Humminguru 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.

@audphile1 

Analog Productions reissues are, in my experience better than most previous releases. Chad and the team at AP are doing truly fabulous work—between the mastering choices, pressing quality, and overall consistency, their releases often set the benchmark for how reissues should be done.