KLAudio returns - new KD-CLN-LP200T RCM

[djsina2]

Would you say the 200T cleans better than the DeGritter Mk 1?
In my case, I no longer buy used records, so I am only really cleaning new vinyl.

It’s hard to say. Both do a good job in my experience. KL is a time saver though with shorter overall cycle times, being able to run it non stop without heating concerns, and not having to change the water often. I also prefer it not using any detergents. I had ~80% of my collection cleaned with Degritter but went back and recleaned them all with the LP200T. I mostly buy used and don’t tolerate much noise.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

It’s hard to say. Both do a good job in my experience. KL is a time saver though with shorter overall cycle times, being able to run it non stop without heating concerns, and not having to change the water often. I also prefer it not using any detergents. I had ~80% of my collection cleaned with Degritter but went back and recleaned them all with the LP200T. I mostly buy used and don’t tolerate much noise.

i have an early LP200 as i live local to KLAudio and Peter the owner is a friend and visited my room numerous times. i've owned it for 8 years and except when it was new and i did have one issue (can't recall what it was), it's been perfect for me. i change the water often but otherwise zero issues. quick, does a great job, and while somewhat noisy it sits outside my room in my hallway and if my door is closed i cannot hear it with music playing. so i can clean and listen at the same time.

last summer i cleaned 1800 pressings with it over a 6 week period. cleaned and sampled each pressing. it worked perfectly. frankly i expected i might have issues with that big project and that my machine was older, but it just did it's job and no stress. at this point it's all gravy and i'll ride it into the sunset. with few exceptions i only clean records once, and plan no further big numbers of acquisitions.

the quality of the build is superb.

 

[djsina2]

i have an early LP200 as i live local to KLAudio and Peter the owner is a friend and visited my room numerous times. i've owned it for 8 years and except when it was new and i did have one issue, it's been perfect for me. i change the water often but otherwise zero issues. quick, does a great job, and while somewhat noisy it sits outside my room in my hallway and if my door is closed i cannot hear it with music playing. so i can clean and listen at the same time.

last summer i cleaned 1800 pressings with it over a 6 week period. it worked perfectly. frankly i expected i might have issues with that big project and that my machine was older, but it just did it's job and no stress. at this point it's all gravy and i'll ride it into the sunset.

the quality of the build is superb.

I’m up to 892 records through the LP200T now, no issues. When I was preparing my LP200 for sale I was cleaning the reservoir and there was a surprising amount of dirt in there. Have you been keeping yours clean? My LP200 was used so I don’t know the history of what was running through it. I feel better having the filter and bigger tank with the LP200T. I use a meter to monitor when to replace the water.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I’m up to 892 records through the LP200T now, no issues. When I was preparing my LP200 for sale I was cleaning the reservoir and there was a surprising amount of dirt in there. Have you been keeping yours clean?

no. but as i mentioned i switch the water often, and when i do, i shake the LP200 back and forth vigorously as i dump the water. every few times i'll cycle clean water thru it. so any residue remaining has to be hard caked and not causing a problem. and the records i clean have dust, but not lots of other surface contamination.

decades ago i did have more problem pressings with serious cleaning needs and then i used my Loricraft with the chemicals and all that stuff. but in the last 10 years i have not seen any really nasty pressings that needed that sort of attention.

My LP200 was used so I don’t know the history of what was running through it. I feel better having the filter and bigger tank with the LP200T. I use a meter to monitor when to replace the water.

makes sense. except during my project, i change the water every month. but i don't use it very often. i have the negative ion CS Port and DS Audio devices which minimizes dust accumulation as i play my records.

 

[djsina2]

I will say my Degritter mk1 eventually died. It was an early mk1 version though that had some differences with the final mk1. It was outside any warranty but Degritter was very fair with offering either an upgrade to the current mk1 or the new at that time mk2. Their support is superb.

With my LP200T purchased from Acoustic Sounds the unit arrived with a scratched front face plate. Sorry, for that kind of money it has to be perfect. AS support was pretty lame. They got me a new faceplate but left it up to me to replace it, not as simple as it sounds. Maybe if I would have pressed it harder or threatened returning it I could have received a new unit. Just kind of surprised they wanted an owner disassembling things.

 

[Zeotrope]

I will say my Degritter mk1 eventually died. It was an early mk1 version though that had some differences with the final mk1. It was outside any warranty but Degritter was very fair with offering either an upgrade to the current mk1 or the new at that time mk2. Their support is superb.

With my LP200T purchased from Acoustic Sounds the unit arrived with a scratched front face plate. Sorry, for that kind of money it has to be perfect. AS support was pretty lame. They got me a new faceplate but left it up to me to replace it, not as simple as it sounds. Maybe if I would have pressed it harder or threatened returning it I could have received a new unit. Just kind of surprised they wanted an owner disassembling things.

That's disappointing. I have found AS support to be hit and miss. You have to get to the right person as the front line CS is not the best.