I'm close to ponying up for the Degritter. I haven't seen anyone complain about performance or service and their website seems reputable, not to mention the pricey unit they're about to come out with that speaks of serious engineering. Final thing is their manual, which you can download, being a work of art among manuals. I'm thinking of not using a second tank for rinsing and getting a cheap Record Doctor to use up front with the Degritter cleaning fluid with the Degritter following, but only with distilled water (rinsing the LP at the same time). Anyone with thoughts on this is welcome. Problems with the AudioDisc seem unecessary and not understandable, especially in a German design. The Chinese, of all people, would not have done that.
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
I've been looking into this as my VPI 16.5 (from 35 years ago) has failed and I got taken on a "new open box" SOTA cleaner that was a trash heap no longer made (the site I used still says they are available on order....I called SOTA and they are not and you would not want one anyway). The Audio Desk and the Degritter are the likeliest candidates. The Audio Desk is or is not any longer in production/? Upscale Audio seems to have them, at least online. I was looking at a used one, likely the old model, but there are failure reports. I don't know about the new one, or whether it is even buyable. I'd prefer used if functional, but welcome opinions. The Degritter is the other option and it seems Galen Carol has them here in Texas. Info on that would be good too. I'm starting to think record cleaning companies are the audio equivalent of roofing companies. Advice welcome!!
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gpgr4blu, thank you for your reply. I only clean 5-6 albums at a wack then can go months without cleaning any. Especially lately I have just been streaming. Your last comment that the AD was a mistake. Was that because of the mechanical issues or were you not satisfied with the results. One other note I might add is that I made a drain for the tank so that I can drain the unit when not in use, maybe that will help in my case. I just didn’t want the solution weakening or over strength due to evaporation. Again thank you |
@howardlee Sounds similar to my process, and I'm very happy with the results. |
Hi Theo: The results were good (better than my VPI although I sometimes used them in tandem for used records that needed a deep cleaning) but not great. I did not realize that until I put some of the same albums that I previously cleaned with my AD through my KL audio record cleaner which further reduced tics/pops that the AD did not remove. The disappointment came from the pump which is cheap and fragile. I purchased my second unit with an upgraded pump but that also suffered the same fate. For the price charged and the inability to send the unit for repair, Reiner Glass has some nerve asking for the thousands that I invested in his record cleaning machines. There are a number of threads on this forum re the pump in the AD and none speak favorably about this issue. |
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