Over the last few years, it seems more and more listeners are buying groovy black discs to consume their music. Over time, these vinyl records can accumulate surface gunk that adversely affects playback. Austrian he has launched his RCM for Rekkord Audio to keep his collection in pristine condition.
If you play vinyl records regularly, you probably use some kind of fine-fiber brush to remove dust from the surface before lowering the tonearm. But sometimes that’s not enough and a deeper cleaning may be required.
Some use an ultrasonic cleaner on the record, while others vacuum the surface. The Rekkord RCM is a full-surface suction device. This means that the vacuum arm reaches the entire surface of the record, as opposed to point suction, where the vacuum nozzle follows the grooves during cleaning.
The mains powered wet clean machine measures 16.5 x 10.5 x 13 inches (418 x 269 x 328 mm), weighs 19 pounds (8.6 kg) and looks like a box turntable. increase. At the top is a motorized platter on which vinyl records sit, held in place by a heavy aluminum puck (protecting the labels during cleaning).
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The user applies a portion of the included non-alcoholic cleaning solution to the surface of the record, spreads it evenly using the included brush, then moves the tip lathe’s vacuum arm to initiate suction. The platter spins at 30 rpm.
A vacuum arm removes applied fluids and accumulated dirt into a 2 liter (0.5 gallon) tank within a body constructed of 4 mm thick aluminum composite panels. up to two turns. This process is repeated for the back side, leaving a residue-free vinyl ready to play on your turntable.
Maintenance is minimal as much of the aspirated cleaning fluid is likely to evaporate in the internal tank. The company says the RCM “rarely needs to be emptied.”
The Rekkord RCM will be available later this month through the company’s dealer network for a suggested retail price of €699 (approximately US$760). Latest deglitter.
Product page: Record RCM
