recommend me a vinyl lp cleaner
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Now Im young free and single again Ive set up the old B&O system to play some vinyl.
Can anyone recommend a decent record cleaner as a lot of my old collection seem to have a lot of static/dust on them. I don't really want to ruin the MMC stylus hence the question. on Amazon for a quick ref they seem to range from a couple of pounds to hundreds but I'm sure there is some snake oil around !
Thanks in advance
Can anyone recommend a decent record cleaner as a lot of my old collection seem to have a lot of static/dust on them. I don't really want to ruin the MMC stylus hence the question. on Amazon for a quick ref they seem to range from a couple of pounds to hundreds but I'm sure there is some snake oil around !
Thanks in advance
When I was investigating ultrasonic cleaners I came across a DIY article for one to clean LPs. Basically the disc was held vertically and rotated through the ultrasonic bath so the label never got wet. After using the one I bought on small items I think the principal applied to LPs should produce excellent results.
Cleaning records is very boring and I decided to spend a bit more on a machine that automated it as much as possible and I would actually use a bit more. I went for the Okki Nokki but the VPI already mentioned was also in contention.
With this type of machine, it literally take a minute from taking a dirty record out of the sleeve to having a clean (and dry) record ready to play.
http://www.okkinokki.co.uk/
http://vpiindustries.com/hw165.html
However, this is a lot of cash to put down unless you have a big collection, so cheaper alternatives like the Spin Clean are also worth a look. Everything is manual and you literally have to leave the record to dry itself off, but I have heard good reviews of the results.
A good halfway house is the KAB EV-1:
https://www.kabusa.com/ev1.htm
This is a vacuum cleaner like the Okki Nokki or VPI but is much smaller and cheaper because you just plug your own vacuum in to do the job and turn the platter manually. It is not as quick as the more expensive machines, and you probably wouldn't want to set it up for just one or two records, but as well as the price and size advantage, there is nothing to go wrong on them.
With this type of machine, it literally take a minute from taking a dirty record out of the sleeve to having a clean (and dry) record ready to play.
http://www.okkinokki.co.uk/
http://vpiindustries.com/hw165.html
However, this is a lot of cash to put down unless you have a big collection, so cheaper alternatives like the Spin Clean are also worth a look. Everything is manual and you literally have to leave the record to dry itself off, but I have heard good reviews of the results.
A good halfway house is the KAB EV-1:
https://www.kabusa.com/ev1.htm
This is a vacuum cleaner like the Okki Nokki or VPI but is much smaller and cheaper because you just plug your own vacuum in to do the job and turn the platter manually. It is not as quick as the more expensive machines, and you probably wouldn't want to set it up for just one or two records, but as well as the price and size advantage, there is nothing to go wrong on them.
Dear s,
being a mean bugger I thought I'd try a Knosti Disco Antistat some years ago before stumping up for a serious-dosh machine.
I still use it and didn't bother with an expensive one.
If you can get past the silly name and the (very) manual cleaning process it works a treat. I've even bought the chemicals to mix my own cleaning fluid. Not as good as the branded stuff but good enough,
regards,
Jet
being a mean bugger I thought I'd try a Knosti Disco Antistat some years ago before stumping up for a serious-dosh machine.
I still use it and didn't bother with an expensive one.
If you can get past the silly name and the (very) manual cleaning process it works a treat. I've even bought the chemicals to mix my own cleaning fluid. Not as good as the branded stuff but good enough,
regards,
Jet
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