Proper record cleaning is the biggest upgrade, as I've often said. The cleaner, the better, but conversely, anything is better than nothing. Some of my records survived being played with a ceramic cartridge on a Philips one box record player in the 1960's, and even they are mostly silent after cleaning. I wouldn't have believed it possible until I found out for myself.
Oh, wow. Thank you to many...
Friends, I have enjoyed reading countless threads and I have learned so very much from your experience.
Well, someone once commented the source maters the most. Well, I have filthy sources. Old records, smudges etc.
I picked up the Humminguru EZ spinner and the HumminGuru Nova. The difference in playback on my modest (but beloved) Sansui SR-717 was absolutely magical. The detail was so much greater. The backgrounds were so much darker.
Oh - and I pulled my speakers out from the wall.... NIRVANA
My parents had a record player. It was terrible. I never bought into the my vinyl is better than your CD. I am not sure I do now.
What I do know is this: the cleaning of the record (Anberlin: More to Living Than Being Alive) changed it in a way that I cannot put into words. I hear depth, detail and life in the music in a way I never did before.
Thank you - if you commented at some point on this sub, I probably read your comments and they helped me get to here. It's amazing.
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Great feedback. I've been using a Humminguru Nova since March 2025. I estimate I've cleaned about 400 records at this point. It does an excellent job. At first, I would pull it out of the closet and clean batches of records, usually 10-20 at a time. That worked pretty well. I was able to deep clean my entire collection and put everything in new anti-static sleeves. However, I found myself leaving it out on the countertop rather than putting it away. It's in a laundry room, not far from my listening area. I no longer put it away. Whenever I plan to listen to vinyl, I run a quick clean on the record just prior to playing it. I only use distilled water with a few drops of surfactant in the reservoir so it can sit for a week or two and the water doesn't get fouled. Every couple of weeks I change the water. In short, the Humminguru Nova does a very good job cleaning records. It's proven to be far more convenient than I would have guessed. When I purchase old vinyl, I first clean the records in a Spin Clean as the direct contact brushes do a good job dislodging the crud. Then, Humminguru deep clean. What a difference!
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