Record cleaning

[3db]

Here are some photos of the Ultrasonic record cleaner at work, the stash of records and the dirt I removed from the albums

The results of 30 records cleaned.

 

[adk highlander]

Interesting. What did that unit cost and have you played the cleaned albums to hear a difference?

 

[flyboylr45]

I looked it up. Around $130. Seems well worth it. Definitely speeds up the process.

 

[lovinthehd]

How long since you did any sort of cleaning on the records? What kind of environment were they used in? Sure look like largish debris....

 

[3db]

How long since you did any sort of cleaning on the records? What kind of environment were they used in? Sure look like largish debris....

Those were all second hand records that I purchased so I don't know their background. That large debris started out very small and grew to be that big.

 

[3db]

Interesting. What did that unit cost and have you played the cleaned albums to hear a difference?

I got mine for $185 taxes in, in Canadian dollars . I do notice a difference as it lowers the noise floor of the ticks and pops. They are not as pronounced. Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant was one such album. I used a disc washer brush on it the first time I played it and the rice krispies were so bad that I was going to toss the album out. After the ultrasonic, i still heard the tics and pops but they were much much quieter to the point where I could listen to the material. I'm keeping the record.