“great cleaner!”

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Posted 5 months ago

Brian Sailor

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“Does a great job cleaning records!”

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Posted 8 months ago

BRIAN TREVISANI

Verified Reviewer

“I used to think these types of machines were unnecessary and I had reservations on how safe it was for the vinyl. After spending some time with Charles at the FL Audio Expo I found what makes this system different and superior to many other systems. After using it for a bit and restoring about 60 of my albums so far I can say it works as advertised. It won’t fix physical damage but it gets those grooves clean and clear. Even my more damaged records had a marked improvement. I’ve described for friends that on every record the sound quality improved like upgrading my cartridge would. That’s on top of clearing out the vast majority of static and pops. This however is a laborious task and takes time. It takes a bit of practice to get your system down. It’s like spinning plates lol. Then you get used to determining when the record has been sufficiently restored by the surfactant reaction. Overall 5 stars.”

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Posted 8 months ago

Daniel Lucksinger

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“TLDR - it's time-consuming, but it works. Long version - The first time I saw a video of Kirmuss in his white jacket showing off this machine I thought “[any favorite four letter word] NO!” This guy is crazy, a charlatan or both. After a couple of years of running across stories of other people having the same reaction but claiming good results with this cleaner I decided to give it a shot with the thought that in the worst case, it’s still a decently priced ultrasonic cleaner. Having cleaned a few dozen records now, I can say that it works well as a cleaner and if you take the time to go through the whole process, records sound noticeably better, especially in the treble, with less surface noise. The full process takes me about 25 minutes to do 3 LPs and a 45. To clean the 15-18 max records recommended per batch of water means that it’s a 3-hour commitment, allowing for the required rest time for the machine every half hour. Plan on purchasing at least one of the large refill bottles of the cleaning spray. The small size that comes with is good for about 30 records and if you’re spending this much on a cleaner, you probably have more than 30 records you’d like to clean. Finally, the felt pads have an orientation when you re-insert them. It’s obvious with the 45 slot, but the others have an orientation too and if you put them in backwards, a small nub of plastic sticks out and could scratch your records. I didn’t find any mention of this in the manual. Be careful with warped records too as they can rub against the side of the slot.”

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Posted 9 months ago

William Stryjewski

Verified Reviewer

“With an approximate 5,000 LP vinyl library which was amassed for almost 50 years, there was a need for a definitive cleaning and maintenance approach. I previously owned a VPI vacuum cleaner and the results were very mixed. I did extensive research, there seemed to be a lot of ways to clean with different approaches and results. The Kirmuss offers results of restoration and that was the biggest selling point to me. It is a time-consuming approach however the results I have achieved in a short time have made it worth it already. Albums that I didn't listen to because of noise and distortion of music, not just pops and clicks, went away. There have been records that were beyond resortations but now I know the line. Also, the extras associated with the Upscale Audio version of the Kirmuss is worth it. Everything went great with the transaction. If you want to spend the time to clean your records this is system and the Upscale package is a great value.”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Well-constructed and simple to operate, so far seems to work well. I decided on the Upscale model for the third 33rpm slot, glad I did.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“I had many albums that were never playable.I am talking about brand new albums from many years ago. I thought “Oh well, that’s how it goes “. So I bought this machine. Can’t believe the results. These albums play perfectly. I’ve never tried any other machine, but am glad I happened to pick one this one. It works. Period.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“The Krimuss guy comes off as a snake-oil selling lunatic. And the instructions/manual kind of confirms my suspicion. That said, I bought the Upscale Audio version. It certainly cleans records. Very well. The process is horribly time-consuming, however. For this reason, I am reserving mine for my grungy old records I have not played for decades (and may never; I'm lazy), or bad condition used records. Otherwise, before throwing new stuff onto a turntable, I will likely use my old VPI 16.5. I will leave it to others to debate ultra-sonic cleaner frequencies, etc. But I intend to try other ultrasonic cleaners that rely on industrial ultrasonic tanks, using different or multiple frequencies, with attachments for record cleaning. I want to determine whether the "involved" Krimuss procedure combined with ultrasonic cleaning is the key or simply the ultrasonic stage. In an Upscale video (great, great video) on "500 hour break-in," Kevin brings up an excellent point on having the ability compare devices side-by-side in your environment. Rarely do we regular consumers have the ability to do this. I hope to compare it with a cleaner I did not buy and report back. The bottom line is that in my experience the Krimuss device and procedure produce pristine records. But it is not a procedure I would devote time to before playback for every record. PS: shout out to Sean-Paul for the Primaluna help!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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