Record cleaning machine advise, want to buy,"HELP"

Good decision to get one. I recommend the VPI 16.5. Not automatic, but I think it's by far the best in your price range. You hardly see them used (you won't see mine on the used market). This is one purchase I thought about a long time--now I kick myself and wonder why I didn't do it sooner.

I second the 16.5. Now you'll have to look at all the previous threads about various cleaning solutions each of us use.

3rd on the 16.5. Check Music Direct.