Upgrade turntable or buy a record cleaning machine

I am looking to either upgrade my Music Hall MMF 7.1 to something like a nottingham 294 or VPI

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Keep the music hall and buy a really good record cleaning machine. Any suggestions?

fruff197602-10-2009 2:55am

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eddaytona Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 216 posts 02-10-2009 at 03:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Been there did that. Get a better cart like a Sumiko Blackbird AND the cleaning machine.
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stringreen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,484 posts 02-10-2009 at 04:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Get a better turntable. Clean your records with steam...far better than rcm
kennyt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,226 posts 02-10-2009 at 10:15am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would get the RCM first, if you aren't cleaning your records well, you have no idea what your current table can do.
audiofeil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,011 posts 02-10-2009 at 10:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A better cartridge is basically a waste of money for that tonearm. Anything that tracks optimally is probably a lateral move. Upgrade the table as others have recommended. If you don't want to try the steam method, look for a pre-owned Record Doctor manual cleaning machine. I've seen them on Audiogon for under $200. Don't underestimate the importance of clean records.

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