FINALLY-a cheapskates US cleaner?

encouraging insight, daveyf.

So you DO feel it works as good comparing the Kirmuss...

Know I'm interested. Thanks!

@tablejockey  It's early days yet, but yes, I do think it works as well as the Kirmuss. Better in that it cannot damage your record. However, I did hear some of the pops and clicks that have been mentioned on other forums after i cleaned one LP that i did not remember before, although this issue was also present with the Kirmuss. I suspect that the problem has to do with a prior cleaning that i had done on this LP with my VPI and enzyme cleaner. Nonetheless, on another LP that was not cleaned with my prior VPI, I did not hear the same issue. Quite strange. There is a non-drying option with the 'Guru' that i might use with this slightly noisier LP and see if that benefits things. ( It well could do with static build-up from the drying either by a) the prior vacuum or b) the 'Guru' dryer, or both.

I suspect the DeGritter is still slightly better, but at what---seven times the price!!

One thing is very evident, the 'Guru' has had some thought put into it and is obviously designed just for record cleaning, not like the Kirmuss which was obviously designed to clean jewelry and modded to clean records. 

"However, I did hear some of the pops and clicks that have been mentioned on other forums after i cleaned one LP that i did not remember before, although this issue was also present with the Kirmuss."

daveyf- How about another go around? If so, do you notice these errant noises eliminated?

The Degritter ultimately is the answer, but I have my wallet involved in too many hobbies, thus forced to seek out the "best bang for the buck."