In article , Dave Matthews
wrote:
Hi folks,

I have a collection of about 50 LPs from the 1970s and 1980s which I
would like to transcribe to CD-R. Most of them are in surprisingly good
nick but a few of them - despite my best efforts with isopropyl-based
solutions - stubbornly continue to exhibit more pops and clicks than a
Geiger counter in a microwave oven. So I was thinking about buying a
Record Cleaning Machine for both the "difficult" disks and the ones
that are OK but would undoubtedly still benefit from a proper cleansing
job. So I would really appreciate some advice here...

A friend of mine bought a record cleaning machine and was very dissapointed
by the results.

The problem is that any grit that has been 'stuck' in the groove and played
may well have damaged the vinyl when the stylus hammered the grit. Hence
removing it simply exposes the damage which still produces a click.

I think it is the case that some shops have cleaning machines. If so, try
and find one and use it to clean one or two discs and see if this makes
much difference.

Slainte,

Jim

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