toomanyrecords Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've been using these sleeves exclusively for years. I have over 1000 records in them, and I've never noticed an issue. I was speaking to my friend who works at Amoeba and he said that they're actually not great for your records. I read a thread on Steve hoffman that had conflicting reports of some people finding micro scratches on the sleeves from the material (albeit they don't affect sound) What are your experiences with them? I'm super paranoid now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 mofi inner sleeves >>> disckeeper sleeves are rougher material and are always a hassle to fit in the sleeve pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsgoodtobefree Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) I bought a pack of 10" ones and I swear they caused hairlines that weren't there before. I'll certainly be sticking with MOFI ones for 12" records. Edited April 23, 2017 by itsgoodtobefree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Dumb question: They wouldn't cause issues sitting on the shelf, right? They're more-so a "pull out and put in scratches" situation, yeah? Otherwise I have no idea how I'm going to replace 1000+ records with MoFis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 31 minutes ago, Kanye West said: Dumb question: They wouldn't cause issues sitting on the shelf, right? They're more-so a "pull out and put in scratches" situation, yeah? Otherwise I have no idea how I'm going to replace 1000+ records with MoFis Correct. You should be just fine as long as you never remove the records and just keep them on display for the cred, going forward. Tommy, Metal Mike, zdkaiser and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Correct. You should be just fine as long as you never remove the records and just keep them on display for the cred, going forward. Don't be a dick Derek you know what I meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 My other contribution was going to be "Probably just one at a time." Obviously it'd be quite a daunting task, but if you chiseled away at it, I think it'd be feasible. Maybe do one cube of an Expedit / Kallax every weekend, or something. Not ideal but MoFi is definitely the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornWorried Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 All my records are in diskeepers and I just bought a new pack like two weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tug Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 A user with lower reputation points then me? And asking about inner sleeves too. Well this is just awkward. fuckinandsuckinandtouchin and ethereal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, tug said: A user with lower reputation points then me? And asking about inner sleeves too. Well this is just awkward. To be fair, the only reason you're at -16 and not -360 is because you joined right before they removed the option to downvote. Klefki, RowBearToe and ok. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Derek™ said: My other contribution was going to be "Probably just one at a time." Obviously it'd be quite a daunting task, but if you chiseled away at it, I think it'd be feasible. Maybe do one cube of an Expedit / Kallax every weekend, or something. Not ideal but MoFi is definitely the way to go. yeah i started doing this recently when i bought my cleaner. definitely expensive spending .30/.60 for each LP/2LP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemeterytapes Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I use disckeeper 2.0s on my old records (classic rock, old movie soundtracks, etc.) and audiophile inners for my new pressings (modern stuff). Couldn't be be bothered to change them to MoFi, and I've never heard of any issues with disckeepers before this. Just take them out of the sleeves and replace them with care and I'm sure you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Honestly sounds like BS, those sleeves are fine. Never had issues with them scratching the records, just bought 300 more myself even cause I'm happy with them. Mofi inner or polylined sleeves are great, but they are more expensive and this is basically the same thing minus the paper part. The compound they use won't damage the records drds89, Klefki and hype 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tug Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 11 hours ago, Derek™ said: To be fair, the only reason you're at -16 and not -360 is because you joined right before they removed the option to downvote. well i was at -360 at one point but worked my way up to being liked on this forum which is why i will soon being going into positive reputation points. and p.s. just because you cant downvote me, that doesn't mean you have to automatically upvote me. fuckinandsuckinandtouchin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, tug said: but worked my way up to being liked on this forum [citation needed] Metal Mike, fuckinandsuckinandtouchin, rooks and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 4 hours ago, NapalmBrain said: Honestly sounds like BS, those sleeves are fine. Never had issues with them scratching the records, just bought 300 more myself even cause I'm happy with them. Mofi inner or polylined sleeves are great, but they are more expensive and this is basically the same thing minus the paper part. The compound they use won't damage the records All of mine are in Diskeepers, most rounded bottoms, stored outside the jacket with a 5 mil Mylar outer (splurged on these instead of inner Mo-Fi, as like Napalm said, this is the same material minus the paper). No issues at all re: scratches but they are not static free. Don't want to make a crude reference, but getting those lips separated on a new Diskeeper to get the record in there,... have to wet the fingers a tad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) I heard that the scratches from the Diskeeper sleeves come from the "c" that fell off the name and floats loosely in every inner sleeve. I also heard that this is all hyper-vigilant over-thinking and that most likely people are just seeing their records in a different angle/light and seeing normal hairline marks that are already there. Edited April 24, 2017 by richardsurf cemeterytapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tug Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Derek™ said: [citation needed] no matter how flat you make a pancake, it still gona have 2 sides. cemeterytapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, tug said: no matter how flat you make a pancake, it still gona have 2 sides. idk bout you but in this here 3 dimensional world pancakes have 3 sides... as do coins, paper, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elroy Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Used the sleeves for hundreds of records. Got a bad batch that scratched a handful of my new albums, a few out of print Grouper albums too. Tons of hairline scratches that weren't there before. Emailed the company and they admitted there was a bad batch. Wouldn't do anything about it though. Threw all the Diskeeper 2.0 away immediately. edit - Scratches like this across both sides, on many albums: Edited April 24, 2017 by elroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 yikes :/ Can/could you feel anything out of sorts ? Pure gnarly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) I use diskeeper audiophile inner sleeves, which are the same things as the Mofi sleeves, and diskeeper outer sleeves. Never had any issues with their products. At the time I read about some issues with Mofi sleeves leaving residue on records on some Amazon reviews, so I went with the sleeve city versions and they have served me well. It's honestly probably just a few bad batches of each here and there, most record sleeves are probably just fine Edited April 30, 2017 by Gippej faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_styles Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I'll second the DK Audiophile (and Double Audiophile) sleeves over the 2.0s. Have finally finished cleaning all the unsorted new/used titles and will now slowly be going through to replace my round-bottom 2.0s with new sleeves. I haven't had any problems so far with the round-bottoms, but I don't like that they can kinda slide around inside the jacket...or bunch up...but, yeah, there's not a whole lot of "antistatic" going on with those round-bottoms. If you hold off until Sleeve City does one of their 15% or more off sales, they're decently cheaper than the MoFi. I do find them to be a bit stiffer than MoFi sleeves as well, which I consider a plus. Then again, I store my records between the jacket and outer; I don't try to stuff them back into the jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Well, god damnit. I just pulled out my RSD Deja Entendu to replace the Diskeeper sleeves, and lo' and behold, I noticed some microscratches on it under light. I've only spun this once and got it brand new, so it has to be the sleeve. Good thing ALMOST ALL MY RECORDS ARE IN THOSE SLEEVES. I'm also reading that MoFi sleeves over the past few years have had similar issues Is there any safe way to store disks these days?! God damnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gippej Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Kanye West said: Well, god damnit. I just pulled out my RSD Deja Entendu to replace the Diskeeper sleeves, and lo' and behold, I noticed some microscratches on it under light. I've only spun this once and got it brand new, so it has to be the sleeve. Good thing ALMOST ALL MY RECORDS ARE IN THOSE SLEEVES. I'm also reading that MoFi sleeves over the past few years have had similar issues Is there any safe way to store disks these days?! God damnit. Are you sure it did not come from the factory like that? I'm not saying it isn't the sleeves, but I've noticed surface marks and scratches on new records lots of times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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