Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition Reviews

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“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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David Edwards

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“The Kirmuss works great, I've cleaned over 50 records so far. The Upscale audio edition which allows 3 45s to be cleaned at the same time was a great upgrade. The cleaning process can be time-consuming because of the number of cycles needed to complete the process so cleaning 3 at a time instead of 2 helps.”

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Michael Lipnicky

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“I owned two record cleaners before purchasing the Kirmuss. Neither were ultrasonic cleaners, but they got the job done by removing surface dirt. The Kirmuss is on a whole other level, being able to restore the sonics in a record by cleaning out dirt deeply embedded in the groves and removing buildup from previous cleaners. Yes it is time-consuming and you need to follow the instructions, but it is well worth it and the best upgrade I'm made to my system in a long time.”

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“Kirmus Ultrasonic Cleaner Upscale Audio Edition. I received it for Christmas from my lovely wife, Using the Kirmus Ultrasonic Cleaner is a learning experience. Every record is different depending on how dirty it is. The first record I cleaned was Miles Davis UHQR, like previous review I heard more noise and pops, I called Kirmus and Mr Kirmus called me back. After he told me how to clean new records in two minute intervals and final 5 minute rise the sound was AMAZING !!!!! Dont give up its a learning experience.”

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“When I first received it. I cleaned about 10 records. The I cleaned the new UHQR of Steely Dan. I played the record. It had little ticks throughout the disc. I sent it back and received a new one. Cleaned it again and had the same results. A few days later I received the new Bob Marley UHQR from analog productions. This time I cleaned it on my Vpi 16.5 record cleaner. The record was dead quiet..I feel like the Kirmuss was hurting my records. I don't plan on using it.”

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