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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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dev OP
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Update, received my new Loricraft PRC4 w/walnut veneer last week.

Nice looking pce, over all very happy with the fit and finish and it's so easy to use. Allot quieter than my friends PRC3, does a great job. I like being able to have options of how I decide to clean my records and with all the info. on this thread provides me with such THX!
peterayer
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Congratulations, Dev. I have the PRC4 in cherry. It's a great machine, but my stack of uncleaned LPs is growing because I spend all my time listening and not cleaning. One word of caution: if you follow the advice in the manual and suck up one spoonful of alcohol at the end of each cleaning session to keep the tubes clean, beware of dripping the alcohol on the record mat. I found that the chemicals in the AVIS or the alcohol turns the black mat slightly lighter. Mine is now very uneven in color, but the functionality is unchanged.
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Peterayer thx, I decided to just use distilled water and a little more than the spoonful. My thought is all this product already being inside the tubes so using the distilled water should flush it out doing the job.

After exsperiencing the over all sonic difference along with seeing the crud in the jar and all from new recordings well it's a no brainer for me, nothing gets played until cleaned. Knowing and seeing what I have now I would not want to put my stylus on any record unless cleaned.
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syntax
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This thread serves a lot of good information. You will find the solution which works best for your collection. For saving time, try AIVS No.6 or the new MoFi cleaner. You know, there are differences.... :-)
dougdeacon
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Dev, glad you're seeing the benefits so quickly. Seeing that muck in the jar from previously "cleaned" or new LP's is indeed an eye opener.

Hopefully it'll be an ear opener too.

What I do to keep the tube clear is put the nozzle off the back of the machine, sucking air, and leave the vacuum running while I'm applying the next fluid (not during the long enzyme soak, just for the quicker fluids). I've not had any buildup in the tube in years.
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