PRICES revealed, vinyl hifi at Japan! + Best Record Cleaning method (better than ultrasonics)
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2017
- Dearest Friends :-D !!!
Thank you for your patience and time.
This video is...
depiction of how a 24hr trip at Ochanomizu-Akihabara area CAN be very fruitful and complete.
1: my stops and usual planned chronological stops
2: meet a great nice friend from Switzerland (he is Italian)
3: this time I reveal the best vinyl record cleaning solution/combination I have been using since January 2016.
The Vinyl Record cleaning combination can all be bought at AudioUnion at Ochanomizu. Story: I was there in January 2016, facing two ultrasonic machines : AudioDeske and Klaudio, deciding to buy one between the two of them. But Kuno-san advised me to get this combination (as shown in the video) that works even better than both the ultrasonic machines. And indeed, the Japanese combination works WAY better than Klaudio and AudioDeske (which I have tried at my local retailers' demonstrations but both Klaudio and AudioDeske do not clean as well as this Japanese method)!!!!!
1. AnalogRelax Brush:
updated 14th Aug 2017:
zootcommunication.wixsite.com...
2. LeiQwa Balance A and B solutions,
www.amazon.co.jp/LEIQWA-BW-33...
3. Visco33 cloth,
www.amazon.co.jp/LEIQWA-VISCO...
4. RecoBase from AudioUnion Japan,
Or an alternative is the Arté one:
www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A2%E3...
This method has been devised by some hard core scientists and chemists, and has since become the secret, best method, used amongst hard core Japanese record collectors.
AND because it is less than 40,000yen, it does not "feature" on audio magazines. So friends, you know the usual me, and how many of us know the usual hifi industry: advertisements on audio magazines, and salesmen's commissions, "make the world go round".
The Analog Relax Brush is extremely finest, at 0.03mm. And is made of a material that does amazing destat and discharge of statics...thus cleaning up and clearing up the vinyl replay and presentation!! Audible and it works!
Special mention:
Vinyl records that look very clean and devoid of dust... you really think so? You put one such record on your turntable, and you look confident and smirking and grinning to yourself: that the records are squeaky clean, and you are ready to lower your stylus.
Stop.
Use the AnalogRelax Brush... give just 2-3 light sweeps, and...
Lo-and Behold: YOU SEE A PILE OF MICRODUST GATHERING AT THE ENDS OF THE BRUSH STROKES💪😄✌!!! The common carbon fibre brush and whatever brush and bristles i have used, are not able to match this AnalogRelax Brush in efficacy. This truly is an amazing brush. I kowtow.
It is stated on the label that is distributed by the Zoot company.
Don't worry about language... it comes with a comprehensive instruction manual on the features and science of the brush, the science of statics on records, the fineness of the brush bristles, its material...and how to use it (there are steps)... All in English and Japanese😄.
Short of showing you the very nice insert in the product itself.. This webby describes how it works and how it is different from all other record brushes in the market :-D !!!... its outer and inner conductivity, the materials used, how fine it is, the science of it all, and how this brush's slower conductivity has its reasons.
analogrelax.com/post-708/
analogrelax.com/en/page-206-2/
• 静電気を除去するブラシをテスト
When you have it :-D ... how you use it, is described above. Dab at 4 corners perpendicular to the record surface, (better as recommended in the product inset, better to do a Union Jack, 8 corners dabbing, i do that personally too.)
• Analog Relax 除電ブラシ 使用説明1
The above shows its amazing effect in a simple short demonstration. The real shock is when you use it yourself on your own records in the "flesh" :-D...
Warmest Regards,
~ ian
Very fun, and well made video! Thanks for taking us along! Love that first store stop.
Dear Brother :-D hehheh... thank you! Do browse the prices and stock availability of various equipment too :-D hahahaa.... candies to us! :-D
Worlds best quality vinyl, hi-fi equipment, accessories etc... Man, you are killing us all with your videos, my eyes will jump out of my head of watching all that goodies at one place. It's a hi-if & vinyl paradise..! We can only order via Internet such kind of things now in these "modern times". So few good shops exist in last decades in Europe, but Japan and Asia are still holding with and keeping same old good traditions we little older are familiar with. THANKS
Another excellent video Ian, this one certainly whets my appetite for my trip to Tokyo this Christmas.
I can basically use your videos as learning and direction references. Thank you!
His smile makes me smile every time lmaooo
Thank you !!! My friend Giuseppe will be happy to know! Thank you for coming by and dropping in a kind note of support and encouragement!
Warmest Regards.
Wowww....Japan is amazing!!!!!! Congratulations for the vídeo my friend!!!!
Jorge Costa Thank you Buddy Jorge🤗🤗🤗!! Warmest Regards!!
Ian, as a vinyl newbie: thank you for sharing your knowledge and giving us a window into your awesome experiences! Your joy for music and sound has inspired me to examine and appreciate music the way that I did when I was a kid--innocently, and full of wonder. Much love for your great work!
Miguel Lopez Dear Brother Miguel👋😄, i'm very happy for you! Music is without competition and our common appreciation for this art form bind us together. We may not be able to sing well, we may not be able to play am instrument well, but we take an active role in being together, listening in together as an audience🎶😄🎶😄🎶🎶😄🎶😄🎶😄🎶🎶🎶crossing cultures, not being judgmental, building friendships on the ground, picking up and sharing vinyl records😍✌😄✌!!! Warmest Regards Buddy. We go together.
Wow that's some video Ian. Really enjoyable giving the real flavour of being there and chasing ones own HiFi tail with so many goodies to tempt . Great food, great trains, supermarkets and HiFi experience, Ah Japan how I miss you. Well done for making it possible for all of us to experience with you all these delights.
