Good deal on record cleaning machine

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    Ya know now that I've reread this thread as well as the other threads on record cleaning;
    IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT WE HAVE ALL LOST OUR MINDS!!!
    :eek::p;)
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited June 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Ya know now that I've reread this thread as well as the other threads on record cleaning;
    IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT WE HAVE ALL LOST OUR MINDS!!!
    :eek::p;)

    YEP, and more of us are every day:eek:
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Ya know now that I've reread this thread as well as the other threads on record cleaning;
    IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT WE HAVE ALL LOST OUR MINDS!!!
    :eek::p;)

    Nah, just pop in a CD and you will come back to your senses. ;)
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Ya know now that I've reread this thread as well as the other threads on record cleaning;
    IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT WE HAVE ALL LOST OUR MINDS!!!
    :eek::p;)
    madmax wrote: »
    Nah, just pop in a CD and you will come back to your senses. ;)

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Just because we've lost our minds with all this cleaning analaltiy doesn't mean we've COMPLETELY lost our minds!!!:eek::D;)
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited June 2010
    Another one, not as cheap, but will go quick!!

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1280858057&/VPI-16.5-Record-Cleaning-Mac-h
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited July 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    Is that as convenient as a VPI? No, but it only cost me ~$80 vs $400 (average price of used VPI). The DIY record vacuum was given to me by my brother who bought a VPI. I've listened to records cleaned on his VPI (many of my own records). I've listened to records that I've cleaned using the Spin Clean/DIY. They sound every bit as good as the ones that were cleaned on the VPI.

    Hi billbillw,

    As you can see from other threads elsewhere, I am thinking a lot about the Spin Clean. How well did it perform without the DIY vacuum, relative to your brother's VPI?

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    The Spin Clean works very well at cleaning, but you have to have a way to get it dry quickly (otherwise, residue stays on the record). I did it with rags/microfiber cloths for a long time, but then I was given a DIY vacuum and it works much better that way. Clean with the spin clean, put it on the vacuum to dry it. I'd put the results up against what you can get with VPI or Nitty Gritty.
    jimbo1421 wrote: »
    Hi billbillw,

    As you can see from other threads elsewhere, I am thinking a lot about the Spin Clean. How well did it perform without the DIY vacuum, relative to your brother's VPI?

    Jim
    His answer was already in the thread ;)

    I think I might go the same route...
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited July 2010
    Thanks TK, but does he mean that the DIY vacuum produces better sounding records than a rapid wiping, or that it is just easier to dry.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    Jimbo, in my experience and IMHO a vacuum system is a must. Even after careful steps have been taken to clean and rinse an LP even with the purest of distilled water, letting them air dry, spin dry or wiping them dry still leaves residue and some nasties deep in the grooves. A vacuum sucks it all right out. For particularly dirty records a step method of using various record cleaning fluids and vacuuming after each application of these fluids would ensure that the record comes out in pristine clean.

    If you are going to go with the Spin Clean product, I strongly recommend putting together a vacuuming system.

    There are many threads here that describe different methods of making a vacuum system. I particularly like bikerboy's (Jeff) DIY vacuum he made.
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