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Record Cleaning and Vinyl Care: How to Protect Your Collection
A record’s enemy is not age — properly stored vinyl from the 1950s can play beautifully today. The enemies are contamination, static, and physical damage. …
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Turntable Setup Problems and How to Fix Them
Setup problems account for the majority of complaints that experienced vinyl listeners hear from newer ones. “My turntable sounds veiled.” …
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Phono Preamp Basics: MM vs. MC Cartridges
If you’ve connected a turntable directly to a standard line input on an amplifier and been disappointed by the faint, thin, bass-light result, …
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Vinyl Revival: Why Turntables Are Back
In 2023, vinyl record sales in the United States surpassed CD sales for the first time since the 1980s. In 2024 and 2025, the gap widened further. The format …
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Turntable Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide
A turntable done right is one of the most satisfying audio experiences available. A turntable done wrong — with a misaligned cartridge, incorrect tracking …
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Turntable Cartridges: MM, MC, and Beyond
The cartridge is the most intimate point of contact between your system and the music stored in a record groove. It converts the microscopic physical wiggles of …