Thanks to you and your family for sharing the trip! Like
Ian, your enthusiasm for vinyl is unrivalled & truly infectious.
John Smith We're all in it Brother😉🏋️♂️!!! Let's spread the vinyl virus to more people😄😄😄! Thank you for catching up my friend. Have a great journey.
Really fun "shopping" with you Ian. Looks like a lot of fun. I gotta go someday. Thank you for showing some of your hangouts in Japan. Hope to see more. :) Good to see you my friend! -Brad
H2Vinyl Dear Brother Brad!...how do you do?
Thank you for your kind support and words always. Would love to catch up maybe there in Tokyo in end September👋😄..or anytime possible in future. I am reachable at hivinyws@gmail.com my friend🤗. Best Regards!!
~ian
Thanks Ian, I won't be able to make it in Sept; but perhaps next year. It would be cool to take a tour of Tokyo with you. Glad you made it back safely. Hope to see your vinyl pickups soon. :) p.s. I didn't see that you purchased an MP-500; but read in the comments and saw your confirmation. Hope to hear your thoughts on it when you have a chance. Is this your first MP-500?
Thank you for taking us on your trip, Ian. So much analog love in this video :) I didn't know there are so many different headshells. Now with the SL-1200G I can imagine it is time to experiment. Interesting to see you choose two wood head shells. All the best. And enjoy and new goodies. Cheers. /Paul
Another great practical video Ian! It certainly hits the sweet spot and scratches the itch for the those of us longing to visit vinyl heaven again!
Ilove UA-cam Yo brudder👋😄!!! Thank you and hope to see you perhaps in end September in Tokyo again!😃😃😃See you bro!! Best Regards,
~ian
Always so much fun shopping with you, Ian!
Brother Kris,
Thank you for being with me always too :-D!!! You are recovering really fast from what we can see! Yay!!! Hope M and you get to Disney soon again. Lovely warm farm you are having now... best regards brother Kris.
Your vids always put a smile on my face. Please keep up the good work.
yupimbackk Dear brother -in-Vinyl... thank you... and best regards too. Have a joyous week ahead😊✌
wow , wonderful trip ..... thankxs for taking us with you and your wife is a doll .. she must be worth her weight in gold to let you take off and spend all that money on stereos and records ...
excellent video and awesome trip..looks like you were having lots of fun!..so awesome that there's many stores dedicated to music and electronics..caught a little of salsa playing on the background in one of the stores..awesome to hear latin music in japan!
Lisardo Gil Ah yes indeed there is Salsa in the background!!!😄✌ thank you brother for your kind comments and encouragement!
thanx Ian my bro for making my sunday way easier. im currently sick and not feeling well at all your videos keep me interested and hapoy im getting better so I can return to my hobby
Brother, I am sorry to miss your message..
I hope you are feeling much better now and getting back to your hobby :-)
Best Regards my friend, ~ ian.
I definitive will going for the Leiqwa cleaning liquid and the record brush, thanks you again for your advice, I was looking some videos about ultrasonic and found your video, nice secret. thanks Ian you saved me to expend a lot of money and time avoiding me to buy an ultrasonic
Great video Ian..I love these tours of yours..
barrie Dear Brother😄! Great to see you again too!.. hope we've all had a good weekend running some records and soothing our minds... 😄✌
Amazing shopping. There seemed to be everything you could imagine available stocked in depth. Here in London and possibly the rest of the UK, such deeply stocked shops do not exist. We have very few retailers in that sense. Rather, we tend to read reviews and shop on line. The major retailers are now few and we can still audition equipment in salons but, most shopping happens on the internet. Tokyo for gear shopping and records is legendary. It must be good to be able to fly in and shop sometimes. Thanks for sharing your shopping trip. Fantastic!
You Buddy Chris👋😄...yes indeed...stocked in depth! What a crazy great avenue that really works!!!!! Consumers are pampered and delighted to bits😄🙏🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺...hahaha.... shopping for men.
I love your vids! Thank you! I really like seeing the different cities you go to. All the best from Bristol CT USA!
Dear Friend, thank you too for your support. I will love to share more along the way :-D... may you have a great vinyl'ing time ahead in Bristol!!! Thank you for your kind words and dropping by!
Warmest Regards,
ian.
Another great video!! Congratulations my dear friend!!
DEAREST THIAGO!!! :-D How are you?!!! Your rock records growing like a tree sprouting out in spring season!?! :-D hahahaha.... MUST BE!!! Hope you and T are having a wonderful time in Chico Buarque's homeland!!! Your vinyl records that you have given me, give me, and giving me, lots of joy and lovely time as i play them in my home. I really love them. And printed in Brazil.... YAYYY!!!!! Happiness!!!!
:-D love from,
M and i.
Thanks bro!! We love your videos, especially your visits to Japan, which remind us of our meeting with you and M and the good times we had there!!
Ian, my friend! I've been watching your most recent episodes but have been so busy, I forget to comment. This was a great great video! Always top notch and keeps me intrigued the entire time. Hoping you get to L.A. soon soon soon!
TONE Scott Dear Tone!!! 🤗it is alright! Thank you for your time always and yes currently my inlaws do need attention and of course my work back home in Singapore. I should be in Japan between 27th to 29th September... 😄 we shall see my man!!! Best Regards to you and your family always!..
~ian
love your channel, ian... you and your wife are the kindest people in the world. thanks for the videos. greetings from sao paulo, brazil
Tchubira Biron Thank you Mr Biron!... i am very glad to know so many Brazilians in my journey and discover nuch Brazilian music through the warm and forthcoming exchanges from you guys😄... really happy to have these friendships!!! Thank you for your time and support brother from Brazil!!😃!
