Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System

Chosenhandle, in the 70s I bought a Keith Monks cleaning machine. It worked quite well but took a long time to do so, which is the cost of a pivoting arm system. I have since been through all varieties of rcms. Then I got one of Lloyd Walker's delrin tubes to replace the normal tube on the VPI. It rides on the record surface greatly enhancing the vacuum level and dries the record in one revolution. Since I use the Walker Prelude system, this greatly shortens the time need per record. Here the Audio Desk's 5 minute cleaning time is of concern, but one does not have to attend to it.

I found that records cleaned previously on a Loricraft rcm, sounded cleaner and pop free with the Walker/VPI.

I am soon to try the Audio Desk vinyl cleaner. I must say that I am concerned about it not vacuuming the cleaner, but we will see. Given your experiences I am completely opened minded.

I also bought one at RMAF and I am very happy with it. The actual cleaning regime seems to be superior to any other method. Using immersion, ultrasonic and counter rotating brushes surely does a superior job of cleaning. But this is counterbalanced with the weakness of air drying. Overall I suspect that the deep cleaning more than makes up for the air dry weakness. So far this seems to be the case.

When it comes to convenience this cleaner is without peer. Set the record in, push the button and come back in about 5 minutes. With this kind of convenience I suspect that I will clean my records more often.

Tbg;

I also have a Walker Vortex and use Walker (and the other enzyme) solutions and totally agree that it brings the VPI to a new level.

While an outstanding overall solution, the reality is that there are many manual steps and the chance of incomplete cleaning (improper cleaning technique)or introduction of outside dirt (improper handling of tools) was always in the back of my mind. The Audio Desk Systeme eliminates virtually all of those drawbacks with its uniform cleaning process and most importantly, ease of use.

Teres hit it right on the head with his description. The ADS cleaner takes a very different approach regarding how to deep clean a record. But in the end, the beauty is that it does clean well and is so easy that you will incorporate it into your everyday listening rituals and ensure you always have clean records!

Hope to hear back from you with your opinion if you decide to invest in one. Till then, happy listening!

Here you can see it working

Vinyl cleaner

there are some more videos from different units

in the video it uses one of the first chips for drying. The latest version lasts a bit longer, speeds up the record two more turnes and is more efficient.