I bought a record cleaning system.

  I can't think of another modest investment that's made such a big difference to my enjoyment of the music. I'll tell you more about using it in a couple of days. It's similar to the Spin Clean system, newly arrived here, but made and used in Germany for the past 30 years. The brushes are goat hair. 

  It works well, and I'm listening to beautiful and rare recordings that I bought for 50 cents at the Salvation Army, and they sound like heaven.