~ian.
Greetings Ian!!
It's Mark from Canada. What a fantastic video. very informative and lots of great views of different products. thank you for doing this. it made me feel like I was shopping with you.
All the best and I hope you have a safe trip home.
Mark
Mark Kopernicky Dear Mark, hope things are always looking up for you too🤗...family in our hearts always.
Yes Mark, thank you...i had a safe trip home... and hope your Summer is wonderfully spent at the beaches😃✌!!..
Warm Regards! ..~ian
Your videos make me very very happy!
Dear Buddy :-D thank you!!! I hope you are enjoying your lovely weekend and blissful time at home too with your vinyl analogue music!!!
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.
Dear Ian. Your video is like a dream. Thank you.
立川ロベルト Brother...thank you yet again for your kindest time coming by and your support. 🤗Hope we've all had a lovely weekend with vinyl music soothing our minds!
I think the product that really hammers home the slight unreality of Japanese audiophile culture from my Finnish POV is the display box for 12 cartridges. The idea that not only is that a commercially available product, but one that's popular enough to stock at a physical retail space is kind of mindboggling. The target audience for it has to be incredibly narrow, essentially limited to extreme cartridge collectors who don't recoil from the idea of paying thousands of dollars for a Clearaudio or Koetsu cart and want to give it pride of place on their shelf, only to be decanted for special occasions on particularly treasured vinyl.
Amazing buddy.... yes.... that display box for 12 cartridges!!! I think the brand is called Belldream. :-D....
1) "give it pride of place",
2)"only to be decanted for special occasions".
INDEED.
:-D Warmest Regards Buddy in Finland!!!!
Enjoy your weekend~~~
~ ian.
Aloha, I have been watching your videos and I want to say thank you!!! I love to see all the audio gear!!! I have never seen so much!!! Aloha from Maui, Hawaii.
Ken Jencks You lucky man staying in beautiful Hawaii!.. and i am sure direct flights from Hawaii to Japan are aplenty!🤗 Have happy days at Maui...
Warmest Regards,
ian
Thank you very much, I do hope to visit some day! Aloha!
Another great video! Thank you
Too bad I had to miss it. :( looks like it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the video.
Dear Brother... it is okay. We can meet again! Hope you are doing well :-D
A perfect balance of "techy" and a normal enjoyable trip report, so beautifully done, never overwhelming or boring. So much to say here - first, as a big believer in ultrasound record cleaning I need to see your method in action. ... disk union Ochamizu Metal store - they have a very limited amount of vinyl only, I remember from my visit in March. ... I really have to check out your food recommendations :) ... for those who have Euros, no better time to visit Japan than now, the exchange rate is incredible right now! I can't wait to visit again. ~ Josh
Hello Ian. Great expedition. Japan is a very beautiful country and a real paradise for HiFi fans. I saw the film with great pleasure and excitement. As usual great work. Have a nice day and greetings from Poland ;-)
Dear Brother Fabian, thank you for your time again... yes it is a real paradise for hifi fans... I am happy to be able to provide some viewing pleasure for all of you friends!... I do owe it to all of you friends, because of the encouragement you all have been giving me, all along!!! Best Regards too my friend,
~ ian.
great video and thank you for all the information. Next time I am in Tokyo, I will definitely follow your path and most likely with extra luggage going back home.
Josal Dear Josal! Wow!! Alright brother!! Hahaha...extra luggage back to home country from Japan! I'm very happy to have been of help😄!! See you soon my friend!! Best Regards!
If I was 10 years younger, I would have made the trip. Good info about cleaning. I was considering one of the ultrasonic cleaners.
ive just discovered this brilliant video 0Dynamic Audio looks wonderful Keep up your good work!,Ted
Edward Barr Dear Brother Ted, thank you! Yes you may help yourself to Dynamic Audio 😄 that 4th storey looks interesting always!! Hahaha...may bump into you perhaps? i may be travelling there this May🤗🌞
Hello Ian you guys always look like you have the best fun... shop/ eat/ visit / more shopping yep fun fun!! Cool TTs // Thank you for taking us along--- Lis
Dear Lisa,
Lovely bike you have and keep it going above 14!!!! :-D Great to see you always bobbling around and giving us that love and energy in the community. The snippets of your life you share with us, and your singing and guitar playing, warm and enveloping every time we watch.
Fantastic great episode👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Mark Clohessy Thank you Mark!!for your time writing in and catching up.
May you have great times ahead with friends over vinyl music always.
ynwa! 😄
WOW makes me want to Japan even more! Beautiful and the stores! WOW again lol
ReysExtremeCinema Oki okie😄! Let's go! Should be there again in end Sept.. lemme know if you'd be there too... Let's have coffee too!and go crate digging!
Hi! Nice vid as usuall. I spotted few very nice esoteric and luxman cd players. Nice machines. Cheers
Xfiles Foxisdead Ah yes indeed those Esoteric and Luxman machines! 😄 Thank you for coming by and catching up my friend!! Warmest Regards!..
Always interesting, Japan looks like heaven for shopping...We just need another video to see what records you bought!
Dear Stuart!! Thank you for coming by again :-D... i snapped up some brazilian music records... how is your Jethro Tull collection coming along? :-D
Hehheh... wish you happy spins ahead my friend!!
Hi Ian, Its doing fine thank you - trouble is, there is just so much other music to collect at the same time!
Great tour thank you! That was someday my prince will come by bill Evans playing at audio union. You were also standing next to my speakers in one shot. The bbc licensed ls5/9!
Best speakers I ever had amazing!
