Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System

Has anyone had problems with the record not rotating at the start of the clean cycle? I am sliding the record into the Vinyl Cleaner until there is some resistance and rotating the record counter clockwise to get the white leaves upward, but still I have had to tap the record to start rotation or once to have had to start the rotation with both hands on either side of the record. I have even had the record stop rotating during the cleaning cycle. I have now done about 25 records and this happened only once, but several times I have had to help the initial record rotation.

I have been using a VPI HW-17 for many years and now use it with the Walker 4 step cleaning solutions. It works great but I am getting tired of the time and effort used. Can anyone compare the Audio Desk System for cleaning with what I have been using? Thanks, Don

Donaudio, I have a VPI with the Walker Delrin tube change. This allows the water to be removed in one rotation of the record. I had been using the Walker Prelude also, all four stages. So each record involved 8 vacuumings. It did a very good job, however, and was far faster than when I used the Loricraft cleaner, when it basically took me 20 minutes per record.

I just got the Audio Desk. It is at least as good as the VPI and hands off for about 4 minutes. It is loud so I would put it in another room, but you can go back to your listening while it cleans and turns itself off when done. I am still evaluating whether it is better than the VPI/Walker. I know it is better than the straight VPI.

Thanks a lot. I am beginning to think of selling the HW-17 and getting the Audio Desk. Don

Any one have trouble getting the record to rotated with the Audio Desk? Probably one record in three initially does not rotate until I tap it. A few will not continue to rotate. Still the AD is very convenient and does a good job.

I am following the instructions to insert the record and to lightly press it down through the slight resistance and then rotating counter clockwise to get the flaps up on the record. Often in this rotation, I then have to once again push downward.