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Record Cleaning Machine RCM

My present vinyl collection consists of about 100 LPs. On average, I purchase about 3-5 new LPs per year when the annual HI-FI Show comes to town. I've always purchased new with the odd purchase coming from friends for mint condition used LPs. My analog set-up is a VPI Scoutmaster.

I've read some very positive comments concerning the benefits of using a RCM and I'm serioulsy considering purchasing one.

For the money, I'm looking at the VPI HW-16.5 but I've read posts where people are complaining about how hot the unit gets due to the lack of a cooling fan while others have complainted about the noise. Should I be concerned?

My next choice up would be the VPI HW-17 but this unit costs about 2.5x more.

Suggestions / comments?
agiaccio
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halcro
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Hi Axel,
I have had the Hannl (from TW Acustic) for 2 years and I love it. Very quite compared to the competition.
I haven't got the roller power arm that you have.......but I gues it's retro-fitable to any Hannl machine?
axelwahl
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>>> I haven't got the roller power arm that you have.......but I gues it's retro-fitable to any Hannl machine? <<<

Yes, it fits on any of their models. It's practically just a swap for the standard brush arm.
I just wouldn't ever want to go back to the normal brush --- but then most of vinyl is 2nd hand.
Axel
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halcro
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I can't find the roller brush on their web site?
axelwahl
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Henry,
maybe it's only on the German page? The english site seems to be lagging behind at times I seem to recall.
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