Guzzista Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, metal beat said: not really cheeses me off, but amusing is the expensive MoFi audiophool inner sleeve. why people buy them is beyond me as they are difficult to get in and out of LP sleeves and they easily fold. known to have powder and cause fine line scratches. Personally el cheapo U shaped poly inner sleeves for album with carboard inners and poly lined cut off paper sleeves for no inner sleeve do a better job and are cheaper. LOL The MoFi square sleeves are a better option. 1
vinyl-62 Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 12 hours ago, metal beat said: not really cheeses me off, but amusing is the expensive MoFi audiophool inner sleeve. why people buy them is beyond me as they are difficult to get in and out of LP sleeves and they easily fold. known to have powder and cause fine line scratches. Personally el cheapo U shaped poly inner sleeves for album with carboard inners and poly lined cut off paper sleeves for no inner sleeve do a better job and are cheaper. LOL Where is the best place to source these inner sleeves. I used to have a guy on eBay in Australia that was selling these but I think he's given up dealing with eBay.
metal beat Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, balk2117 said: Where is the best place to source these inner sleeves. I used to have a guy on eBay in Australia that was selling these but I think he's given up dealing with eBay. U shaped poly inners you can get from anywhere on ebay - they are all the same. the polylined paper inners, I get from Covers33 in the UK. https://www.covers33.co.uk/shop/for-your-vinyl/12-vinyl/12-paper/12-white-paper-polylined-sleeve-pack-of-100/ from AU - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100-x-Record-Inner-Sleeves-Paper-Poly-Lined-White-for-12-Vinyl-LP-s/162354008768?hash=item25cd0d92c0:g:VZkAAOSwQQlaMQZn:rk:3:pf:0 if you don't want to pay for the cut off / bevelled corners - Decibel hifi. cheers Edited December 12, 2018 by metal beat
metal beat Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Guzzista said: The MoFi square sleeves are a better option. for what, testing your patience? 1
Hergest Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Guzzista said: The MoFi square sleeves are a better option. I think those are the worst of the lot. They work good with proper MOFI cardboard inner sleeves as you unfold the cardboard, place the inner sleeve inside, refold and then insert into the outer sleeve. Trying to slide a MOFI sleeve into a record outer is such a pain in the rear end as the corners scrunch up. The paper/poly lined sleeves are the best inner sleeves hands down. 1
Hergest Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 13 hours ago, Guzzista said: they always come with those cheesy paper sleeves, just getting the record out of them causes scratches across the surface of the record before I place them in MoFi anti-static sleeves. Don't try and slide the record out of paper sleeves if they are just plain white paper as that brings on the scratches. Rip the sleeve in half from the centre instead and it prevents any damage. 2
Guzzista Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Hergest said: Don't try and slide the record out of paper sleeves if they are just plain white paper as that brings on the scratches. Rip the sleeve in half from the centre instead and it prevents any damage. yep good advice, my vinyl will be delivered via cesarean from now on. As for the MoFi square sleeves I don't have a problem with the corners folding over or bunching up, I alwasy insert the sleeve back into the cover at 90deg to the jacket opening without a hitch.
Hergest Posted December 12, 2018 Posted December 12, 2018 Yep, caesarean is the way to go. I bought a wodge of MOFI sleeves some years ago thinking they were the bees knees as I do like them when used on a MOFI thick inner sleeve but every single one without fail when used in the normal way with a standard album has done this.....and they often bunch up so take a few goes to sit flat and not cause a bulge in the outer sleeve.
Guzzista Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 So some additions to my vinyl collection arrived today, all in stiff cardboard sleeves with no paper lining! How the hell do they get the vinyl in the without scratching it? Theses sleeves are to good to tear open so I used a tissue to pinch the edge and fairly successfully removed them, all were statically charged of course!
andyr Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/12/2018 at 6:06 PM, Hergest said: Yep, caesarean is the way to go. I bought a wodge of MOFI sleeves some years ago thinking they were the bees knees as I do like them when used on a MOFI thick inner sleeve but every single one without fail when used in the normal way with a standard album has done this.....and they often bunch up so take a few goes to sit flat and not cause a bulge in the outer sleeve. So you fold the corner in, before inserting! Simples! Andy
Guzzista Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, andyr said: So you fold the corner in, before inserting! Simples! Andy Zachary!
