Record cleaner

You know, Audio Advisor still sells the Record Doctor II manual record cleaning machine for about $200 I think. I have one and love it -- best money I ever spent on a vinyl accessory. The best part is, the resale is exceptionally good and they very rarely come up for sale on Audiogon so if you buy it in 2009 and in 2011 decide vinyl is not for you, you could probably sell it for $140 or $150. A vacuum machine really is worth every penny and the Record Doctor does as good a job as anything except for a high-end VPI or Keith Monks or something like that.

I would use those only with a vacuum record cleaning machine. There are other cleaners that are designed to work without a machine so if you're not planning to buy one, you might want to look into Last Record Cleaner, Allsop's Orbitrac or Premier spray cleaner.