Quote Originally Posted by 02audionoob
Do you just let the stylus clean them?

Do you have a record-cleaning machine like those guys at AK? Nitty Gritty? VPI? DIY?

Do you buy record cleaning fluids? Mix your own? Secret ingredient?

Or are LPs just too much trouble?
Don't clean, but then it's impertinent of me to respond because I essentially never listen to the 250 LPs I still own.

On the other hand, 20+ years ago when I did listen to them on a regular basis I handled the meticulously so they didn't get dirty and hence I didn't have to clean them. I almost always Zerostat'd them and swept then with a carbon fiber brush before use. Parenthetically, I always hated this special care and handling of LPs; some people apparently relish it -- kinky masochists that they are.

But likewise my CDs: I have many that are 20+ years old that are not dirty and have never been cleaned. CDs on the other hand are a lot easier to handle -- and more so computer files.