"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
The bottom line must be that a clean disc is better than a dirty one, no
matter what...??

To some extent. But I've a feeling it may depend on the type of dirt. If a
hard small particle has been sort of pushed into the wall removing it may
actually make a more audible click.



Possibly and it's probably fair to say that once dust/grit has been melted
into the groove walls it's beyond redemption, but sometimes a disc can be
*silver with dust* and although it may still pop a bit on the first couple
of playings after cleaning, I find they soon settle down. Frequently,
records from charity shops are actually mouldy even if virtually unplayed -
these always benefit from a clean to get rid of the smell. if nothing else!
(I have cleaned *thousands* of records now!)

There are many factors that make for noisy vinyl - cleanliness of the record
alone isn't the whole answer and no record cleaner is ever going to repair
scratches....