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Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4

Anyone with exspearience with these two specific units shed some light.

I don't currently have much of a record collection but looks like I will, just got back into vinyl and really enjoying so a really good cleaner is important to me.

The Clearaudio; I like the idea of cleaning both sides at the same time but just not sure if there will be issues with that down the road and really just how good of a job does it do. How quiet is it compared to the specific Loricraft I'm looking at.

The Loricraft; I like how it uses that thread for cleaning, a freind has the PRC3, a few years old and seems to be very happy with and says it does a great job, I saw him do a record and it really didn't take all the long but was pretty load to me anyways once the vacuum was put on. Maybe I don't even need the model I'm looking at, put the $400 into some music, maybe the PRC3 MK2 would be sufficient.

Thoughts....

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randyk
70 posts
 
Thanks for that tip, Peter! I'll give it a try.
Best,
Randy
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Randy,

We use a handheld small tools demagnifier, sold through industrial supply houses. There are many out there, ours cost ~$65 IIRC.

I'm reluctant to post a link because ours was TOO cheap (a product of China, and not their best work). It gets hot very quickly if leave it plugged in, even with the switch "off". It has a thermal shutoff but we don't trust it. I wouldn't want to help anyone burn down their house.

That said, it operates like Peter's. Both work on the same principle as the Furutech: pretty powerful electromagnets. By not spending $2K we have to provide the slow circular motion and gradual distancing from the LP (or silver disc) but it works very well.

Sonic effects are as Peter described, and gray scale improvements on DVD's are visible and measurable with Digital Video Essentials.

We A/B'd ours against the much less powerful $200 Walker Talisman and the $65 cheapie outperformed it easily.
randyk
70 posts
 
Thanks, Doug! Great advice, as always. All the best.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Doug, sounds like that button switch on your's has gone bad. They are cheap enough. :-)
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Thanks, Dan.

It's acted this way since new and Paul replaced the (incredibly shoddy) stock switch ages ago. It made no improvement. Maybe his "better" replacement switch, ain't.

Guess we should have hired an EE! Can you recommend an audiophile grade switch for less than the cost of a Furutech? ;-)


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