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Cleaning with minimum fuss and cost ?

As I am getting more records from second- hand sources then I have been used to so far, I need to get serious about getting a proper machine, accessories and ingredients to make it possible.
I need a well design but BASIC machine that is on the low side cost of what is available.
Any suggestions on how to acheive good cleaning results with minimum fuss and cost will be much appreciated.
pboutin
flyfisher
46 posts
 
I purchased a Nitty Gritty 1.5 recently and I am very happy with it. I am using Audio Intelligent solutions and I find that those OLD albums that I pick up at the local shop and the village stores in NYC sound pretty damn good! I have purchased records for 69 cents that I listen to over the digital source! Cleaning by hand can be tedious so I really recommend a machine with automatic rotation.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
You could build your own vacuum RCM. I did and it works great.
dlwask
270 posts
 
The VPI 16.5 is a very basic but in my opinion adequate RCM. Replacement parts are readily available and they (both unit and company) have a good track record with vinyl enthusiasts.

Its well worth it if you collect and play used LPs. To me its costs is easily justified when you can take a $1.99 LP, run it through a cleaning cycle and get as good...sometimes better...sound as the $19.99 new LP.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
An archive search turned up 92 posts on the subject of record cleaning that ought to keep you busy for awhile.
pboutin OP
55 posts
 
Yes Bob, the ressource is in there and thanks for pointing it out, but as you said,.. this ought to keep me busy for a while witch is, am affraid, what I would like to avoid, if I can.
Time is not on my side nowdays and since a new cartrige is on its way my aim was not to learn about all the options there is out there but to invite anyone that feel well served with a low fuss-low cost solution to the problem of cleaning to write something about it.
I would like to know specially about basic but well design machine that would be costing around half or even less of what a VPI 16.5 cost.
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