Vinyl records: CARTRIDGE: Audio-Technica AT-OC9ML/II (April 2017-present) or AT-150MLX (rips prior to April 2017), Nagaoka MP-500 (rips prior to July 2016) TURNTABLE: Technics SL-1200mk5 PHONO STAGE: Lehmann Audio Black Cube Statement RECORD CLEANING MACHINE: Record Doctor V (vacuum RCM) RECORD CLEANING LIQUID: Audio Intelligent Enzymatic Formula (3 min soak) then Super Cleaner (1.5 min soak) or Premium One-Step Formula no. 6 (6 min soak) STYLUS CLEANING: Onzow Zerodust Cassettes: PLAYER: Nakamichi BX-300 Dolby B is used if noted on the cassette. Computer: SOUND CARD: Apogee Duet 2 for Mac SOUND MONITORING: InEar StageDiver SD-4 (Small) RECORDING SOFTWARE: Adobe Audition CC OS: Mac OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" POST-PROCESSING SOFTWARE: iZotope RX 6 Declicker, Denoiser Vinyl: iZotope DeClicker and Audition's built-in declicker plugin were used to eliminate clicks and pops. Manual declicking is used. iZotope DeNoiser was used to eliminate any low-frequency rumble (below 40 Hz) Cassettes: stereo imbalance is normalized if it's apparent. Otherwise, left as is. Everything is normalized to -0.1 dB, as is without any compression applied.