Hergest Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, andyr said: So you fold the corner in, before inserting! Simples! Andy Nope, no good. You can do that with the really thin u shaped plastic inners but the MOFI with their thickness bulge and make a real hash of things. The folding of the corner is the problem not the solution. They just aren't suited for non MOFI albums where there is the extra inner cardboard sleeve
andyr Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Hergest said: Nope, no good. You can do that with the really thin u shaped plastic inners but the MOFI with their thickness bulge and make a real hash of things. The folding of the corner is the problem not the solution. They just aren't suited for non MOFI albums where there is the extra inner cardboard sleeve Sorry, I don't see the problem, H - I'm just explaining what I do. And re. the "extra inner cardboard sleeve": if it is just a paper sleeve - you discard it. if it contains track lyrics then you keep it - and it fits quite happily into the cardboard outer, together with the MoFi sleeve. Andy 2
Hergest Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 49 minutes ago, andyr said: Sorry, I don't see the problem, H - I'm just explaining what I do. And re. the "extra inner cardboard sleeve": if it is just a paper sleeve - you discard it. if it contains track lyrics then you keep it - and it fits quite happily into the cardboard outer, together with the MoFi sleeve. Andy I don't think you understand the MOFI sleeve concept. Inside the outer sleeve of a MOFI album is a foldable cardboard sleeve and you fold that around the inner rice paper sleeve and insert the two together into the outer sleeve. The MOFI rice paper sleeve is square, to have the fold the corner over to be able to get it into the outer sleeve strikes me as rather a pointless exercise as it scrunches up and makes the outer sleeve bulge. It is not fit for purpose especially as it's a pricey, premium product.
Guzzista Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) I'm really not having that much of a problem with the MoFi sleeves, it just takes a little adjustment and patience placing them in the cover or gatefold, I discard the paper sleeves as a matter of simple logic, the heavier ones with lyrics etc could be carefully cut along one sealed edge I suppose to accommodate the MoFo sleeve, that is if one intends to never on-sell the LP. But I am sick of paying top dollar for rare and collectable LP's and have them in these destructive jackets! Edited January 3, 2019 by Guzzista
andyr Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Hergest said: I don't think you understand the MOFI sleeve concept. Inside the outer sleeve of a MOFI album is a foldable cardboard sleeve and you fold that around the inner rice paper sleeve and insert the two together into the outer sleeve. The MOFI rice paper sleeve is square, to have the fold the corner over to be able to get it into the outer sleeve strikes me as rather a pointless exercise as it scrunches up and makes the outer sleeve bulge. It is not fit for purpose especially as it's a pricey, premium product. Aah, yes, H - the MoFi LPs that I've bought, have that foldable cardboard sleeve. Which works perfectly, IMO - as you said, "you put the foldable cardboard sleeve around the inner rice paper sleeve and insert the two together into the outer sleeve". But the bundles of MoFi sleeves I have bought (to use with other LPs) ... didn't come with the foldable cardboard sleeves. It is these MoFi rice paper sleeves that I sometimes have to fold a corner in, if the dimensions of the outer sleeve are a bit small. Andy
Hergest Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, andyr said: A But the bundles of MoFi sleeves I have bought (to use with other LPs) ... didn't come with the foldable cardboard sleeves. It is these MoFi rice paper sleeves that I sometimes have to fold a corner in, if the dimensions of the outer sleeve are a bit small. Andy Indeed. And that cheeses me off. A square sleeve that has to have the corner folded to prevent the scrunch just doesn't cut the mustard really, especially considering their price. There is no substitute for the paper/poly lined sleeves that have the corners cut so the sleeves slide in easily. I was fortunate growing up in the UK and buying records that virtually every album i bought came in one of those sleeves and now I buy them in big batches from Covers 33 in the UK. I won't use anything else. Edited January 3, 2019 by Hergest 1
Hergest Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 That bloody spinning KEF advert really cheeses me off. If you're unlucky enough to have that one load at the side of the page then the content on the forum becomes unreadable as the damn thing spins away. I thought those kind of intrusive ads on the net were a thing of the past or just belong to dodgy sites. 1
Guzzista Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Big lightening storm just rolled through Sydney, hope all of the M.E. owners in the region had their amps unplugged!
Jonesy_SA Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Soon to be parent Quite familiar with the required items (stroller, chair, cot etc) available in Europe... Went to a few baby stores today only to find we have hardly any selection in Australia and the prices are phenomenal!!! I guess shipping but the same items are a quarter of the price in the states or Europe. Time to peruse Gumtree I think! 1
bob_m_54 Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Jonesy_SA said: Soon to be parent Quite familiar with the required items (stroller, chair, cot etc) available in Europe... Went to a few baby stores today only to find we have hardly any selection in Australia and the prices are phenomenal!!! I guess shipping but the same items are a quarter of the price in the states or Europe. Time to peruse Gumtree I think! For the length of time you will be using them, seems crazy to pay the silly prices for the new fancy gear, unless you plan to store it for future events. Family and Gumtree is your friend.
betocool Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, bob_m_54 said: For the length of time you will be using them, seems crazy to pay the silly prices for the new fancy gear, unless you plan to store it for future events. Family and Gumtree is your friend. What he said.
agelessgoodguy Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Clive Palmer adverts, where did he gain "I'm a living Australian treasure" from....... What's his game?
metal beat Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 04/09/2014 at 7:34 PM, metal beat said: Time for first world problems that cheese you off when you buy music, HiFi or anything to do with music and HiFi Cmon boys, let off steam What do the last few posts have to do with hifi???
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