Sound Matters is the website for vinyl in the digital age. Welcome to our YouTube channel for the best tips tricks and features to help you get the most from your vinyl hobby.
In our digital age, access to music has never been easier or more affordable. Thanks to the internet, access to the world’s biggest music libraries is just a click away. Anything from ABBA to Zappa can be streamed to our living room in an instant, but while this is great news for music discovery, it’s not necessarily the way to experience music at its best.
That’s what we’re all about here at Sound Matters — regaining a more authentic music experience in the digital age. We believe in the vinyl format as the best way to own music.
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Congrats to Sound Matters Patreon, Jeff who recently won my quarterly draw to win a free record from Vinyl.com
He added Rush "Exit Stage Left" to his collection.
All paying Sound Matters Patreon members are automatically entered into the draw to win a free record each quarter.
Want to be in with a chance and gain access to all future and past bonus videos? Join us at Patreon today: www.patreon.com/c/soundmatters
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Winner of the Quarterly Record Draw announced! Plus a channel update for all you lovely people! Cheers! www.patreon.com/posts/first-winner-com-154529505?u…
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Record shopping in Edinburgh goes live tonight at 5:30 PM UK time (10:30 AM in Pacific Time). Can't wait to share my adventures with you guys!
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Today I took a much needed mental health day... Or as I prefer to call it (being a hobbit for a day...day...yep--perfect grammar... The last couple of weeks have been pretty rubbish to be perfectly honest. My wife is ok... it didn't turn out to be a stroke, and we're eternally grateful for that, but what she does have is Bell's Palsy, which isn't much fun either!
If you'd like to join me on my walk today sharing some of our fav albums beyond the impossible top three we walked about last week, feel free to join me at Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/more-fav-albums-151580320?ut…
It would be great to share music together either in the video comments or in the chat space. What can I say, when life gives you lemons, sometimes you just have to make lemonade!
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Spin Clean Before & After Samples:
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As promised, here are the before and after audio samples for Patreon members. I think from the audio clips and microscope images, it's clear the Spin Clean does a good job of cleaning records. These were some tough examples with some significant groovewear on one of them and I even ran this one through the Degritter to help further confirm my suspicion that this was simply not going to get any better sounding. Hope you find this interesting.
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Limited Edition Sound Matters GrooveWasher Kits!
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I'm pleased to be able to offer a limited number of custom GrooveWasher solid walnut record cleaning kits that are now available to buy at the Sound Matters shop.
ONLY 20 Units Available: Once they're gone, they're gone.
Note to US and Global: Apologies to my subscribers outside of the UK, these are currently only available here, which is a shame, as Sound Matters is truly a global community of music lovers.
THAT SAID! If these prove to be popular, then I may be able to expand availability to further regions.
Essentially, I'd like to test and see if there is demand for you folks to buy quality vinyl accessories direct from Sound Matters.
If you're outside of the UK and would be interested in buying one of these, then please let me know and I will add you to the exclusive waiting list for first dibs.
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What inner record sleeves do you currently use? I went and purchased a whole bunch of different record sleeves to find out which ones are worth your money and which ones are junk! Conclusion video incoming this week!
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NEW BONUS VIDEO: Does Your Taste Stop Evolving? www.patreon.com/posts/does-your-taste-147818912?ut…
Carrying on from this week's main video on "HiFi & Vinyl Habits I'm Quitting in 2026" we discuss how staying in your musical comfort zone prevents discovery and the data behind why we stay fixed in our ways. Did your music taste really stop evolving in adulthood?
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Bit of a game-changer for HumminGuru users! Full review of the HumminGuru NOVA with the new add on water dispenser coming later this week.
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Sound Matters Gift Guide: Now live! www.yoursoundmatters.com/holiday-gift-ideas-for-vi…
If you're stuck for ideas of what to buy the record lover and music fan in your life, this is the place to go. The Sound Matters annual holiday festive gift guide for 2025.
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