Ilin Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hello, I'm new to vinyl and just got a rega planar 1, which I love. Most records I got sound amazing. I got a question regarding one particular record from the 50ies. It was listed as in excellent condition and it looks pretty shiny and clean. Yet, perhaps naturally, there are some issues with the sound. I wonder if those can be improved by more substantial cleaning, or since it is a rare item, I should better not touch it too much. The issues are: 1) The sound gently oscillates (like a super-subtle doppler effect). 2) In some louder parts there is a touch of distortion. 3) there is here and there hissing and popping sounds. So far I've only used an AQ brush to clean it. I wonder if any more substantial cleaning would improve the issues I mentioned (particularly the oscillation or distortion) or if they due to age-related deformations of the vinyl or something similar. Many thanks for any advice, Ilin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, Ilin said: Hello, I'm new to vinyl and just got a rega planar 1, which I love. Most records I got sound amazing. I got a question regarding one particular record from the 50ies. It was listed as in excellent condition and it looks pretty shiny and clean. Yet, perhaps naturally, there are some issues with the sound. I wonder if those can be improved by more substantial cleaning, or since it is a rare item, I should better not touch it too much. The issues are: 1) The sound gently oscillates (like a super-subtle doppler effect). 2) In some louder parts there is a touch of distortion. 3) there is here and there hissing and popping sounds. So far I've only used an AQ brush to clean it. I wonder if any more substantial cleaning would improve the issues I mentioned (particularly the oscillation or distortion) or if they due to age-related deformations of the vinyl or something similar. Many thanks for any advice, Ilin It sounds to me like the record is probably just worn. Is it pressed off-center at all? That could be part of it too. Edited December 28, 2020 by MachoHommeRandallSauvage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Yeah it sounds like you could try a few things. If you have a record cleaning machine, feel free to try that. It could also be warped, have you looked at the sides as it spins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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