Record Cleaning Machines: Hannl or Typhoon

Okay, fair enough.

Another Audiogon member also decided he did not like the Loricraft, and he bought the Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix RCM. He said it cleans at least as good as the Loricraft, and it cleans both sides at once, which is pretty cool. He said the noise level was more than the Loricraft, but less than the VPI, (which he used to have before the Loricraft).

Hope this helps!

The Typhoon is quieter than the 17 but by no means is it quiet. It is an excellent machine.

My Loricraft is so quiet you can listen to music/TV or have a conversation while you're cleaning. It replaced a Nitty Gritty 2.5, which was quite loud and ran pretty hot after 5 or 6 sides - the Loricraft runs very cool - - - literally for hours, if need be. Thread management on the Loricraft hasn't been a problem for me.

Thanks for all the responses. Don

Donaudio...
I just purchased the Hannl Micro, and so far it's great. It is considerably quieter than the VPI but not as quiet as the Loricraft. The Hannl Mera was not available in the US as of a few weeks ago. The Aragon and the Micro were. I did a quick review of the unit down the section under "Loricraft Record Cleaning"

I was considering the Loricraft but it was more expensive and mostly I didn't care for the attitude of the importer.