Ditto on the HW17. I've had mine since the early 90s. No problems ever except periodically replacing the wand that does the suction and the brushes. Both of which are sold by VPI at very reasonable prices. It's not quiet, but I have never understood why that matters; I clean my LPs in my basement workshop. I don't try to listen to music or TV or to my wife while I am cleaning LPs.
Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation?
I am looking for a durable record vacuum machine. Any recommendations?
Ideally will also do 10" and 7", and be on the quieter side. Should be able to handle some volume without breaking.
Background: my Project VC-S is busted; vacuum motor got noisy to 95dB at 1 m, a bit much, IMHO. ~$250 motor part with no returns and no guaranteed compatibility is a non-starter. This is already a replacement unit for one with bad gears for the platter. So Pro-ject is out of the running.
In the last couple of months, I used the unit quite a bit (around 1K records vacuumed) as I got an ultrasonic and go through my entire collection.
Thanks for any leads and recommendations, particularly if you have run a few thousand records through your unit with no issues.
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