GEM Dandy Record Cleaner - Has Anyone Tried It ?

I'm completely amused by the Merrill cleaning machine. I guarantee you, if I was a kid with no budget and a love for LP's. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I have no idea how well it works, but I'll wager it's miles ahead of doing nothing and many people do "nothing" because LP cleaning machines (on the whole) are very expensive.

Good for him and good review.

Funny I sent this item yesterday to my good friend who has a Walker just like Alberts...hiya Albert :).
Anyway he was thinking of trying the steam clean process for his records and I thought the stand would be great for holding records during that process.

At time when used Nitty Gritty (Record Doctor) RCMs go for less than the cost of this contraption -- my current Record Doctor went for $80 here on Audiogon -- it's real hard to generate much enthusiasm. Unless you're really into watersports. And your tap water is VERY soft. As usual, YMMV. Dave

I'm with Dave on this one. Used Record Doctor or new KAB EV1 with a good vacuum which many will already have will provide a much, much better cleaning solution for around the same amount or very little more money. Tap water issues, hand or air drying, water flying all over the place.

No thanks.

The fact that the reviewer was told to dry the records with a soft cotton cloth (as opposed to a lint-free one) is kind of suspect.