Kirmuss audios ultrasonic record cleaner

Saw it at Axpona looking interesting for the money i have the KL Audio which is $3800.00 i think this is a great machine for the money.Enjoy!!

I was literally going to post the same question on the ultrasonic cleaning thread then saw this here already.
Anybody bought one?

I built my own for about $200. It works great. Check out BBtx's build info at DIY Audio. I cleaned every LP I own with it, it is still working as always. You can spend more, if that's what works for you, but it was an enjoyable project that yielded great results.

Regards,
Dan

Dan
Sounds good , unfortunately not everybody is blessed with the technical wherewithal and sometimes even the time or inclination to get down and dirty so to speak.
I have the start of a home brewed project but finding the enthusiasm to complete has been lacking of late.

@islandmandan, $200.00 versus $800.00 sounds good and will follow your lead of checking it out on DIY, with that said and the fact that you have an ultrasonic cleaner , could you give your opinion of the Kirmuss as far as anything you see that might or could be an issue if I decide to go that way. Thanks

@uberwaltz, if you should happen to spring for one of these please post your opinion after you have used it a bit. I am going to hold back just a little while.

Interesting that the Kirmuss looks exactly like the I-Sonic cleaner, except with a Kirmuss label on it! The I-Sonic is $600 on Amazon.

Am spoiled by the air drying on my KL Audio and the fact that I can multitask while it is cleaning and drying. Was lucky to get one used here for about 2500$ and as a vinyl seller clean an average of ten records a day. Love mine.

@uberwaltz,

You aren't being completely honest... You've posted on another US cleaning thread...
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I'd advise anyone ready to let go of their hard earned money to look at the many threads on Audiogon regarding US cleaning and the DIY methods.

I have a Kirmuss preordered and it should be arriving by the 15th of next month. But in comparing the I-Sonic someone has mentioned above, the I-Sonic is basically lacking a motorized spidle to rotate the Records and is basically not set up for cleaning Records, specifically. It’s set up for carberators and jewelry, the listing on Amazon says. The I-Sonic is cavitating at a higher frequency which Kirmuss says is inappropriate for safely cleaning Records and shellacs. I’m happy to spend extra to get a device that takes the risk and manual labor out of the equation. Time is the most valuable asset each of us has. If I can spend a little extra money to have more time to do the things that make me happy, then it’s worth the cost. 

I am not sure which I-Sonic cleaner you are looking at in your statement above but I-Sonic does make a cleaner for vinyl records. Here is the link to Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/iSonic-P4875II-4T-MVR-Motorized-Ultrasonic/dp/B077HP494C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&a...

This is a link to the I-Sonic website.
http://www.isonicinc.com/motorized-ultrasonic-vinyl-record-cleaner

The Kirmuss unit is an I-Sonic cleaner. It is actually a cheaper version of the I-Sonic listed above. The Kirmuss unit is only capable of 5 minute cleaning cycle where the I-Sonic can range from 5 to 30 minute cleaning cycles. The Kirmuss unit has the same Ultrasonic frequency of 35 khz. You are able to clean 5 lp’s at a time with the I-Sonic vs 2 with the Kirmuss.

I own the I-Sonic listed above and have cleaned over 500 lp with the unit and have no complaints about it’s performance. I have gotten excellent cleaning results using this machine.

I’m happy to spend extra to get a device that takes the risk and manual labor out of the equation. Time is the most valuable asset each of us has. If I can spend a little extra money to have more time to do the things that make me happy, then it’s worth the cost.

Good news, the I-Sonic is safe to use and not completely manual, it can clean over 2x more lp’s then the Kirmuss at a time and best of all it is about $175 cheaper. So you will have more time and money to buy more records !

@benjie 
thanks much
how do you dry records ?

I just let the records air dry after the cleaning cycle, it takes about 15 minutes for the records to dry. I set the records at a 45 degree angle with the block that is provided with the I-Sonic. They just drip dry over the tank.

I also do a clean water rinse using my old VPI 16.5 (23 yrs old). I am a firm believer in rinsing records after the cleaning process regardless of which cleaning method you use.

@benjie , would you please just walk me thru your clean rinse cycle with your VPI, I have one also and was wondering if I should keep it even once I buy an ultrasonic machine.

@tooblue 
After the cleaning process is completed with the US cleaning machine, I let the records air dry. Once they are dry, I place a record on the VPI and I apply a generous amount of clean water (distilled water) to the record surface and spread it around with a brush and then vacuum the record dry. Repeat the process on the other side.