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Why so few record cleaners for sale?

It seems like a lot of people are getting out of the record game so I thought I would take a look for a record cleaner. There are some of the cheap ones for sale, but I thought there would be more. Do the people that have them use them, or are they collecting dust in the basement or garage???

Do people have CD cleaners too? I've never seen one, so I'm curious. Is there are market for a product like that?
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tarsando
578 posts
 
Orders of magnitude more people (even if you limit it to audiophiles) bought records than bought record cleaners.
loontoon
301 posts
 
Sell,

Well maybe one of them if I ever end up broke.

loon
krellviscscom
15 posts
 
I have a Nitty Gritty powered CD cleaner that works great,but I don't know if they are made anymore.
clamps200045c1
63 posts
 
UH...I DUNNO...Why?
bpwalsh
1,201 posts
 
A good record cleaner is important to have if you value your records and phono cartridge stylus. I had a VPI 16.5 for several years and found it very worthwhile. Early last year I replaced it with a Loricraft, as my collection and system have become much more 'serious' in recent years, and it does a much better job. Either way, I urge you to get something, to enable you to listen happily to your records for many more years to come. Personally I would recommend a VPI or SOTA (very similar to the VPI 16.5), or if budget allows, a Loricraft.

Brian
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