In-the-Grove lp cleaner

01-01-13: Clio09
When I played it I noticed much more noise than usual.

Did you notice this noise Tbromgard? My order hasn't arrived yet from Music Direct, but I'm already considering returning this unopened.

My complaint with this product is that it left a residue on the LP I tested it with.

Ditto my experience with the similar (looking) Nagaoka record cleaning roller, especially when the roller is new.

Such rollers are also ineffective for true record cleaning, since they can't reach down into the grooves.

Given these limitations, I use it only for what it's good at: removing the line of surface filth dredged up by a Hunt CF brush from VERY dusty LPs prior to wet cleaning.

FWIW, my AIVS/Loricraft wet cleaning process removes the visible residue. Since I only use the roller on truly filthy records, a removable residue that's not down in the grooves is a minor inconvenience... better than clogging up the bristles of my wet-cleaning brushes with dust, IMO.

On ~80% of LPs I can remove the visible fluff with the Hunt CF brush alone. In that case I don't bother with the roller... just go directly to wet cleaning.

My $.02

no noise noticed-i am pleased withthe product

i use it for bt wet cleanings, instead of a brush

I just got this gizmo. My 2 paise worth. It's not a general purpose cleaner but IMHO extremely useful for a first time clean of brand new sealed and garage sale records . IME all new LPs have a fine layer of micro dust clearly visible with a LED or CFL light. I tend to use a Mo Fi felt pad to gather the dust in one place with a clockwise and anti clockwise motion and then use the gizmo to remove the dust. DO NOT use it on records if they are OTW dust free. Ditto for a first time clean of garage sale LPs.
At current exchange rates my 2 paise is way less than 0.2 cents !!
Cheers
Pradeep