KLAudio is stopping production of their Ultrasonic record cleaner.

I watched that video, and Mr Kirmuss seems very convinced of the merits of his product.  But I wondered about what is really generating that white schmutz that then has to be removed by multiple repeat cleanings.  It seemed to me it might be a precipitate formed from his cleaning fluid and "something else" coming together.  (It bothered me that he used the same cloth over and over again; the kludge could be in the cloth not on the LP.) In other words, the cure is causing the disease, but I certainly could be wrong at this distance.  In any case, the process was too involved and labor intensive to suit me.

I was skeptical before getting the Kirmuss thinking that the smudge was just part of the process and it was all just snake oil. But the white smudge is not consistent from record to record. Some records are smudge free after 2 cycles, while others need more attention. What I do is I have multiple brushes for applying the surfactant and I spray each brush with distilled water and dry it off with the microfiber cloth. It’s a 30 second process. 


 

The heavy wash cycle on the Degritter is now 12 min from start to finish.  This was recently increased with a firmware update.  I like it this way, no do-overs needed.  Every record gets a heavy wash to start with whether it is new or old and from that baseline I will maintain with a light or med wash going forward.

@vortrex I have been using the medium wash for the most part, but do a heavy wash on occasion. I have a question for you. Have you yet encountered the cooling cycle engaging during any of you washes?

Yes, the cooling fan engages every time I wash.  It's warm here now.    We'll see what happens in the winter.  I don't mind it coming on during the actual wash cycle but I do not agree with leaving it running after you're done washing.  My Degritter is in my audio room.  So, I need to put the machine to sleep after every wash if I plan on listening to what was just cleaned because the cooling fan runs forever even when the machine is doing nothing.  I suggested they shut the cooling fan off if another cleaning cycle is not started in XX seconds but they didn't like that idea.  I see no point in cooling water if you are not washing.