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After I read this article I went DIY US with a VPI Cyclone to remove the rinse water. It’s total cost was more than $1000, I spent total (US and VPI) just about $1800. It’s the best thing I ever did for my collection. I used Discwasher D2, D3, D4, etc. I used Record Doctor with their juice and MoFi juice. Then I used the VPI with their juice and MoFi juice and the Walker 4 step program. The Walker got them clean and quiet, but it’s very tedious, somewhat less so than the Kirmiss though. None were as complete and as easy. A big plus is that static is temporarily removed as one of the detergents has an agent to de-static used in hospitals and clean rooms.
The rinse is very important. The cleanest water (Type 1 Regents) is very important so no debris is left behind. Always use a fresh, new inner sleeve also. The records stay quiet. When they get dusty that causes some clicks or pops I just rinse again and play after a ten minute air dry. I can do about six records an hour, much faster than the Walker system and like greased lightning compared to the Kirmiss.
The plus, not anticipated, beside quiet records is the stylus stays cleaner and wears less. After more than 1500 hours on my turntable the stylus of my Sound-Smith Helios looked like it had 300-400 hours according to Peter Lederman.
There is a very lengthily thread on the VPI forum, with Harry chiming in from time to time. It is quite illuminating in that you can learn all the problems to avoid without experiencing them yourself.
After I read this article I went DIY US with a VPI Cyclone to remove the rinse water. It’s total cost was more than $1000, I spent total (US and VPI) just about $1800. It’s the best thing I ever did for my collection. I used Discwasher D2, D3, D4, etc. I used Record Doctor with their juice and MoFi juice. Then I used the VPI with their juice and MoFi juice and the Walker 4 step program. The Walker got them clean and quiet, but it’s very tedious, somewhat less so than the Kirmiss though. None were as complete and as easy. A big plus is that static is temporarily removed as one of the detergents has an agent to de-static used in hospitals and clean rooms.
The rinse is very important. The cleanest water (Type 1 Regents) is very important so no debris is left behind. Always use a fresh, new inner sleeve also. The records stay quiet. When they get dusty that causes some clicks or pops I just rinse again and play after a ten minute air dry. I can do about six records an hour, much faster than the Walker system and like greased lightning compared to the Kirmiss.
The plus, not anticipated, beside quiet records is the stylus stays cleaner and wears less. After more than 1500 hours on my turntable the stylus of my Sound-Smith Helios looked like it had 300-400 hours according to Peter Lederman.
There is a very lengthily thread on the VPI forum, with Harry chiming in from time to time. It is quite illuminating in that you can learn all the problems to avoid without experiencing them yourself.