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Most folk could do whole collection in a 5 10 hours.. big Investment

Yeah, we all got that stuff.

i wonder how a toothbrush and some water would do. if someone could use a microscope to see the difference, that might help.

Cool🎉

Que chevere!

Should've done only one side with the vacuum, listened, then did the ultrasonic, listen to both sides, then follow-up the other side with the vacuum, just to see if one machine is better/more effective as the first pass.

Beautiful!

Pretty good demonstration! I have a Nitty Gritty vacuum machine that works good and I'm thinking about getting a ultrasonic machine in the future. I also have a Sumiko Pearl in my collection that I use on my channel and I just recently got the Sumiko Blue Point No. 3 MC cart. Great carts that many people don't hear about.

Just get the remastered CDs, yo.

Nice and clean install, I'm curious about the Fan Blade that was obstructing on the top right corner of the screen. How was this addressed?

There may be some static as well.. use a zerostat tool. .. will probably remove much more of the crackles

Nice!

You can clean a lot of the noise out, but a lot of the cracks and clicke are literally burned in forever. Think of the dust causes a microspark to quite literally arc weld a click into the record.

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I really like Totem Acoustic. But let’s be honest here. You’re selling the sizzle and not the steak.

I've heard the wood glue method can be very effective on albums like this. Sometimes, that dirt gets so far into the grooves that no standard method will break it loose - including ultrasonic. The glue will soak into the groove over a longer period of time trapping the dirt inside it. And then simply gets pulled out when you remove the glue (which is also one of the most satisfying things to do when you pull it off all in one piece). Expensive? Yes. But maybe worth it for an original pressing like that. Worth a try.

Both helpful and interesting. Thanks. Are those Totem Acoustic speakers? I have a pair of Rainmakers. Love 'em.

1- For ALL I know you must clean that apocalyptic s..t for good ASAP. 2-.How , and who let it get this nasty to begin with?. No gusta, and that being an understatement if it ever was one. 3- ...Shema!!!.

Use wood glue. Lots of yt videos on this method.

Thanks for the direct comparison guys. I just bought the Vevor cleaner. Just need time to dedicate to cleaning some records.

I clean all my vinyl with a lint roller, a shop-vac, and a sham-wow cloth. It has to be sham-wow, because it's made by Germans, and "Everybody Knows the Germans Make Good Stuff".

Jet wash but not to close

This is how I do it for really dirty records - Squirt a little dawn onto a flat paint trim pad with water., give it a quick rinse, place record on towel, scrub in groove pattern with trim pad. It rides the grooves. For extra dirty stuff I scrub it good. Rinse in tap water and let dry. For this method I use my At LP120 USB to spin them during brushing after spraying them because that has a 78 speed and ridiculously high torque (it's DD). This is for goodwill finds, etc. I even got 80 or so records from a friend that had been in a flooded basement completely submerged, about 20 years ago. the records along with their jackets had been "glued" together in bricks of records. They had to be peeled apart and there were even trails of mold "root systems" on some of them. When I finished my method, they were as good as they were before they were flooded. And that means some of them sounded brand new, because most of them had never been played or only played once. FWIW, my friend owned a Jazz music production company back in the 70's. Oh, and yeah, the labels were shot and I had to use Shazam to find out what was on each one. Also, because of how they had set for decades, they were all perfectly flat. I actually created a thread on this with photos on Audiokarma.org. I got a roll of 3" circular adhesive labels to make new "hand printed" labels for the records. Note: This won't fix wear or scratches. It also won't make bad recordings sound good. It assumes a very good record under a lot of dirt, mold, oils, etc.

Is that a Mono LP or stereo? if it is a Mono Disk you might be out of luck! most turntables/PhonoGraphs are mono and stereo mixed. and will play the stereo track of a mono disk as well as the song/track.

I've thrown better records than that in the trash ,lol. It's pretty abused. I use a vinyl- Vac system.$35. I vac 1st ,then adgitate w/ a painters corner brush , vac off cleaner , rinse ( distilled) , re- vac . Done . I think it does a great job . I don't think anything would bring that record back to new , or even to a enjoyable level. I still have several albums I had when I was a a kid , thankfully I did have a cleaner called DiscWasher. I cleaned the record every time before I played it , and now they still sound pretty darn good ,50 years later. Never had an ultrasonic cleaner so I can't say for sure. I agree with one comment , vacuum always last step.

I sorta like the crackling, it gives me that nostalgic feeling! I've still got the half speed master of dark side of the moon. Be trippin!

Still sounds like shite

You can't polish a turd.

Great video but if you’re going to this much effort it’s well worth removing surface static - quite possibly some of those remaining noise heard. Unless you include a before and after using a device like a Destat III from Furutech I think it’s hard to call these tests conclusive.

Why does ANYONE mess with vinyl anymore? I am an award-winning recording engineer and I was absolutely thrilled when vinyl died back in the early 80s, I have NEVER heard a vinyl record end up sounding like what I heard in the studio during mixing and mastering. Technology has marched on, people don't get around on the horse and buggy anymore. I understand the nostalgia regarding vinyl but vinyl does not and can not sound better than high quality digital. 48k-24bit is the minimum, it exceeds human hearing in every way. Let vinyl die.

