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  Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4
Anyone with exspearience with these two specific units shed some light.

I don't currently have much of a record collection but looks like I will, just got back into vinyl and really enjoying so a really good cleaner is important to me.

The Clearaudio; I like the idea of cleaning both sides at the same time but just not sure if there will be issues with that down the road and really just how good of a job does it do. How quiet is it compared to the specific Loricraft I'm looking at.

The Loricraft; I like how it uses that thread for cleaning, a freind has the PRC3, a few years old and seems to be very happy with and says it does a great job, I saw him do a record and it really didn't take all the long but was pretty load to me anyways once the vacuum was put on. Maybe I don't even need the model I'm looking at, put the $400 into some music, maybe the PRC3 MK2 would be sufficient.

Thoughts....

Dev  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-07-10
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07-07-10   No brainer owned both. clearaudio double matrix best best re ...   Koegz

07-08-10   A point nozzle design was made for professional use in radio ...   Syntax

07-08-10   I own a loricraft prc4 and considered the clearaudio prior t ...   Jazdoc

07-08-10   Def not a better clean! professional, give me a break, who i ...   Koegz

07-08-10   The few small problems with a machine such as the clearaudio ...   Markd51

07-08-10   Buy a manual cleaner, some good brushes and cleaning fluid(s ...   Audiofeil

07-08-10   nice rcm's :-) i am quite familiar with a quite of those ...   Syntax

07-08-10   I have owned clearaudio matrix (transparent) for 3 years bef ...   Kostas_1

07-08-10   I owned the vpi 16.5 and now own a loricraft prc4 deluxe. t ...   Peterayer

07-08-10   I'll try combining all that's been recently said. no i'm no ...   Markd51

07-08-10   Thx, allot a great info. above. it may not be the best but ...   Dev

07-08-10   I think your choices are good ones, and as long as you can a ...   Markd51

07-08-10   Ok i thought you guys might just get a bit of a chuckle out ...   Dev

07-08-10   My collection is meager to some i know, probably about 800-8 ...   Markd51

07-08-10: Koegz
Markd51 and Syntax, when it comes to the double matrix you have not a clue what you are talking about. Kostas 1, I have no clue what you are talking about. I have had my double matrix for over two yrs with out an issue, of any kind. Just flawless great prefomance. I have cleaned a lot of vinyl, using steam on the d.m. and it preforms fantastic. And as for the originator of this thread, Dev, we all have to make our own mistakes. with the little vinyl you say you have, it will not matter anyway. Oh and check out the review of the D.M. in the tas issue 180, JV loved it as much as I. Hope you have better luck then I did with the loricraft.
Koegz  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


07-09-10   Koegz, please don't write that. i will have a bad day, when ...   Syntax

07-09-10   Dear koegz, i am happy to post, in this thread, a photo th ...   Kostas_1

07-09-10   Guys it's all right to prefer what ever so no need of the pe ...   Dev

07-09-10   Koegz, since syntax, and i appear clueless, please further ...   Markd51

07-09-10   i take my vinyl very serious. when i find a state of the ar ...   Koegz

07-09-10   Sorry you don't have an open mind toward steam, mark. i will ...   Dan_ed

07-09-10   Yes koegz, i have no doubt at all that you do take vinyl, an ...   Markd51

07-09-10   good sound has often its roots in science, some knowledge a ...   Syntax

07-09-10   Let me rephrace something. lloyd's cleaner is fantastic and ...   Koegz

07-10-10   Markd51, one last point since you brought it up. the last ti ...   Koegz

07-10-10   I'd like commenting again. lloyd possibly was conducting som ...   Markd51

07-10-10   Just for the record, lloyd walker experimented with steam fo ...   Slipknot1

07-10-10   I would imagine if lloyd walker trusted in such as steam cle ...   Markd51

07-10-10   Ime, steaming can be an extremely important and valuable ste ...   Hdm

07-10-10   I am convinced that the keith monks, new or used, is the bes ...   Mosin

07-10-10   Fwiw in response to some points made above: 1. we've owned ...   Dougdeacon

07-10-10   "4. the ultimate test of vinyl cleanliness is not how q ...   Hdm

07-10-10   I've seen dougdeacon use his loricraft prc3 and heard the re ...   Peterayer

07-11-10   I don't use steam as a replacement, it is part of my regimen ...   Dan_ed

07-11-10   Apicture for those who love some serious engineering. inside ...   Syntax

07-11-10   Syntax, that photo makes me want to trade in my prc4. dan_e ...   Peterayer

07-11-10   Doug, i agree, common sense dictates that a wand style machi ...   Markd51

07-11-10   i have come to reguard debates on record cleaning methods ...   Sonofjim

07-11-10   As usual doug's comments are well-reasoned. on some level i ...   Jazdoc

07-12-10   Hi peter, well i was hoping that the lack of cleaning backl ...   Dan_ed

07-12-10   Hello dan, right you are. my prc4 with the aivs 4-step (tw ...   Peterayer

07-13-10   Dan, you've seen our clean-me-now pile in the lr and that's ...   Dougdeacon

07-13-10   Well, i guess our approaches are on par time-wise. i'd say i ...   Dan_ed

07-13-10   Hi peter and doug, may i ask, what product do you use to de ...   Randyk

07-13-10   Hello randy, i use an old geneva audio/video tape eraser whi ...   Peterayer

07-14-10   Thanks for that tip, peter! i'll give it a try. best, randy   Randyk

07-14-10   Randy, we use a handheld small tools demagnifier, sold thro ...   Dougdeacon

07-14-10   Thanks, doug! great advice, as always. all the best.   Randyk

07-15-10   Doug, sounds like that button switch on your's has gone bad. ...   Dan_ed

07-15-10   Thanks, dan. it's acted this way since new and paul replace ...   Dougdeacon


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