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Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner

I received notification yesterday that the Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner is finally making it into production. I have been watching the company for about a year, as the cleaner has moved from prototype to beta testing , and now to a limited production of the finalized (we’ll see ;-) version. The design is excellent, eliminating my reservations about the high-priced (around $4,000) ultrasonic cleaners, at a little over half their price (just over $2,000, last I read). The Degritter uses 120kHz as it’s ultrasonic frequency, and features water filtering and disc drying. It also looks cool, like a 1950’s toaster! Details available on the companys website.
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audiojames
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I am looking forward to your report, too, restock!

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audiotomb
1,112 posts
 
I have a KL Audio and Loricraft
99.5% KL only
it has taken my vinyl collection to major heights in noise floor, low level detail and tonality.


what is it about the Degritter that so surpases the KL?
seems only a few people have experienced both

design? Sonic characteristics?
theoriginalthor1
106 posts
 
this is a rebirth of the  objection made by flat earthers in the late 80's when record cleaning machines  became popular and record cleaning started to approach today's fetish levels.
vortrex
273 posts
 
audiotomb - I've had both.  The Degritter has 3 major advantages.  Filter, removable water tank, and the entire system is controlled by firmware which the user can easily update.  I've found the Degritter to clean better and is much easier to use/maintain.  It's also quieter and cheaper.





vortrex
273 posts
 
Example showing the latest firmware update that was posted yesterday. The machine is constantly evolving. 
30/10/2019 
Change log 

– New user interface design
User interface of the machine was changed to incorporate larger fonts with better readability. Also, the menu and settings pages were changed.

– Washing program movements were altered
Record revolution direction was changed to have less of a chance of foam ending up on record. 

– Drying cycle revolves record at a slower rate
This slightly improves drying times. Also, triple drying for one record sector was removed, as the slower drying revolutions provides similar results.

– Fix for “No Water”
Fix for rare cases where “No Water” error appears even when water is present.

– Fix for water incomplete draining
Fix for rare cases where the machine did not drain all the water before starting drying cycle, resulting in wet records. 

– HEAVY program length reduced
HEAVY program length was reduced from 8min to 6min.

– Longer water cooling cycle
Water cooling cycle was extended from 2min to 3min. This cools water more and prevents multiple cooling cycles during one program.


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