Don't waste money on ultrasonic RCMs

lewm

Cleeds, It’s simple.  Alcohol will remove that which is soluble in alcohol. Oily deposits from fingertips, etc, are not so soluble in water alone, but they are more easily removed with dilute alcohol.  Can you imagine that there might be fingerprints on second-hand LPs?  That’s not too difficult to imagine.

Of course. But since I've gone the ultrasonic cleaning route, I've found no need for solvents.

I can't begin to imagine what sort of gunk people have on their LPs that would require alcohol to remove.

invictus005

Every RCM that I’ve used made the record’s sound worse.

Really? That’s remarkable, given that so many have had different experiences. Which ones have you used?

Cleaning by hand is the only way. Cotton ball heavily soaked in 91% alcohol.

Alcohol? Why use a solvent to clean an LP when you can use a good ultrasonic RCM and avoid solvents completely? Or, you can use other methods and substantially reduce your use of solvents.