I have been using a Ultra sonic cleaner just like you have for the past few years 99.9% of my records come out great!! I also spin them in a clean water bath for 3-5 minutes then vacuum them all off with my VPI machine. I some times spin them with a fan blowing on them as well, But, I feel you need to vacuum off all the water. I also use reverse osmosis water & photo flow 2000 in my mix. I really enjoyed your video... Thanks for sharing

Has anyone ever did a shoot out with hand cleaning versus ultrasonic by playing the vinyl There’s things I like about hand cleaning, especially with fingerprints

I use an inline filter that supresses sounds produced in the spectrum that cracks and pops exist which is completely different than that of actual musical notes the results have been mind-blowing. I can now play records with scratches on them and not one single audible trace of them gets past my filter no cleaning required.

I have a project vac it works wonders sometimes you need clean to a record more than once to get the record to be almost crackle free and let the fluid soak for at least 3mins .

Unfortunately, if you don't clean BEFORE playing you are adding to the surface noise which cannot be removed once the damage has been done. This is because as you play the record the stylus pressure actually heats the groove up enough that as the stylus passes any gunk in the groove is embedded in the groove walls adding permanent noise to the surface of the record. Always clean before each play if you want the vinyl to last with the least amount of damage. This was the premise that fueled the popularity of Discwasher - clean first, listen next.

I have always used window cleaner, Mr Muscle specifically. The ingredient breaks down the grease and it's a gentle enough detergent, so as not to damage it. It works an absolute treat, used alongside a cloth you would use to ean an imac screen.

I have a pair of these in the mail. Powered speaker should be on the left, no? The manual doesn't say.

I wouldn't call This record damaged, IT is stille dirty. I'd say woodglue tot the rescue !

Water down some wood glue... spread.. er... glob.. it on the record... let it dry... peel it off... play record... cheaper method than borscht...

You put in more than one record at a time in the ultrasonic cleaner. That greatly reduces the effectiveness of ultrasonics cleaning. Sure many venders say “go ahead, clean 2-4 records if you want.” That is idiocy! Think about the energy of the wave hitting the record groove after even one reflection from a soft vinyl surface. Imagine more than one reflection: how does the waveform look now??? Use your brain with these processes, please.

Nice comparison. So many record cleaning pieces simply compare how the records look before and after. What matters is how they sound. I also use a Vevo unit. Results vary. You can't repair actual damage, but getting rid of dirt can make a huge difference. I wrote a large article for Australian HI-FI about six years ago comparing a vacuum system, ultrasound, Spin-Clean and VRCS, a system that involved putting a fluid on the record which would dissolve dirt and dry, which you could then pull off. I bought a bunch of really cheap, really awful second-hand records for the job. It turns out all three of the systems did a decent job with dirt. If you're buying second-hand vinyl, prepare to be mostly disappointed, but occasionally delighted!

Too much surfactant in the water. Should not have bubbles on the record nor on the surface of the water. Ultrasonic works from cavitation, meaning micro bubbles get into the grooves of the record. The surfactant (soap type solution) thins the water to allow it to get deeper into the grooves and wash away the dirt. Given the soapyness, shown in the video in the water in the cleaner, the solution once dried, will leave a film of white powder in the record grooves and on the stylus from the over use of the surfactant. The record could have been better cleaned with a better solution, meaning much less surfactant and a DI water spray and dry after coming out of the ultrasonic cleaner. Heat should never be used. This guy has no idea what he's doing.

Night and day with that remaster.

Some vinyl will never sound good, if the previous owners played the vinyl with a cartridge & stylus that was too heavy, digging into the vinyl itself. For me I use warm water with a little washing up liquid, then dip a soft nail brush into the water & follow the grooves of the vinyl with no pressure, then wipe with a microfibre cloth to remove most of the water, then a second microfibre cloth to wipe dry. Then I leave them to dry for 24 hours, I can safely say the results have been fantastic & believe you me I’ve cleaned a lot of filthy records over the years.

Cleaning didnt make any difference

With really bad records I soak them in warm water then use soft cloths to scrub them. Some take several tries but have not found anything better so far anyway and have spent stupid cash on machines.

The album was played dirty and ruins the grooves by grinding the dirt into the finer details. Removing the dirt now leaves pit damage which a decent stylus reads as audio information. Here's an odd one for you. I would always blow little particles of dust off my records and stylus. Nothing crazy , just little puffs. Over the years I kept getting these occasional pops, some pretty solid and loud. WTF? To make a long story short, when I would blow on the records, tiny saliva drops, and I mean tiny, get on the record. Given time, microorganisms grow in the saliva, then die off, leaving a tiny crusty chunk often no wider than a single groove. Wet cleaning can remove them given enough soak time. But I prefer to hand remove them prior to cleaning. First off is finding the little buggers. Then, I took a quality sewing needle, put it in a drill motor and rubbed it on a knife sharpening stone until it was even thinner. Then laid the needle as horizontally as I can in the groove and the crusty bit can be popped off. Similarly to the glue trick but on a tiny scale. Often the rest of the record is in pristine condition so a major cleaning is not required. Good powerful magnifiers will make this pretty simple. Just thought I'd share this unusual experience.

I appreciate the way the cleaning methods and equipment is used. However, these cleaning devices are expensive and not affordable for most audiophiles. Why not demonstrate a typical under $15 cleaning pad and confirm further your results. A cleaning method that most people would use and afford. I still gave you a thumbs up.

I’ve found that the trick is you absolutely have to vacuum it AFTER the ultrasonic cleaning.