May 13, 2019, 08:05:55 PM »
Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman



Time Life CD
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12217 on: May 13, 2019, 08:12:27 PM »
Danny Wright: Black and White Seven



Moulin D'Or CD
Remember, it's all about the music........

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12218 on: May 13, 2019, 08:20:41 PM »
Bill Crofut: Dance on a Moonbeam



Telarc CD

This turned out to be more of a children's album, so this one will be heading over to my grandson.
Remember, it's all about the music........

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12219 on: May 13, 2019, 08:33:36 PM »
Bill Crofut and Chris Brubeck: Unsquare Dance



Albany CD

Another audiophile fav of mine.
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Remember, it's all about the music........

• Nola Boxers
• Sunfire True SW Super Jr (2)
• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
• DigiBuss/TWL PC&USB/MIT Cables

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12220 on: May 13, 2019, 10:29:04 PM »
Clair Marlo: Behaviour Self



Wild Cat CD

I took a chance on  this one because of the album she did back in the day for Sheffield Labs. As it turned out this is a pretty decent album in its own right.
Remember, it's all about the music........

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• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12221 on: May 14, 2019, 05:28:05 PM »
Straight Ahead Jazz Sampler



Classic Records 45 RPM 200g Single sided LP

Just arrived in today's mail.

Outstanding SQ.  :thumb:
Remember, it's all about the music........

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• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12222 on: May 14, 2019, 05:34:00 PM »
Michael McDonald: Soul Speak



Universal/Motown CD

MM's take on the Motown songbook.

I found it over-produced and the arrangements just too busy for my taste.
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Remember, it's all about the music........

• Nola Boxers
• Sunfire True SW Super Jr (2)
• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
• DigiBuss/TWL PC&USB/MIT Cables

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12223 on: May 14, 2019, 06:02:29 PM »
Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz: Live at the Blue Note



Telarc CD

Hampton with an All-Stars cast of side men. And the great SQ we have come to expect fro Telarc.

Recorded live in Jan of 1991.

A definite winner.   8)
Remember, it's all about the music........

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• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12224 on: May 14, 2019, 06:12:09 PM »
Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz:  Just Jazz, Live at the Blue Note



Telarc CD

A second CD of music from those same nights at the Blue Note.

Remember, it's all about the music........

• Nola Boxers
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• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
• DigiBuss/TWL PC&USB/MIT Cables