DISCWASHER DISKTRACKER REVIEW MANUAL
DISCWASHER DISKTRACKER REVIEW PORTABLE

I realized I needed a “new” Discwasher and bought some on eBay. This was a revelation! I hadn’t listened to records very often for years. Compared to digital music, records are inconvenient but so rewarding to the ear and eye.Īround 2010 my younger son (a musician and recording engineer) told me that some of the bands he was recording were releasing their music on vinyl. RSD reinvigorated the love for vinyl records with older folks and introduced the superior sound quality to a new generation. Now Record Store Day is a twice a year international phenomenon. Metallica and other popular musicians backed the idea. (Including limited editions to grab the imagination of young people to help grow demand for records again). A small group of indie record store owners created Record Store Day (RSD) to promote the creation of new records. Independent record stores adapted and added tapes and CDs and VHS and DVDs to survive. By the late 80s, vinyl records were out of favor. Compact discs (CDs) arrived in 1985, which were even more convenient with higher sound fidelity than tape.

DISCWASHER DISKTRACKER REVIEW PORTABLE

Cassette tapes were much more convenient than vinyl and could be played in cars and portable players. (The chemical families described in his patent guided us in creating GrooveWasher record cleaning fluid.) AdvertisementsĬompact tape cassettes improved in sound fidelity during the 70s and threatened the popularity of vinyl. However, his patent described three variations of his early fluid formulas. He never revealed his record cleaning fluid formula to me, or anyone as far as I know. In 1974 Dr Maier obtained a patent for Discwasher, specifically his record cleaning fluid formulations and the mechanical action of the unidirectional fiber cleaning pad fabrics. Lots of them were big sellers but nothing like the original Discwasher record cleaning kit. During this decade, Dr Maier and his team created and introduced many additional audio accessories.

DISCWASHER DISKTRACKER REVIEW MANUAL

From 1972 to 1982, Discwasher was the preferred manual record cleaning kit in the US and many other countries. There were many record cleaning products on the market then (as there are now) but none as effective and aesthetically pleasing as the Discwasher. Even though some audiophiles used reel-to-reel tape recorders/players, vinyl was the most convenient medium to enjoy high-fidelity recorded music.Īudiophiles knew then, as they do now, that a dirty microgroove and/or stylus cannot reproduce the recorded music faithfully.

Well engineered and manufactured vinyl records were the high-tech of their day. Remember that the 70s predated the invention of cassette tapes and compact discs. His aptitude for building a successful company was as great as his academic career. During that decade, my family was immersed in the Discwasher company culture and business. Later she became the Controller and continued with the company until Dr Maier sold it in 1982.

My wife hired on as employee number 3 as part-time bookkeeper and helped with production. Three years later, in 1972, he started the Discwasher company. Advertisementsĭr Maier became a friend of mine in 1969 and he introduced me to high-end audio. The result was an effective and classy looking record cleaning tool. He sourced local walnut for the handle (a wood species that was, and is, in wide use for high-end audio furniture, turntables and speakers). Dr Maier combined his love for Hi-Fi with his research in biology, chemistry and physics, with a sharp eye for design and style, to create the Discwasher record cleaning kit. And an extremely bright, intellectual and creative guy. He was an avid audiophile and a professor of microbiology at the University of Missouri. The inventor of the Discwasher record cleaning system was Dr Bruce Maier, PhD in Columbia, Missouri. The GrooveWasher system shares a linked history with the popular Discwasher cleaning kit from the 1970’s, can you tell us a little about that journey? Steve also has some expert tips for our readers to help keep your precious records sounding great for many years to come. We talk to Steve about his journey in building a modern record cleaning system designed to enhance the listening experience for new and veteran vinyl enthusiasts. Great sounding vinyl records are clean vinyl records, and few know more about this topic than GrooveWasher founder, Steve Chase.

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