Elephantears
Trunkated Aesthete
I'm puzzled by a new piece of vinyl that sounds good but gathers dust at an extraordinary rate - de-fluffing required sometimes twice per side. I've had it in a Nagaoka since I got it and played it about 5 times. Its a nice Japanese pressing of Nick Ayoub's 'The Montreal Scene' - a jazz quintet recording from 1964 that I would highly recommend if it wasn't for this issue.
I don't know if this is because ;
a) it is highly charged with static and the result is that the stylus is picking up all the dust in the atmosphere
OR
b) there is loads of crap in the grooves
I've taken back warped or badly mottled records, but I'm not used to this kind of problem. Lacking a VPI, would a wash under the tap/rinse with distilled water be the best policy?
I don't know if this is because ;
a) it is highly charged with static and the result is that the stylus is picking up all the dust in the atmosphere
OR
b) there is loads of crap in the grooves
I've taken back warped or badly mottled records, but I'm not used to this kind of problem. Lacking a VPI, would a wash under the tap/rinse with distilled water be the best policy?