David Marks Ah David!!.. LS5/9s.. 👋😄 hahaha sharp eyes!.. ah now i know that has been and still is your favourite!!! Someday your LS5/9s will come back to you too💪😉!
Hi Bro Ian, so happy to enjoy you new video.
C. Sari Dear Brother From Penang!!!😄😄😄hiiii!!!! heeheehee.... great emails we have been having!..
WOW some really nice vintage analog equipment and new turntables also.
JohnsRadios Thank you dear brother in-Vinyl for coming by!!... and in-Vintage!!! 😄👌
An awesome VLOG of your trip Ian, thank you so much. I would lose my mind and my bank account if I went to Tokyo. Due to my love for Cameras, Vinyl, and Japanese cars. Will you be sharing more details on the vinyl cleaning system in the future?
Cheers, friend!
Dear Brother Wes!!! Thank you for catching up!! Great to see you again!!!
Hahaha... yes.. what a place, vinyl land (i.e. Japan) is... phew!... Your love of cameras is a double-whammy!!! :-D Hahaha.... have fun, have fun brother.. Yes, I will do a video on the vinyl cleaning system asap.
Best Regards Wes!!
~ ian :-)
Very enjoyable, thanks Ian for sharing. I would also like to see the cleaning method used.
PAUL MATHISON Dear Paul 🤗, okie!.. i will schedule it. Thank you for catching up and your request. I owe it to all of you friends.
Another wonderful video ,what a wonderful shop, currently restoring my first turntable,a Dual 1226, circa 1976, have found with it a couple of Glanz cartridges,a satin and an Ortophon Vms 10 e, all inDual head clip in shells ,all styli inspected and in good nick,don't think I 'll be going to bed tonight Keep up the good work,Napoleon may have been the Emperor of France. I decided you're the Emperor of Anologue!thankyou Ted Barr
Dear Ted, wow ;-D !!! anther Dual 1226, to add to your Rega, Ariston, Linn, Nagaokas!!!! You found Glanz cartridges and old vms10e? clip-in shells!?! Wow, you done your homework inspecting them and ensuring them to be in top condition too!!! Sorry for my late reply , 3 days' late. I hope you have had a good sleep starting last night!!!! Warmest Regards as always my friend!!! Keep up your good work tooooo! :-D
~ ian.
hiiii hello! can you check technics 1200 vs pioneer plx 1000 tonearm looses
You 're making me hungry with japanese food and japanese audio. The shops are Incredible, many floors 😵
Another great nice video makes me want to visit Japan again... you have to follow-up with your cleaning method... better than audiodesksysteme...very high claim... I have bought a few Japanese records (from japan) via discogs and so far they looked great, but sound was only ok until after I power washed them and scrape the grooves a few times (i.e. play them with a Shibata diamond).
Very eager to see your new method... the secret must be in the cloth.
looking forward to more of your great work.... happy spinning
I already wanted to see Tokyo some day...now I discover that they have awesome audio gear as well!? Wow, I HAVE to save up some $$ and make it there, some day (so I can spend a lot of it)!:). Thanks so much for this wonderful video.
Another great vid! Now I know what to do with a day if I ever find myself in Tokyo! I'll be keeping my eyes out for "Analog Relax" next time I'm in Yongsan. I haven't found a single High end store quite as big as Audio Union in Yongsan or Cheonggye yet. On the other hand, both districts have numerous specialty shops in larger buildings. Some shops with a more narrow focus than others. Haven't checked out the Kangnam district yet, probably because it is notoriously expensive.
I loved the trip, Ian. Actually, I enjoy all your videos. See you next time. Best wishes, Nelio.
PS: Hope to visit Tokyo one day.
Dear Brother Nelio!!! Hi! :-D Happy to see you again! Thank you for being along yet again for the trips!!! Best Regards, enjoy a couple of records this Sunday morning!!
~ ian.
Lol .... wow 😲 A Ma ZING! Nice 1. I would love that 1st shop in the Netherlands ( never gonna happen).. maybe a good thing, now i won't go broke 🤣
Good Shopping, I Plan to travel to shinjuku and shibuya this summer. of course, i will shopping LP from disk union and reco fan.
Lovely Video Ian. Been waiting a few days for a day off from work to sit down and relax to take it all in and watch it. Was worth the wait! I'd love to visit Tokyo one day. Just shows how 'Analogue Fanatical' they are in Japan. If only their philosophy were to spread to the UK :) Keep up the great work in helping the revival. Steve
Dear Steve!! Thank you for coming by and catching up again... it is a long 28minute video and I do not expect you friends to easily find time for it... Regarding Japanese.. Yes, they are very "analogue fanatical" indeed!!! So many analog publications!
Hope to see more of your video sharing too!!! Okay? :-D Yummy gear you have!! Indulge us with great sound along the way brother :-D
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.
I did the same "tour" thanks to your directions!, The best! One more thing, can you demo that cleaning system?, for me Ultrasonic is the best by far, so, I am curious...
Ian, as always great video, would love to follow in your footsteps someday. When will your Rega Planar 6 video be out? I can't wait!
Ah... brother, brother... the Planar 6 with Neo PSU... ah..... I can't wait too!! But let me try my very best to get at one. It has been on my mind for the last couple of weeks.... :-D Best Regards my friend!!! Thank you for coming by and catching up!!
~ ian
Great video. Thank you
Hi Michail!! :-D Great to see you again!! How have been your Planar2 upgrade to the SL1200 coming along?
thank you for posting ... must make the pilgrimage myself
May the Force be with you!!! :-D .
