[tom hankins]

I'm looking for one in the $500 range and it looks like either one of the Nitty Gritty products, or the VPI 16.5. Anyone use either or both, and can give me some insight to them or something else I should check into? Thanks for any help.

 

[britishbane]

Got the Disc Doctor for like $230 from music direct. I like it, but its not as fancy as some. Its all manual and cleans one side at a time. Aman wrote a review of it a few months ago. I suggest you search for it.

 

[tom hankins]

Thanks, I will check it out.

 

[Old Pa]

My VPI 16.5 has made a vast improvement in my vinyl listening over the last three years. Much greater clarity and lower noise from a really clean LP. While it's whatever juice (I won't give you my recipe here, or this will just turn into a flamewar of our amateur chemists

) you mix up that actually dissolves the crud, once dissolved, the VPI 16.5 really gets all the muck clear. Then LAST record preservative and the disc is good to go.

 

[tom hankins]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Pa My VPI 16.5 has made a vast improvement in my vinyl listening over the last three years. Much greater clarity and lower noise from a really clean LP. While it's whatever juice (I won't give you my recipe here, or this will just turn into a flamewar of our amateur chemists ) you mix up that actually dissolves the crud, once dissolved, the VPI 16.5 really gets all the muck clear. Then LAST record preservative and the disc is good to go.

It looks like I can get one of these cleaners on the used market for around $300. I guess thats how I'll go.
Olp Pa, send me your cleaning fluid recipe via PM if its O.K. I have a ton of used vinyl in desperate need of cleaning.
Thanks!