Record Cleaning Machine

Thanks guys.

My dealer has the Nessie VinylMaster & it appears to be excellent so I've increased my budget! 

Are there any owners on here...??

Never heard of it. In that price range ($3,000) I would buy higher up the VPI line (17f). Alternatively you could look for a used Audio Desk or KL Audio ultrasonic cleaner.

Not sure where you saw the Nessie advertised for $3K...my dealer has offered me a new one for $1660.

Even at $1660 you can get into ultrasound, if not all the way up.

I would begin with the Vinyl Stack spinner. I use one. It is excellent. Say $300.

Then a dish drying rack and rubber draining board. Say $30.

Then an ultrasonic tank. Since you have $1330 left over, you can afford a very fine ultrasonic tank. Go for higher frequency. If you can stretch to another couple of hundred or so, buy an Elmasonic P60H, which runs at up to 80 KHz, which I use. It is a premium German commercial machine, finely made and very powerful. It has all the features you need. I have cleaned thousands of records on mine.

Highly, highly recommended. You will not believe the difference between an US cleaned LP and a conventionally cleaned one.

Another reason to go to US: getting rid of the last of the grunge not only improves the sound, but it will probably increase stylus life. That’s got to be worth something - in my case, quite a lot. According to my dealer, my premium cartridge had zero stylus wear after 400 hours. YMMV