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Question about inner sleeves, switched to rice paper after 30 years of plain plastic

I always used the cheap paper or plain plastic sleeves that came with records. Last month I grabbed a pack of rice paper inner sleeves at a shop in Portland on a whim. The static is basically gone and records slide out so easy. My old sleeves felt like they were grabbing the vinyl. Did anyone else make the swap and notice less surface noise on playback, or was I just using bad sleeves for three decades?

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lucas_carr24•5d ago

Spent a whole Saturday dialing in my cartridge alignment

I always thought people were overthinking it with the protractor stuff, but after hearing my new Ortofon Blue sound all fuzzy on the inner tracks I finally caved. Took me about 4 hours with a $12 alignment protractor to get it spot on, and now the high end is so much cleaner. Has anyone else had a cartridge that needed way more fiddling than the box promised?

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milesp38•6d ago

My 1980 pressing of London Calling sounds way better than the remaster I bought last year

I picked up the remaster on sale for $28 back in November and it felt harsh and flat in the highs, especially on the horns. Then I found a beat up original UK pressing at a flea market outside Portland for $6, cleaned it twice, and the bass actually thumps and the vocals have depth. Maybe it's just my setup, a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with an Ortofon 2M Red, but the old copy just has more life. Has anyone else compared an original to a modern remaster and felt the same, or is my copy just a dud?

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