RE: Audio Desk question - PAR 00:39:00 02/18/17 (1)
 RE: Audio Desk question - mtbikeNH 09:05:11 02/18/17 (0)

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 RE: Audio Desk question - PAR 00:39:00 02/18/17 (1)
 RE: Audio Desk question - mtbikeNH 09:05:11 02/18/17 (0)

I normally use the standard wash period or double it. However my records are in good condition and , in the main, are new or have been cleaned previously with my Loricraft thread machine. The Audiodesk still brings a marked improvement to these mainly in regard to sound quality per se rather than in respect of ticks and pops which have laready been minimised. In fact it is the significant gain in SQ that it the suprising feature of using the Audiodesk in my case. No doubt you will evolve your own regime in respect of wash timing.

In principle I replace all of the inner sleeves after cleaning. However, as I have pointed out, most of my discs have been pre-cleaned and this has already involved replacement of the original sleeve. Where this was a recent event I will not necessarily replace the replacement sleeve. Otherwise, why put a clean record back into a dirty sleeve? Replacement sleeves are Mo-Fi type or equivalent.

Details of when to change the liquid are specified in the instructions. One batch will normally last 100 discs. However it needs to be changed at monthly intervals, whichever comes first. Furthermore the cleaning barrels need to be changed every 500 discs (approx) and the moisture filter cleaned by rinsing in distilled water every so often unless it is very soiled in which case it has to be replaced. The drying fan filters may also require replacement at some point.

In practice the need to replace the liquid at monthly intervals ( I believe due potential bacterial contamination) means that a regime of regular record cleaning is needed to use the machine most economically due to the cost of distilled water and the cleaning additive. You can't just fill it and clean discs just now and again unless cost is not of concern.