Agree w/most of the above. So with your budget, here's what you do"
Buy good liquid cleaning system from either Walkeraudio or Audio Intelligent. Get good velvety-surfaced cleaning brushes(Disc Doctor or Mobile Fidelity).
Buy a couple of large white thick cotton bath towels.
Buy a plastic dish drying rack from Target/Walmart.
Place the clean towels on a large table. Clean by hand per intructions. Air dry in the dish rack. You can clean about 10 LPs at a time, in about 15-20 minutes, and they will dry in another 15 minutes. Place the clean LPs immediately in a brand new good sleeve(search archives or just go to Elusive Disc).
When about to play LP, swipe it with an Audioquest Carbon fibre brush to remove static and stray debris.
This isn't perfect, but it will get you surprisingly far until you can get a vacuum cleaning machine. Cheers,
Spencer
Buy good liquid cleaning system from either Walkeraudio or Audio Intelligent. Get good velvety-surfaced cleaning brushes(Disc Doctor or Mobile Fidelity).
Buy a couple of large white thick cotton bath towels.
Buy a plastic dish drying rack from Target/Walmart.
Place the clean towels on a large table. Clean by hand per intructions. Air dry in the dish rack. You can clean about 10 LPs at a time, in about 15-20 minutes, and they will dry in another 15 minutes. Place the clean LPs immediately in a brand new good sleeve(search archives or just go to Elusive Disc).
When about to play LP, swipe it with an Audioquest Carbon fibre brush to remove static and stray debris.
This isn't perfect, but it will get you surprisingly far until you can get a vacuum cleaning machine. Cheers,
Spencer