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Originally posted by evo8 All the vinyls are stored in their original sleeves in a sort of cabinet type arrangement (typical of what anyone would use for vinyl storage) but not every one of them has that white interior sleeve if you know what i mean

Alright, but are they stacked vertically in the cabinet? Or on top of eachother? If they're vertical, are they packed tightly? Are they near a heat source? Does the temperature in the room fluctuate? Are they exposed to sun? Of course being in a sleeve is very important for protecting a record but these other factors are also critical.

All of my records are stored at room temp in a dry place. They are all standing on a shelf and not packed tightly together. The openings of the outer sleeves point upwards and each one is in an inner sleeve, of which the opening does not point upward. This reduces the chance of anything getting on the vinyl. These are good conditions to preserve vinyl.

Last edited by terrytutone on Feb-21-2010 at 23:52

Yeeeahh havent gone to as much care as that ^^^
They are stacked vertically side by side, tops open, tightly together
Room is perfectly dry, sun might get on them during the day but its only hitting the edge, cant see how that would cause crackling, warping maybe....
Might investigate that gruv glide stuff

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Originally posted by terrytutone The openings of the outer sleeves point upwards and each one is in an inner sleeve, of which the opening does not point upward. This reduces the chance of anything getting on the vinyl. These are good conditions to preserve vinyl.

Oh shit. I had no idea =S
I usually have the inner sleeve pointing upward too. Thanks for the info, man.

And how far should you keep the vinyls away from the heater?

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Yeah sounds like either the stylus needs replacing or the record needs a bloody good clean.

You should also make sure your tonearm weight & height are both set correctly as well as the anti-skate, as having those set incorrectly can harm your vinyl as well as the needle itself.

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Got the new needles and put them in - somewhat of an improvement but still some noise there, and i dont mind the odd crackle but when it starts masking over the actual music then it becomes annoying
Gonna look into getting some cleaning stuff for my vinyls, long overdue anyway however the thought of cleaning about 400 of them things doesnt appeal to me too much

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It sounding like the vinyl needs cleaning. How much weight do you put on the needle, and at what height is your tone arm? This could play a factor too.