We Vinyl Ultrasonic or Vacuum Cleaner?

@vinylshadow I have a PRC-4 Deluxe (pre-SME) and Degritter MkI, and I have used them in all sorts of combinations, settling on using the Loricraft first with L'Art du Son liquid followed by a DW rinse. The Degitter I use with DW alone afterwards (on Heavy) so there is no need for another rinse. I then replace the inner sleeve with a new one. I do this with all records once and then repeat only when I notice any surface noise. The Degritter definitely adds something, and it is rare that a record has any remaining noise, and if one does it is usually a scratch rather than dirt. Either machine alone is about 80-85% as good. The whole process probably takes 20 minutes per disk and is done before the first play.

Seems to be par for the course. We get a TOTL choice that costs eye watering money, or we get a choice from budget conscious sellers that sells for minimum cost and performance, and little to nothing in between. 

Spent a bit of time looking at the Humminguru and it looks like a Degritter, but has the power levels of a Vevor tank or less. Perhaps the smaller wash chamber offsets the power needs. But not even a shadow of the ultrasonic strength.

Have yet to get a new record that isn't already dirty. There is usually a film on the record. Also packed in cheap paper, so bit of that on the record as well. 

First thing I do when opening up a new record, clean it, then put new sleeves on the inner and outer parts. 

The couple times a new uncleaned record has been played, my needle had crud all over after one side. On time thought it was a bad recording, turns out it was a dirty needle

@dogberry Thanks!

I've been using Sleeve City's Diskeeper Audiophile Inner sleeves. Which do you prefer. 

I never thought about continually replacing inner sleeves. Replacing the sleeve after each cleaning is really going for it! Expensive but I guess there's a payoff. 

I use vinylstoragesolutions.ca HDPE inner sleeves,