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From: dca@edison.UUCP (David C. Albrecht)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Phono Cartridge and Cleaning Records
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Date: Wed, 1-May-85 17:58:20 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  1 17:58:20 1985
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Organization: General Electric Company, Charlottesville, VA
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> For heavens sake, Albrecht, you bought one and all you can do is talk about
> the price?
> Look, we don't really care about how you feel about the status of the price.
> What the net would like to know - and, of course I know I speak for the net
> as surely as...anything - is, WELL, HOW DOES IT WORK?
> 
> NOT, mind you, the (pardon the expression) nitty-gritty of how the gears
> interact with the framziz bar, but DOES IT CLEAN THE RECORDS?
> 
> And, if it does, is their any music left on them when it's finished?
> 

Well EXCUUUUSEEEE ME!   Seriously,  The article I was replying too was
inquiring why the thing was so expensive so that was what I addressed.

As to how well does it work:
   It works simply AWESOME!  The NITTY GRITTY system actually has two
   fluids to put on the record.  One called "FIRST" which is supposed
   to turn the mold release compounds used to pop records from the
   mold to dry matter to be removed by the vacuum.  
   "FIRST" is only applied once and they supply a little sticker to
   put on the album so that you know you have already treated it.
   The other solution is a cleaner like others Discwasher etc. which
   is squirted on the record and vacuumed off.  It seems to treat the
   record with kid gloves and I have observed no bad effects from
   using it.  When it's done the grove is microscopically clean.
   The results on fair to high quality records can be simply amazing.
   NITTY GRITTY argues that it makes a more audible improvement than
   the upgrading of any other component in an already decent system
   and I would agree.  The result on even the "Thelma Houston and Pressure
   Cooker" D-D was quite audible, tightening the base and sharpening
   attacks on what was already and outstanding sounding album.
   I found considerable detail and tightness improvements in normal
   off the rack albums as well.

Recommendations:
   If you have lots of records and want them to sound the best possible
   before you run out and buy the latest greatest Blivitz AMP with extra
   snap, crackle, and pop, consider checking one of the Nitty Gritty
   cleaners instead.  The local sound shop here has a deal for a fee
   where they will clean a small number of albums which probably other
   audio places do also.  Take a couple of reasonable albums and have
   them cleaned and decide for yourself.

David Albrecht
General Electric