In article , mechanic
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On Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:29:07 +0100, Jim Lesurf wrote:

LPs in very good condition only have a few clicks, and these can be
easy enough to find and fix.

Washing the record would be a good start.

I experimented with that a while ago. I found that it may have helped in
some cases, but in others it made no real difference.

Many of the clicks or ticks on old discs seem to be due to scratches or
wall damage.[1] Particularly for the 2nd hand discs. Overall, I decided the
time was better spent on de-clicking.

However I do carefully clean and prepare the discs before playing. Preener,
Zerostat, and the brush of a dust bug. Its a tedious ritual, but OK given
that from then on I'll use the cleaned digital file.

I've also learned the habit of listening carefully a multiple of 1.8 sec
after any tick... :-)

Jim

[1] Or for EMI discs in particular, scratches or dirt on the stamper for
discs made back circa 1970s.

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