Well, if you listen to a lot of vinyl, definitely make sure it is always as clean as can be first before judging anything else.
I clean mine manually but I would listen to vinyl more often probably if I had a reliable and low maintenance record cleaning machine of some sort. The ones I would want do not come cheap though.
After that, I suspect you can do better than the Blue Point Special for similar cost even these days, so that might be worth consideration. NEver a bad idea to have a backup cart around, so adding a new one should not be a big decision point for most vinyl lovers I would think. I always keep 3 or 4 around just in case.
I clean mine manually but I would listen to vinyl more often probably if I had a reliable and low maintenance record cleaning machine of some sort. The ones I would want do not come cheap though.
After that, I suspect you can do better than the Blue Point Special for similar cost even these days, so that might be worth consideration. NEver a bad idea to have a backup cart around, so adding a new one should not be a big decision point for most vinyl lovers I would think. I always keep 3 or 4 around just in case.