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Tom, I've always been gullible, but then I'm the guy who trusts people until they they screw me, what do I know? When you're in the audiophile community, you're not surprised by the new claims of those that praise the sound a $4,000 power cord delivers. I wonder how many of those big spenders wonder what they have in their walls - 14-2 Romex or what? You never know what crazy thoughts will come down the pike. I remember the digital clock that was available from Radio Shack. Just plug it in to the same outlet as your pre and the sound bloomed!!!!! I forgot the name of the audio predator that came up with that idea, but I bet he's enjoying a cool drink on a beach in a tax free country thinking " There's one born every minute." Tom, I just remembered, Machina Dynamica. regards, Ken Happy Easter. On Apr 1, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > Ken, I think we got punked! That original post about wood glue was > April Foolish. > > That said, yes on the Aquafina, it's commodity-priced reverse- > osmosis water made at your local Pepsi plant. Beware other RO > waters because many companies add back a "mineral packet" to give > the water a more "spring water" and tap water mouth-feel. RO water > can feel greasy in the mouth if one is used to drinking hard water > from the tap. RO water also may taste "funny" to some due to its > lack of taste, if one is used to hard water from the well or spring > water that is mineral-laden, or chlorine-flavored water from the > municipal system. > > If you use Aquafina for this purpose, be kind to the environment > and buy the largest-sized bottles you can find. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Fritz" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:11 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Clean LPs with wood glue? > > >> Hi Rod, >> >> FWIW from an audiophile; a VPI $500 dollar recording cleaning >> machine with with an inexpensive cleaning solution does 99% of >> the job. The solution; One gallon of AQUAFINA, the best you can >> get unless you distill your own, which I do. Replace 4 ounces of >> the water with Isopropyl alcohol at about 3 bucks for a quart at >> the drug store, 82% or so is what you'll get. Add four drops of >> DAWN dishwashing detergent and shake. >> >> If you're fussy, buy a WATER WISE distiller at about $400 >> bucks. My wife has taken control of my distiller and uses it for >> all the drinking and cooking water. After I bought the WATER WISE >> she claimed the taste of the water was improved enough that she >> forced me to install a Kinnetico water softener. That cost me >> about as much as another thousand or two records at Plan Nine >> records. >> >> I won't complain, even though water is water to me, as she is >> a super cook! >> >> Try the formula and take your wife out to dinner with the savings. >> >> Ken >> On Apr 1, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Roderic G Stephens wrote: >> >>> As I've probably said before, but just in case I didn't, I >>> bought that "expensive" stuff more than five years ago have >>> definitely found it to clean and quiet my recordings. My spray >>> bottle is still 3/4 full after all this time, so prorated, it's >>> been cheap for me. My major expense has been the distilled >>> water that I have to keep replacing. >>> >>> Rod Stephens >>> >>> --- On Thu, 4/1/10, Michael Biel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> From: Michael Biel <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Clean LPs with wood glue? >>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 10:28 AM >>>> Frank Strauss wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> In the spirit of the day, may I say the above >>>> technique would allow one to >>>>>> >>>>> engage in true multi-tasking-you could wash your >>>> records and drink beer at >>>>> the same time. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> What's the old joke -- you only rent your record cleaning >>>> solution? >>>> >>>> Mike Biel [log in to unmask] >>>>