Record cleaning

[highfigh]

I'm not endorsing it however if I recall the forms I've seen over the years independently bypassed different things, by different names by brand (so don't assume the terminolgy is "universal across brands), for example:

- video circuits killed/bypassed. Only audio remains.
- front panel fluorescent display killed [I used to think that was bunk until one day I noticed on a product that it really did remove a slight, faint buzz noise, at least for that product (it was a DAT recorder I owned)]
- "Source direct" = no tone control circuits engaged (they do sometimes inject faint, usually innocuous noise). The selected source goes straight to the amplification stage.
- "CD Direct" = no input selector function for you!. It's bypassed. The CD input goes straight to the amp
- "Super duper PURE direct" no ADC for analog incoming sources hence no digital room correction processing for you! [And for most units no subwoofer signal generation from 2.0 analog sources.]

- "HT bypass" usually means no volume control action either. The incoming preamp analog L/R signal passes straight out to the preamp outs without passing through any electronics other than that A/B switch itself.

I have a Luxman CD player and it has a four step dimmer for the display, one being dark. I never bothered to listen for noise- I think it was to reduce brightness in a dark room, so it won't be annoying.

WRT HT Bypass- Parasound had a warning about that mode- if a source is connected, it's WOT (Wide Open Throttle).

 

[TLS Guy]

Again, your vision has become myopic ! I know full well how to handle my Lp's, all 1500 of them ! I've been doing so for a long time, perhaps not as long as you but for sure longer than most on this forum !

Let me ask you this, when you procure an LP, new or used, what's the first step you take before playing it ?

I have very few used discs, and only a limited purchase from one buyer. However, my custom was to carefully take the disc out of the jacket and inspect it visually for any defects in a strong light. Most of my LPs are European pressings, I tried to avoid American pressings if at all possible. If the disc looks fine, then I play it and the Dust Bug is used. Not complicated.