An Absolute Must for Vinyl Lovers

5 Stars
Posted
Saturday, October 2, 2004
by
Henry
I've used my VPI 16.5 for more than 7 years now and still consider it to be the single most important component in my analog front end. Unless you have personally heard the difference a good "wet wash" can make, it is difficult to describe. Suffice to say that much of what most people believe are record scratches and wear, i.e., the pops, clicks and other noise nasties that plague vinyl playback, are not that at all. It is the dreaded "groove grunge," dirt, oil, vinyl slivers and other contaminents buried deep into the grooves of your treasured LPs. Only a good vacuum cleaner, such as the VPIs, can safely remove this grunge, and surface static electricity, too, and make your LPs sound new again. I cannot recommend this component too highly.