Vinyl records offer a richer sound than the digital formats most people use to listen to music these days. But you’ll only get that kind of sound quality if your vinyl record collection is clean.

Tue, July 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC That record was in great shape for 1973, but it needed to be cleaned — as do many old records. These days, some new ones do, too: A combination of falling quality ...

We tested three inexpensive ways to clean vinyl records from GrooveWasher, Spin Clean and Turntable Lab to keep your LPs sounding pristine. Sitting in a tequila bar in Mexico (which is basically every ...

The return of vinyl records to a listener's daily dose of music may have prompted legacy album spinners to dust off some attic classics. Folks looking to remove accumulated gunk from the grooves will ...

As fun as collecting records can be, vinyl is a finicky medium. Records can get warped and worn down, and they attract dust (so much dust). The best value for vinyl is often buying used, but between ...

Looking to preserve your records for a lifetime of listening? A quality record cleaning brush is the first step. Here are our top picks that are definitely worth trying. Some might “bristle” at the ...

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