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In Reply to: RE: As stated posted by Chris O on April 30, 2012 at 18:57:31:
older than you and started collecting vinyl in the late 60's. The fascinating thing about degaussing LP's, for which I have yet to understand, is that degaussing actually lowers the level of the pops and ticks resulting from surface damage. You can take a very scratchy sounding disc, where the surface noise is so great the music is barely audible and actually hear the music (the scratches are still presence, just lower in volume). It is the weirdest damn thing.
I demonstrated this effect to a local radio DJ who collects bootleg Jazz stuff and he was stunned at the difference, especially since the station had desktop degaussers for their cassettes.
I got into the degaussing thing for tapes, and always had a hand held Geneva degausser, so it was a simple thing to run the degausser over the LP while still in the jacket. Perhaps it helps to lower static, too, but I notice the difference in sound: better dynamics and clarity.
The Genevas are relatively more expensive about $75 to a $100, and one model is more powerful at 2800 gauss. I can't tell the difference between the lower powered version. I also find them in garage sales as bulk tape erasers, should you care to experiment.
Stu
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