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Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner

I received notification yesterday that the Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner is finally making it into production. I have been watching the company for about a year, as the cleaner has moved from prototype to beta testing , and now to a limited production of the finalized (we’ll see ;-) version. The design is excellent, eliminating my reservations about the high-priced (around $4,000) ultrasonic cleaners, at a little over half their price (just over $2,000, last I read). The Degritter uses 120kHz as it’s ultrasonic frequency, and features water filtering and disc drying. It also looks cool, like a 1950’s toaster! Details available on the companys website.
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vortrex
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I got mine a couple days ago. There have been some issues but I think (hope) we’re past that now. The company has been very responsive and helpful. Coming from a KL machine there are so many things better about the Degritter. I had one new album that was very noisy since I bought it. Probably should have thrown it out after cleaning it with the KL 10 times and no improvement. I cleaned it once on the Degritter and it’s 95% quiet now!  I’m putting every record through a heavy wash and I swear even records with no issues sound noticeably better afterwards.  
vortrex
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I’m not good at putting it into words but I prefer the sound of any album run through the Degritter. This is including new ones right from the package. I’m going back through my entire collection and putting each record through a heavy wash as a starting point. To me it’s more open and interesting sounding after a Degritter wash. 
vortrex
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audiotomb - I've had both.  The Degritter has 3 major advantages.  Filter, removable water tank, and the entire system is controlled by firmware which the user can easily update.  I've found the Degritter to clean better and is much easier to use/maintain.  It's also quieter and cheaper.





vortrex
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Example showing the latest firmware update that was posted yesterday. The machine is constantly evolving. 
30/10/2019 
Change log 

– New user interface design
User interface of the machine was changed to incorporate larger fonts with better readability. Also, the menu and settings pages were changed.

– Washing program movements were altered
Record revolution direction was changed to have less of a chance of foam ending up on record. 

– Drying cycle revolves record at a slower rate
This slightly improves drying times. Also, triple drying for one record sector was removed, as the slower drying revolutions provides similar results.

– Fix for “No Water”
Fix for rare cases where “No Water” error appears even when water is present.

– Fix for water incomplete draining
Fix for rare cases where the machine did not drain all the water before starting drying cycle, resulting in wet records. 

– HEAVY program length reduced
HEAVY program length was reduced from 8min to 6min.

– Longer water cooling cycle
Water cooling cycle was extended from 2min to 3min. This cools water more and prevents multiple cooling cycles during one program.


vortrex
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Albert Porter is/was a KL user and now he’s selling Degritter. Would be interesting to get his thoughts. 
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