Record Cleaning Machines: Hannl or Typhoon

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.

I got my Typhoon a few months ago and I cannot say enough good things about it. The vac is very powerful. Yes, it is noisy but only takes 2 turns to completely dry a side. You can get lots cleaned on no time. That really helps when you come home with a whole bunch of records in a days shopping.

Records cleaned with it sound very, very quiet so much so you can hear much deeper into the music. My Nitty Gritty 2.5fi was no contest!

In short, if you want quick, the VPI is great.