@vinylshadow The Loricraft usually gets things silent in terms of unwanted noise. The Degritter usually deals with the failures. If there is noise after both it is generally because there is a scratch. It takes about ten minutes to do both machines, and I do it once, mark the new inner sleeve to show it has been cleaned, and then play it until I think it needs cleaning again. That might be a dozen plays, so with a large collection there is repeat business only with favourite discs.
Humminguru record cleaner
Almost all of my records are in NM condition, so I didn’t think I needed a record cleaner to replace my VPI 16.5. Also, my record surfaces are virtually silent.. But I was intrigued by the ultrasonic cleaners out there. So I bought one with the probability of a return. The results are amazing. This device cleans the records so well it’s like adding a new component to my system. And it’s only $500. With my already clean records I didn’t need the Degritter which is several times more expensive.
I recommend it highly.
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@vinylshadow I have a PRC-4 Deluxe, and it does most of the work. My Degritter is the icing on the cake, as it were. I use L'Art du Son with it (sometimes AI Enzyme Formula when needed) and use the Degritter now with plain distilled water. That gives the final rise whilst the transducers take off any remaining crud. So my experience suggests that a Humminguru would be a good addition to your Loricraft, but probably not a replacement. |
@lewm Though just to be confusing, what you say is perfectly true for the Hudson, Flux and similar devices (all seem to be the same mechanism in various plastic shells), there is one actual U/S stylus cleaner on the market, and it is made by Humminguru! The S-Duo. I have one but hardly dare use it for fear of getting water inside a cartridge. One has to lower the tip of the cantilever into the shallow bath of D/W, so no good for my Deccas. I did try it out on a new Cadenza Bronze, and took photos of the stylus cleaned with a brush, and then with the S-Duo.
Plainly, it does work! I'd estimate the Hudson as running about 100Hz, and it does a mechanical clean, but not an ultrasonic one. |
It seems paradoxical to buy an ultrasonic cleaner to play your LPs one last time, but given that you are digitising them it does make sense, and it can be sold on once you are done. I take it the Sugarcube does not remove all surface noise and thus cleaning is required? I've never used one (and am not tempted), but I assume it is like a de-noise filter in Lightroom, where you can remove all the noise if you are brutal enough, but what you are left with leaves a lot to be desired? |
