Board:   [fsxNet] Video
Subject: Re: Turntables
From:    Al (21:4/106)
Date:    Mon Nov 09, 2026 07:57

>> Back i the vinyl days I used a carbon fibre brush to keep the vinyl
>> clear of dust & debris. If needed you could dust off the needle too but
>> the vinyl surface is the most important thing.

> Didn't everyone have one of those little velour blocks you'd hold
> against the record while it rotated?

I never trusted those velour blocks with my vinyl.

> Between dusty records and oxide buildup on tape heads, listening to music
> was an exercise in maintenance.

Indeed. Replacing needles could be an investment that payed off in sound quality and vinyl life.

You also needed the hardware, amplifiers and speakers.

Back around the late 70's and 80's a spent way to much on all that!

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