It's been too long, glad to see you again. Love seeing the trips to Japan, I think the non record portion is the most interesting, I love seeing the every day life in Japan, stores, dining and family. Now a request, you should post a review of your preferred cleaning method and the products you use. Take care! - Luis
Ooooh Luis!!!!!!!!! I was waiting for you :-D!!! Hahahah... yes! You have messaged!!
Brother, thank you... it is because of you and fellow friends' support and suggestions before that i have added snippets of my daily life. Roger brother, on that cleaning method i have been "secretly" using since Jan 2016. I just couldn't find the time to do the video earlier... it really works better than Klaudio and AudioDeske... my friends who tried them too, came over to try this method which I use, and they too, found their records were cleaned much better than Klaudio and Audiodeske. Their records, used to be still littered with clicks and pops and whatever irritants, became cleaned, detailed and playable AND enjoyable after i cleaned their records with the method I inherited from Kuno-san in Japan.
Warmest Regards and great to see you! happy times for you and your family too i wish for you! ~ ian
I would love to see if these cleaning items are available in the US for import.
Great adventure! loved it new sub
Thank you my friend :-D!
Have a great journey yourself too! See you!!
Thank you for your videos I am visiting Japan for the first time in April to do some vinyl shopping :)
Cliff D Alright man!!!💪😄way to go!! Another six months to do your "homework" and get ready to ransack the record stores while you're there!! Have fun my friend!!
Yes some of your videos have really helped me get an idea of what stores and places to visit when I go record shopping for the first time in Japan
Cliff D Good luck there in Japan. You will have it!!!👍😉see you again my friend.
I've just watched this for the second time in two days. I don't know why. Probably because I wish the UK did audio & music Japan Style!
Loved the video, especially the info on record cleaning. The Analog Relax brush looks a lot like the AudioQuest carbon fiber brush. I am looking forward to a vinyl cleaning video from you (I recently posted one with my own home made hybrid system), saying that it is better than ultrasonic is quite a claim! I will be visiting some friends here in the states that have ultrasonic cleaners so I can do some comparisons.
Thank you my friend!!!! :-D Best Regards to you and your channel and growing circle of friends as well!!!!!! Together all of us vinylphiles are going to make it big and a warm big community.
Yes, a big claim, but I just have to steer from untruths.... moderately unplayable and irritating audiophile grade records (EVEN after subjecting them to Klaudio and Audiodeske!!!) my friends and i have, were subjected to this method (LBA&B,V33,Base,ARBrush) and these records after ARE cleaned so well, so much better, and playable and go back to the "stash" or "compartments" of PLAYABLE records within our Ikea Kallax shelves!!!! Hahahaha :-D you know what I mean... the "unplayable" and "playable" compartments ...
Best Regards Brother Bill!!!
~ ian.
Hi I enjoyed your youtube clips especially you trips to Tokyo. I’m wondering can you do a demo of how to use the leiQwa balance A & B solutions
on your dirty records? I bought the analog relax brush as well. Thanks so much!
Man you packed a lot in there! Very hard to follow most of the time. Nice pair of ESL-57's spotted. Details of the anti static brush and price please. MP-500 purchased?
Would you care to have a run through of your vinyl haul? Hi Fi and foodie heaven for me!
Deluk Hi my friend!😄how are you? Okie: the brush is about ¥6300 . It is called AnalogRelax Brush by thr company Zoot. It comes with a detailed insert on how to use it...in both English and Japanese💪😃! Yes MP-500 purchased. You are sharp!!!!! Thank you my friend for your kind support and time always. Let's continue to enjoy our warm vinyl medium!!! Best Regards😀✌
Hey Ian, big fan of your videos. I hope you are doing all well. What do you think about the spin clean? Would milk crates be good for storing my records? Thanks. Have a great day.
Hello Ian, thanks for your german greetings. I visited the japanese Amazon shop. The Arte round table looks really stunning. About 180€ or $. Great temptation. Best wishes. Keep your enthusiasm. Christian
Good vid Vinyl-brother! My sister is soon going to Japan to meditate and dance, and will be going to Shibuya to get some records for me :-D :-D
Samuel Fogelgren Hehheh. Hehheh. There you go Samuel!! 😉 may you have great fun there at Shibuya! Do be prepared: two empty luggages and, don't bring any record tote bags...you'd definitely buy two there with nice designs and hand carry some of your vinyl records' haul using both these newly bought tote bags😄😄😄!!! Believe me you will! Perhaps your sister may need to help carry some home too for you! Brother, have fun💪😀✌
Its like heaven.. :-D
I remember being in a daze when I first entered Yodobashi... 🤩!!!
Hi Ian (and family),
Tokyo is a bit far away, but your video gives me an idea how cool it is do some shopping there.
The AS Wood I concidered too before getting my Concept MC. I found the control unit a bit cheap, it probably works for ever but did feel plastic.
Hope you Frank Zappa collection is still growing and you are unearthing some great vinyl record specimens along the way!!!
Hahaha... don't think I have forgotten! Have fun my friend!! I am very happy to see you catch up again.
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.
Wonderful video as always. I believe I saw some very nice Harbeth speakers you should consider purchasing (Ha ha ha ha!) Such nice shops! Makes me jealous.
Hahhaah... brother!!! Thank YOU for coming by yet again!! Don't be jealous bro, meet me there.. late September okay?
:-D hivinyws@gmail.com
I wish I could, but for now I will just have to enjoy your tours. Keep up the great work and I'll see you in the comments section!
Brother!... okie!!! I am planning a tour of the hifi enclave in Singapore... erhemm... which is even better than Japan's Yodobashi Camera and AudioUnion.
