HumminGuru & Degritter Ultrasonic RCMs

You must be whetting a lot of appetites over these machines. You ought to get some commission.

Haha. I’ve been 36 years in IT/Tech sales now so I suppose old habits die hard🤣

If this machine is allowing you to hear a difference with your set up, it is clearly doing something right.
I just keep having to tell myself that my HG or Project vacuum machine is good enough for my set up and modest 500 lps

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In the meantime why not take the Humminguru ? With the Degritter fluid, it makes a splendid job. And one day you can buy the Degritter, if you really still need to.
Someone here cleaned already 2k lps with it.

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Gotta draw the line somewhere :slight_smile:

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Yes that is a thought. I am not rushing into this at the moment.
I do have a VPI vacuum cleaner for last 30 years.
I was just shocked at the difference of the 3 records that my friend cleaned for me in his Degritter.
Whether the Humminguru would give me the same results is the interesting question.

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You could write here where you live. Perhaps someone here living not far , owning the HG, could invite you to clean some records to test.

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@Premmyboy
And hence the thread! The Degritter appears to offer the highest level of record cleaning possible.

I’m telling myself, ‘If I owned one I’d be more inclined to buy second hand vinyl - and save money - because records can be restored to as new condition’. Obviously that’s nonsense …
Damn, it is tempting though.

The reports extolling the transformational difference the Degritter makes are a great read.
You are in a good position having access to one!!

I’ve cleaned about 1700 records so far with the Degritter since I bought one in Feb.

Absolutely best money spent ever. Was contemplating XPSDR to go with my NDX, and I’m glad I went for a Degritter instead as I’m a vinyl addict :grin:

It’s so easy to use!!
Rejuvenated countless basket cases that were noisy even after cleaning with my Okki Nokki and Art’du Son. (Now sold).

Sound quality for most records has increased massively, very impressive. A lot of records from late 80’s and 90’s that had lots of surface noise became totally silent.

It’s also revealed how a lot of newer records are terrible pressings with some new sealed records still noisy after 3 heavy washes. The noise is due to dirt in the manufacturing process and can’t be solved.

I stopped using the fluid it comes with and prefer a few drops of Tergikleen into the distilled water.

Regarding the temperature, back in Feb when room temp much lower, could get 2 heavy cleans before it goes into cooling mode and now only 1 as room temps much higher, been a hot summer here in UK.

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That’s a powerful endorsement @mayday
I think I’m going to have to start saving in ernest.

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Yeah I’m tempted also. Will get a few more cleaned and if they all show similar big improvements in sound quality I will start saving.

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I am afraid I have to agree. Much better that the audio desk pro it replaced. It is not going TTA fix every record, some are beyond repair but every record cleaned sounds better than it did before cleaning

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Bought these 3 at a market yesterday on a vinyl stall in the “3 for £12 Bargain Bin”.

They were in shocking condition but I took a punt.

Put each of them through 2 x heavy wash cycles on my Degritter RCM and they’re like new.

The contrast between before and after is simply astonishing. £4 vinyl - what’s not to like?

Job done.

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I appear to spend a lot of time cleaning what my mate buys recently. But his purchases today were the dirtyist yet.
I tend to change the water in the HG each time now. But after the first clean for the first record ,12 Gold Bars by Status Quo ( dont ask), there was slit at the bottom of where the water container. Horid. Still cleaning the rest of todays " finds".

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@Toon - that’s as good a reason to get a Degritter as any. It opens up the possibility of buying second hand records knowing that there is a decent chance that they can be restored like new.
Having said that, I picked up the best of the Pretenders at Tynemouth market for £3 recently and the record was in fantastic condition. Three quid!

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Ive still found s/h records a bit of a lottery even after cleaning, albeit with the HG. Some depite not looking great can be near silent, others look great, yet have clicks and noise. The problem is you just dont know how they have been looked after and played. Ive had some that were severely worn. No ammount of cleaing would remove noise.

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I agree that a worn damaged record cannot be saved by using a RCM.
I am more interested in the sound improvement and to what degree of cleaning an undamaged record in either of these ultrasonic machines.
I have limited experience of the Degritter on 3 of my old LPs and quite frankly I was gobsmacked by the improvement in the sound of those 3 LPs but I have no experience of the Humminguru as yet.

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Prewash,

Having something of a crisis of confidence with my recently purchased Degritter.

I don’t know if I am imagining things but while the LPs are undeniably cleaner (in fact, super clean), I’m hearing more pops and clicks than ever before. Perhaps I am listening out for them now? I don’t think so. And given the comments above, I am sure that what I am hearing on some of my LPs isn’t right.

I was going to give those LPs another go in the machine - with the distilled water but without the cleaning fluid this time - but this evening I’ve noticed the thread of the metal tube on the filter is damaged, and won’t screw in. I’ve contacted the customer service at Degritter in the hope they will send a spare part.

I’m not going to lose the faith so early into the process - but I’m somewhat concerned, especially given the price of the machine, and the vinyl that has passed through it.

Remember that it is cleaning deep and allowing access deeper into the grove. I find it really brings high frequency sound to the fore, this may include pops and clicks due to a damaged record?