What is the best way to clean Vinyl?

I returned the Spin Clean.

Thinking about picking up the Humminguru US.

Anyone have any experience with it?

Also, what's the humminguru equivalent?

@jjbeason14 

There is an active thread on the HG here, lots of responses - Interesting All-in-One Ultrasonic Cleaner - HumminGuru | Steve Hoffman Music Forums

Thanks antinn!

I will look into it.

@jjbeason14

Sorry to hear your frustration with record cleaning.

Surface noice is very dependent on your turntable, this is the primary determinate of surface noise. If you have a high end turntable, tone arm and cartridge… you are not going to hear them much. That is the first defense against noise. I have a very good system. Noise is almost non-existent. For me, it would be silly not to have a relatively  good cleaning machine… so, I own the Nessie.

First of all, cleaning and maintaining vinyl is like all of high end audio… it cost money. A basic quality cleaning machine is going to cost at least a couple thousand plus or minus. I own a Nessie… around $3K. It does a very good job, but about 5% of albums do not get rid of the pops and crackles. I have always wondered if a ultrasonic would clean these… not sure… but I am ok with tossing 5% or living with a little poping.

What you hear is dependent on your TT, tone arm, cartridge and cleaning machine. I have a $50K analog end including cleaning machine… pops and crackles are basically non existent on my 2,000 album collection.

My point is that the sound you get is the result of all your analog components and pops and crackles are not just cleaning. I don’t remember if you showed your system, but until you get into a high end turntable noise is a problem and record cleaning is also cost dependent.