I will do my best to showcase it... about 30-40 Hifi Audio stores are housed within this Adelphi mall in Singapore for the past 30 years... and over 200 brands. I will work hard to show all of you friends around here... :-D will be fun.
See you always,
~ ian.
Fantastic. Can't wait!
The luxman gear really looks well.
Jim Murphy 👋😄yes Brother. I am always smitten everytime i look at them😅✌!! Warmest Regards Buddy. Thank you for your time.
~ ian
Hi Ian, Just wanted to say thanks for the video. I got back from a week in Tokyo a couple of days ago and it was so useful for me. I visited all the places you mentioned and a couple of others I came across. As I am in the UK I was limited in what I could carry back but picked up some super cheap and great quality vinyl from the 2 Disc Union sores (Shibuya and Shinjuku progressive rock store) and also went to Recofan and saw even more I wanted! Then I went to pick up a Nagoaka MP110 cartridge and replacement stylus, a HS-3 headshell and a record weight at Yodabashi Camera. I also picked up some Reika Balance 33 fluid, Visco33 wipes and an Onzow Zerodust at Tereon as they were slightly cheaper then Audio Union.
I wanted to ask if you could possibly do a video of how to use the Reika Balance 33 as the instructions are only in Japanese? It would be so appreciated. Thanks again for all your videos and look forward to seeing more of them soon! Sorry for the long comment :-)
Wow! I have also picked up the HS-3, a Nagaoka MP-110 replacement stylus as well! Hi five!! So similar!!! The record weight i have was also bought at Yodobashi Camera, a year ago! What coincidence!!!!!!!!!!! I bought my Onzow at AudioUnion too, a red and a green one :-D...
Brother, here it is:
* Clamp your vinyl record on the RecoBase, followed by the following steps :-D...
1. Apply 5-10drops of LeiQwa Balance A solution around and onto your vinyl record,
2. Visco33 cloth to wipe, the record grooves,
3. Leave to dry for 10minutes,
4. Apply 3-5 drops of Balance B solution,
5. Use another piece of Visco33 cloth to very lightly smear it over the record,
6. Leave to dry for 10minutes,
And now you can store your record in its sleeve. I hope you have gotten the AnalogRelax brush too brother!
Very happy to see that you have enjoyed your trip!!!!
:-D ~ ian.
Ha! I reached Japan but indirectly. So kind of your wife or step son to shoot footage of you responding to me. Every time I see your footage of Japan, I want pack up and move there. Everything is so clean and organized.
Now I know where you scored that record bag you sent me. Very impressive collection of bags. I can't believe the turntables in AudioUnion. So cool to see a TechDas up close. Love the footage!
The wall of DiscUnion had my mouth drooling. So many great records on the wall!
Loved grocery shopping in Japan too. Thanks for all of bonus footage of you and your family!
BarakaPDub Nowadays getting the necessary visa to live there is a piece of cake.. you're welcome. All the struggles I went thru will benefit others. Over 27 yrs of racism .. never did a day go by without hearing "gaijin#.
Dear Brother, we have lots to talk about regarding the gaijin thingy. I totally understand. Totally.
Many of my friends (from all over the world, of various nationalities) got the "treatment" from them. It is not a matter of "poor service"... there is no service to speak of, but bad treatment. I repeat: not poor service, but bad humiliating treatment.
Things run very, very, very deep. A rabbithole, and the state is pretty irrecoverable judging from how things are going.
I am there mainly to look after my parents in-law... 6 days out of the 8 days I am there :-D.
Dearest Paul,
Lovely video VCLT from Brother Richard you have put up for all of us!!! I watched it yesterday.
Yes the wall of DiskUnion is very sumptuous indeed! I wish I can look though all of them in detail too!! Brother, thank you for being a close friend of my family always... they all know you. They speak to me at times while I am watching your videos, and I always say "It is Paul :-D give me time!!".. and they will understand, it is you my good friend, and they will respect the time I want to spend with barakapdub / hotmail account :-).
Warmest Regards, ian.
here again !! very funny
Ian, what's that song playing at most of your videos? I've never heard it before, but it fits your channel so well.
Oh brother! :-D... okay here goes... the song at the end of the video is called "retrosoul" from bensound.
You can download it too! :-D Happy vinyl'ing my friend!! See you again!
Hi Ian, may I know what are the background music of the video. They sound great!!! By the way, your video giving me very useful information. I will go to Japan every year, they are great for me. Thanks for your great vinyl hunting video. Thank you very much! David
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing your trip with us. Is your wife Japanese then? Can't wait to see your haul video!
pluckernil Dear friend, thank you 😃!! Ah yes my wife is Japanese. Was shy to let you guys see my haul...gosh... i should have. Ok here goes: another AnalogRelax Brush, more Visco33 cloths and Balance A and B solutions (don't worry they last very long😄...still have quite a number of them at home..i am just greedy!), 11 vinyl records, one red and one green Onzow Zerodust stylus cleaners, one Zonotone ZShell10, one Yamamoto HS-3 and one Yamamoto HS-4S... 😅hehheh... too happy there shopping. Thank you my fruend for catching up. We meet again! Until then, do have a great time vinyl'ing🤗🤗!!
Seems to be shopping paradise. Completely insane the amount of stuff in those shops. Thanks for taking us along with you on your trip!! :-)
Could you please give some details about this brush or record cleaning method you mentioned?
Division_Bell Yo brother!... yes i have just reorganized the video caption with more details on this super brush💪😊✌✌✌. Thank you for catching up yet again...and may your Rock collection be every growing with significance and love. Warmest Regards brother😄,
~ian.
Thanks! If I can find some seller that ships that brush to Germany I will maybe give it a try.
