Record Cleaning Machines

“Bought an Audiodesk cleaners soooo glad I did“

I bought a VPI Cyclone and have yet to take it out of the box.
The Kirmiss seems super good but waaaaay too much trouble!
The Audiodesk seems great but waaaay picey.
Is there a similar cleaner to the AD but for $3kish?

The Degritter, described in the post right above yours.

I have a Cleanervinyl US RCM. cleans up to 12 records at a time. Manual, but it works. Some of my used records need multiple cleanings. Still working on a process to clean them, but 15 minutes in the RCM + manual clean with Disc Doctor fluid (3 times) seems to do the trick. If your records are mostly clean and not used, the unit will work fine for you, at least IMHO. YMMV of course.

SPIN CLEAN and Tergiclean Solution....

Had VPI 16.5. Now use a DIY US system based on Elmasonic. FAR better than VPI, which I sold.

US is better for all records, new or used. You don't need to suck mud off a record if you can float it off with a gentle US agitation.

My stylus re-tip is expensive, and I am registering minimal wear at 1000 hours. My US machine just payed for itself.