Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning


My Cleaner Vinyl ultrasonic record cleaner arrived today and it’s impressive.

Everything I’d read indicated that ultrasonic was the way to go, and now I count myself among the believers. Everything is better - records are quieter, less ticks and pops, more detail etc.

All my records had been previously cleaned with a vacuum record cleaner and were well cared for. Nonetheless, the difference is obvious and overwhelmingly positive.

Phil
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Yea, I saw that 120kHz and did a double take but you would hope they know what they are doing....
Prof
I completely agree on the effort and lengths some go to here to achieve near pristine vinyl. Sorry but takes the enjoyment out of the music for me.
I am likely going to give the Kirmuss a whirl, $800 I can deal with in my mind.
Now I know my attitude towards vinyl cleaning would make appear to not be a true audiophile in some eyes and if that is the case then so be it.

I love the sound of my vinyl and the process involved EXCEPT the full on cleaning bit. Our LRS has invested in a large ultrasonic cleaner so a lot of his recent acquisitions have already been cleaned which is a huge bonus to me.


And yes being English I have some of that "cheapskate" blood coursing through my veins.
Well maybe more like a sedentary amble nowadays but you get my drift.

Certainly the older I have got the more I have eyed up jobs balancing money saved against effort expended. Can't remember the last time I worked on my own cars tbh, just not worth my time and effort when you also consider everything that could go wrong while attempting a home repair.
So I can make an analogy with record cleaning for sure.
I do not think I have seen that one mentioned anywhere Prof
But $2600?
Yikes!
I am lazy too but not THAT lazy...lol
@slaw
Thank you
I thought I might be missing something as you always appear to be cleaning vinyl...lol
Must just be that you so much  of it and not repeat cleaning
@cleeds 
I was looking at the KLaudio but as you say a LOT of money indeed.
I have an el cheapo unit made by GrooveClean bought of eBay, it does its job but it has limitations and I am sure the KLaudio gets the job done better.
Looks like it is very well made
@slaw 

Question on cleaning schedule.
How often do you do a full deep clean on an album?
Just once when its in your ownership or have you found the need to repeat?