How to Clean a Vinyl Record

How to Clean a Vinyl Record

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Vinyl records need to be cleaned. Either they get dirty from dust or just general grime from being used. The more you play your records the more dirt and oils from your hands will get on them. This will cause your records to skip or jump as well as ruining your needle. If you've ever picked up second hand records you'll most likely want to clean these either because they haven't been looked after … [Read more...]

How to Care for a Direct-Drive Turntable

How to Care for a Direct-Drive Turntable

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Direct Drive Turntables are very different from older belt driven turntables. Belt driven turntables can require you to replace the belt as over time it may become worn or break. Direct Drive motors are much more efficient, directly moving the platter from the motor. This improves record spin-up performance which is great for scratch DJs and also removes the need to replace the motor belt. As … [Read more...]