Humminguru Nova

That’s very cool @ljgerens and encouraging. I recently purchased a bunch of new records and played them without a wash. I’ll test them out after a wash in a Nova. 

I'm not an expert with record cleaning so maybe I shouldn't comment.  However I don't understand those who simply air dry.  Whether their last step was a cleaning solution or they added a rinse, whatever remaining debris in the solution from the last will dry on the record.  So I believe in suction drying with whatever the cleaning method.

Good luck and enjoy listening.

“I recently purchased a bunch of new records and played them without a wash. I’ll test them out after a wash in a Nova.”

@audphile1 You’re IN for a nice surprise. I never play a record without giving it a bath in my Degritter. Even the cleanest new pressings benefit from an ultrasonic wash—it removes pressing residue and microscopic contaminants you may not see, but can certainly hear during playback.

@lalitk 

cool! It arrives tomorrow and I’ll immediately put it to work. 
This new vinyl by Analogue Productions and Craft is amazing I can tell you that much. If cleaning these records improves things further I’ll be a happy camper. 

@pryso I’m having a tough time convincing myself to use a vacuum on a vinyl record. It only takes one rogue hard particle that gets lodged into the vacuum pad to completely ruin a record. I know I’m probably overly paranoid about it but that’s my take on it.