I can't go there, I'd end up with a second mortgage on the house. great video
Thank you my friend for coming by and saying hi👋😄....have fun my friend. Warmest Regards and best of audio journeys for you🤗🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶
Ian, as always your videos are fun and informative to watch. You should start to do record & music reviews. You're well on the way to be the next Fremer.
Dear Friend, thank you for your kindest time and comments! It would be good if more vinyl friends /audio fans come through and show different ways of doing things, and expand the reach of vinyl playback to more and more people :-D !! Hopefully somebody else with a LOT of cash, and even more time, than me, is able to buy up ALL :-D the competing decks at the higher price ranges of $k-$8k e.g. ClearAudio, Rega, Pro-Ject, MobileFidelity, Avid, Soulines, AcousticSolid, etc decks and appeal to another section of the public, perhaps even indulging them with all the $3k-$6k cartridges from SoundSmith, Lyra, Dynavector, ClearAudio, Ortofon, Transfiguration, etc and make honest comparison videos too to benefit fellow consumers.
Brother Paul of "barakapdub" channel is doing an excellent job on record and music reviews. Sure hope you know him :-D!!!
We are all in this together, the more the merrier. There are many other personas who will rise and help the vinyl community!!!
Let's go!
~ ian.
Dear Ian..........
I just love your these Videos on your trips to Japan! Though the theme is vinyl and analogue audio but punctuating the video with tit bits on the local life and road side life, adds more "life" to your videos. Japan is having amazing audio hi-fi stores - they really do have huge and beautiful collection of analogue audio rig. But the video turns out to be a bit covering everything on fast pace.... perhaps you wanted to cover everything on a 30 minutes slot. Would have loved to have it on two parts at a much lesser pace with more details ...
Thank you so much for the video - its only because of you could have a glimpse of such lovely Japanese analogue audio and vinyl world.
Swapan Das Dear Brother Swapan🤗! ...my pleasure, i am happy to share and i owe it to you guys' warm friendships i am able it continue sharing!! Hope things are doing great on your side!!! Your Technics coming to you anyhow💪😃!!! Best Wishes always!.. from ian.
I kept looking for the tit bits but didn't see any?
Thanks Ian! Unfortunately, still not an owner of Technics 12xx ......
I have to go back to Tokyo, hopefully when you are there Ian
Renegadeproject Yo brother!!!😄 okie! I am targetting end September around 27th to 29th. Besides that, thank you really for your kind support and time always and catching up🤗!! Warmest Regards!..and may you have great times vinyl spinning always!!!
~ian.
Hi there, a great video again from my favorite town Tokyo. Continuosly checking your videos and this time the last part got me interested, your choice of record cleaning method. Definitely I will buy the package when I'm back in Tokyo end of august. Just want to share my experience regarding record cleaning. As for cleaning records I've been using "the Vinyl Vac" wet cleaning method and it is working very well even being very rudimentery having a small vaccum cleaner type Shopvac and the Vinyl Vac wand, it does the job pretty damn good. For the price aorund 150 USD which includes the shopvac it's a bargain. It may not be for everybody since it is all manual but compare to pricing for most other wet cleaning machines it is definitely worth the money. As for cleaning fluid I use higly purified distilled water and non perfumed dishwasher detergent 1:200 ratio. Nevertheless the method your describe needs checking out and be tested.
Brother Göran thank you for coming by and lending in your voice!! Oooh.. so you would be travelling by Tokyo on and off? Okie!! Then check it out my friend!! In a full set , they are: LeiQwa Balance A & B solutions, Visco33 cloths, Recobase, and AnalogRelax Brush. Recobase may be out of stock in AudioUion and you can hence purchase the Arte one from Yodobashi Camera Akihabara/Shinjuku.
Have fun my friend!!!
Best Regards,
~ ian.
Just asking in the near future if I ever plan to save up and go to Japan will you show me around. or at least show me the hot spots to get a Sony record player complete and what's the average price for one and so I can save up for it can you let me now
What a desire to be there !!!
Brother Alvaro :-D !!.... my wife and i miss you and your wife in Brazil...
I love Ur video sir Ian and they become I think to watch for I while now after work, I'm enjoying it and loving this beauty bright thinks in japan.iv increased my hours from 20 a week to 120 heheh maybe just maybe,, thank you for the experience and everything you doing.salut
Abed Djahafi Dear Abed!... 😄thank you and have a lovely Sunday today too!!
Hi ian,
Thank you for your reviews, they are really helpful and you give very positive energy.
can you put Hana EH , denon DL103 and nagoka mp200 on your next review list of cartridges.
Kind regards,
Carl
Dear Carl, thank you for your kind words and encouragement again :-D.
Sorry I am two hours late... just came back from the airport after sending a friend off.
:-D very happy to hear from you... hope somehow you have managed to get a Planar 3 vs 1 Xpression audition yourself. Yes, the Hana, DL103... they will be scheduled for later in the year, while the MP200 will be included in the Group E carts shoot-out and reviews happening in September - October, after I have finished the current ongoing testing, examination and audition of the Sony PS-HX500 vs Rega Planar 1 vs Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC (US$400 turntables shoot-out).
:-D hard work... i need to be diligent to give a fair assessment. Some initial findings are coming through. Many things to be talked about. We will keep in touch my friend :-D!!
Warmest Regards,
Ian.
Dear Ian,
Thank you for spending your precious time on reviews, They are valuable to me.
In next two weeks i have a trip to Istanbul, i talked with a guy in Timpani Audio, they say i car hear both side by side, i will get the best of both worlds :-D.
i look forward to see your videos :-).
In appreciation,
Carl.
Wish this video would never end.
