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.
Kirmuss audios ultrasonic record cleaner
I just noticed the new ultrasonic record cleaner now available from Kirmuss Audio for $800.00 and would like to get some input from people that already own an ultrasonic machine on what they think of this unit. I was just getting ready to start getting my ducks in a row to build one but for the cost of this unit why bother, besides I have enough to do already. What say you?
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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 ! |
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. |
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