Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner.

I own and have used two record cleaning devices, and I use them to clean both brand new, and LPs I have purchased used.

The record doctor vacuum, and a generic ultrasound bath that has a record "rotator" device clamped onto it.

The ultrasound definitely cleans more grit and dirt out of the grooves that the record doctor vacuum. It is unbelievable how much quiter that records are after a good ultrasound cleaning.

However my ultrasound does not have a dryer so there is some manual drying work after they get their bath.

The record doctor vacuum can help but I use it a lot less now that I have the ultrasound.

If I could only have one cleaning machine, it would be the ultrasound.

The down side of the ultrasound is that it requires a 10 minute cycle. So not so desirable for cleaning prior to each play. For that I just use a spray cleaner and a microfibre. Just have to be careful about static.

But once you listen to a record that has been recently cleaned with ultrasound, you won’t give it up...

p.s. sorry for the typos, just had hand surgery,,,

@dogberry

From their spec sheet:. Drying is also handled safely with blowers

Like most things, the answer is largely dependent upon your budget. I had an old record doctor, which was generally effective if you worked at it enough, but very inconvenient. I was unwilling to play the price for a.Degrittet Which would have been my choice if money didn’t matter. I ended up with a Nessie Vinylmaster + And am generally satisfied with my choice. For me, it was a good blend of performance, convenience, and value. I’m sure there are better choices, but I suspect they would cost substantially more money
 

(a) have an audiologist clean out your ear wax (and do a frequency sweep at the same time, so you get a baseline of how your ears are hearing)

(b) ban your friend from your music room; he/she wasn't listening to the music, anyway!

Degritter - really well designed and made.