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How to Clean Vinyl Records Without Special Solution
Learn how to clean vinyl records without special solution using safe dry brushing, distilled water, microfiber cloths, and smart storage habits.
Feature Highlight: Share Your Now Playing Vinyl
Use What's Spinning's now playing share feature to share the vinyl currently on your turntable, start better music conversations, and keep a listening history.
App vs Spreadsheet: Best Way to Track Your Vinyl Collection?
Compare using a vinyl collection app vs a spreadsheet, with practical pros, cons, collector examples, metadata facts, and a hybrid workflow.
Vinyl vs Streaming: Which Has Better Audio Quality?
A practical comparison of vinyl vs streaming audio quality, covering lossless streaming, mastering, turntable setup, surface noise, and why records can still sound better.
Best Slipmats for Turntables: Upgrade Your Sound
A practical guide to the best slipmats for turntables, including cork, cork-rubber, felt, rubber, leather, acrylic platters, DJ use, static, and mat thickness.
Best Speaker Setup for Vinyl Listening at Home
A practical speaker setup for vinyl guide covering stereo placement, turntable isolation, phono stages, powered speakers, passive speakers, and subwoofers.
A Workflow for Tracking New Vinyl Record Hauls
A practical tracking vinyl hauls workflow for cataloging new records, checking pressings, grading condition, logging play history, and keeping a cleaner collection.
A Practical Workflow for Migrating Discogs to What's Spinning
A step-by-step Discogs import workflow for moving a vinyl collection into What's Spinning, preserving pressing details while adding automatic listening history.
Vinyl for DJing Beginners: How to Start Without Buying the Wrong Records
A practical beginner guide to DJing with vinyl, including starter gear, DVS, record buying, cueing, beatmatching, and practice tips.
Best Vinyl Cartridge Under $100 for Warm Sound
A researched guide to the best vinyl cartridge under $100 for warm sound, comparing Sumiko Oyster, Audio-Technica VM95E, VM95C, and Grado Black3.
Best Budget Turntables Under $200 for New Collectors
A practical guide to the best budget turntables under $200, with beginner-friendly picks, setup advice, specs to check, and common buying mistakes.
Free Vinyl Collection Template PDF for Easy Tracking
Download a free vinyl collection template PDF layout for tracking records, pressings, condition, value, storage location, and last played notes.
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