This is a wonderful, most helpful post. So thanks to keegiam, Bill H, Bill S, and Neil for the links and information.
I've been using a VPI 16.5 for more than 20 years. Until I began reading about ultrasonic cleaning I was satisfied that wet/vacuum cleaning was good enough. But with a decent sized LP collection, reduced from over 3,000 to about 1,000 from a recent move, I now wonder if there is more sonic improvement possible in my records?
Being retired I'm not interested in a machine which costs $4-5K. Nor do I want to spend a half-hour cleaning one record. But if I could improve cleaning, and thus sonics, with different solutions with my VPI, or by adding an ultrasonic system for no more than $1K then this old dog is ready for new tricks.
I've been using a VPI 16.5 for more than 20 years. Until I began reading about ultrasonic cleaning I was satisfied that wet/vacuum cleaning was good enough. But with a decent sized LP collection, reduced from over 3,000 to about 1,000 from a recent move, I now wonder if there is more sonic improvement possible in my records?
Being retired I'm not interested in a machine which costs $4-5K. Nor do I want to spend a half-hour cleaning one record. But if I could improve cleaning, and thus sonics, with different solutions with my VPI, or by adding an ultrasonic system for no more than $1K then this old dog is ready for new tricks.