Dear brother, thank you for catching up yet again! and your consistent encouragement... thank you!...
You have too, the best record brush ever!!! Congratulations ;-D... hahaha..
yeah, i love my brushes, thanks to ya!
lz2k7 Very, very welcomed💪😉✌
Ah, so hard to find those Cartridge/Headshell Display Cases anywhere. But of course, they can be found in Japan.👍
Thanks for the heads up on the vinyl cleaning products.👍 I had to pause that part of the video though since it was edited so fast in the end.
Brother, yes indeed... really tough to find cartridge-headshell displays ... i was so happy to find them this time in Japan!
I didn't buy them because my luggage is full :-D!!!!!
Hi Ian,
Your videos are awesome, i'm never get bored from watching them again and again.
i need your valuable opinion about these 2 turntables
which one is a better choice ?
1. Pro-Ject 1 Xpression Carbon classic
2. Rega Planar 3
Thanks
Dear Carl,
I have not tested a Planar 3 versus a 1 Xpression Carbon Classic before, and as such, I cannot say with confidence which one sounds better. Apologies my friend :-)...
I hope fate allows you the chance to hear these two decks side-by-side in a A-B shootout and enable you to make the best decision :-D !!!
Warmest Regards,
ian.
Thanks for the great video - please slow the camera down when panning - it's difficult to see what's in store.
Ian, a request from a new subscriber...can you do a video on your vinyl cleaning methods please?
I will schedule it my friend.
But basically it is simple:
clamp the record, apply Balance A 10 drops, wipe only with the Visco33 cloth, dry for 5minutes, then apply Balance B 5 drops, wipe over lightly and leave dry for 15minutes between putting the cleaned records back into their sleeves. Before playing the record, utilise the AnalogRelax Brush to gently dust off the vinyl surface, and then tap it 10seconds in 4 different areas of the vinyl record surface to destat it via the coronal discharge method. Every thing works together like a dream.
Using it since January 2016 and never looked back.
The reason I ask for a video is because some of the products you use are not available in the UK (EG: AnalogRelax Brush) so it would be nice to one in action before trying to order it from Japan, Thank you.
Yes please make a video and show off what you use.. not sure these you mentioned are available in the USA
@@HiViNywschannel Hi Ian - are there any cheaper alternatives to the recobase/arte version? Do you think they're essential?
@@JawedKarim763 dear Andy🤗 I would say yes the record clamping station is very important so that the cleaning can be done very, very well. I strongly believe there would be some other options out there that can do the job: clamp the record, cover the labels, with the record's slightly bulging edge accounted for. I believe so there are options out there other than the RecoBase and Arté ones. You are right Brother. More power to your channel and singing endeavours💪💪💪😊🎶🎵🎶
Oh by the way I forgot to say that I stayed at Hotel Mystays with my girlfriend some of the time we were in Tokyo. Thanks for the recommendation - it was perfect for Akihabara and Ochinomizu areas and a really nice room! thanks again Ian
Brother, i am happy to be of help!! :-D Very happy for you. very touched that you enjoyed every bit of your stay!!!!
Just insane!
Dear Buddy, thank you for coming by and saying hi!!! Enjoy your lovely audio-vinyl journey too!!!! Warmest Regards, ~ian
Hi man. I am from Uruguay and here the best you can buy new in stores is the audio technica turntable and AT95E cartridge at double the USA price. The rest are crosley kind. I have a pro-ject debut III that I imported and my friends think I’m crazy but I’m very pleased with it.
Love your videos. Regards!
WOW your friends must be jealous :-D!!!
Thank you Ian for a wonderful video! I'm relatively new to vinyl and watching your videos are not only very helpful but super fun and entertaining!
What would be the best way for someone in the U.S to get one of those analog relax brushes? Also, can you give some more details on your cleaning method, I saw that you use a clamping base, a special solution, and cloths.
I ever bought a few and sent them on request to some friends in the U.S. last year while I was in Japan... i bought them and sent it from the Japan Post Office :-D... I do see these AnalogRelax brushes appearing on amazon occasionally. The other way which I have encountered lately, is to set up a Amazon JP account, and get it shipped by your deposit courier services in Japan, and have it shipped back to your country :-D!!
You can also visit this website: analogrelax.com/en/page-206-2/ and if you read along, you can actually email zoot communications for enquiries and purchases from overseas!! Hope everything goes well and smoothly for you.
Best Regards!!!
ian.
Thank you!
You are very welcomed Ryan :-D. Have a nice weekend!!
HI Ian
please could you describe precisely your cleaning method and give some links to buy the washing solution and platter
Thanks
Best
Pascal from France
Hi again
I just thought it would be even better that you make a dedicated video with your new cleaning set up (and links)
let me know your thinking
Best
Pascal
I'm really interested in the cleaning method you mention at the end. Could you perhaps make a video demoing the process? I'm ordering some LeiQwa Balance A and B solutions. Would be good to see the correct technique to apply them. thanks!
I would love to see him do a demonstration video and possibly suggest where to buy these items for other parts of the world.
Notice you lingered on the SL-1200GR more than once. Are you thinking of purchasing one? Due to where I work, I can get myself one for a very good price. I'm seriously thinking about buying the 1210 version.
Dear Vinyl Buddy! :-D thank you for catching up here again! :-D hahaha you noticed!... yes a few friends have bought their GRs and have been enjoying it!!!!
Amazing you are also eyeing one at your home! Let me know Buddy!
disk union is a great record store, hope someday I'll be there, (begging) please make a video for the best vinyl cleaning method you told in this video, thanks in advance
Thank you Buddy Gabriel :-D may all be well and safe for you and your family in Mexico,
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.