Stuart Frazer
pfm Member
I think some of the Loricraft machines are supposed to be reasonably quiet.
Record Cleaning Machines.
- Thread starter Mullardman
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I think some of the Loricraft machines are supposed to be reasonably quiet.
daytona600
Registered User
Loricraft are almost silent in operation
Tony L
Administrator
The VPI 17i isn’t too bad at all, I’d not choose to listen to it, but it’s right next to the right Tannoy so I tend to have music on whilst cleaning. It’s certainly no worse than my Miele vaccum cleaner on its middle setting. I borrowed a Moth at one point and that really was crazy loud. The Loricraft ones are quiet but painfully slow, now way in hell could you use one in a professional context.
My VPI 17F vacuum is loud and I have no doubt prolonged exposure to it will be detrimental to hearing. Thankfully it only needs to run in short bursts. I find the Clearaudio smart matrix cleaner to be much quieter.
On the other hand, I find the hissing sound of my ultrasonic cleaner makes me feel ill even when it sits 50 ft away in a separate (but not enclosed) space. And the cleaning cycle is usually 5 mins or more. There's some evidence that ultrasonics can be damaging to hearing even though the high pitch hiss seems less annoying to most people than vacuum noise. I am thinking of moving the cleaner into a room.
On the other hand, I find the hissing sound of my ultrasonic cleaner makes me feel ill even when it sits 50 ft away in a separate (but not enclosed) space. And the cleaning cycle is usually 5 mins or more. There's some evidence that ultrasonics can be damaging to hearing even though the high pitch hiss seems less annoying to most people than vacuum noise. I am thinking of moving the cleaner into a room.
AudioAl
pfm Member
Whisper quiet , No ear defenders need with these , My PRC4 is a joy to use
Colonel_Mad
pfm Member
This is the other advantage of the Project VC-S over the VC-E. The exhaust pipe is on the side of the unit so no need for a disc to protect the underside of the LP. Together with the larger top plate capturing inevitible spills off the side of the LP, it makes the additional £100 a no brainer.
Spiderous
pfm Member
Colonel_Mad
pfm Member
Thanks to Matt J of this parish (save £97 of those £100)
Nice mod. I'd still want that pipe a good 5 inches longer, otherwise any dust and condensation sucked into the airflow will be blasted across the opening grooves. Lets call it £96.
bhope58122
pfm Member
As is the general consensus, get yourself some ear defenders if you go for one of the Pro-Ject or likewise vacuum ones. I've had one and it was unusable due to living mid terrace. I've also had a DIY Ultrasonic but couldn't be bothered with the faff involved, and a vacuum was needed after anyway for best results. Had a Knosti manual thing, and for the price it did a great job.
Then I landed the ultimate bargain by chance. I picked up a mint condition Keith Monks Archivist Duo machine for £180 and now I won't ever need another machine. Quite, and bloody effective. Buy a used one, no you won't get one as cheap as I did but I'd have happily paid way way more than I did
Then I landed the ultimate bargain by chance. I picked up a mint condition Keith Monks Archivist Duo machine for £180 and now I won't ever need another machine. Quite, and bloody effective. Buy a used one, no you won't get one as cheap as I did but I'd have happily paid way way more than I did
Tony L
Administrator
I suspect a lot depends on where you use the cleaner. Mine is on a carpeted floor, it is propped up a little for airflow, but only by a couple of cm. It is nowhere near the level I’d wear earplugs, and I tend to use them in even slightly noisy pubs (plus obviously all rock gigs). By saying that some cleaners are far noisier, I borrowed a Moth at one point and did use plugs with that as it was so loud. If at all possible I’d try and listen to whichever you are thinking about.
Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
Indeed. That is my experience. It is a great little machine for the money, so far.
funkit
pfm Member
Hi Guys, Another vote for the VC-E here superb machine it is..
I bought mine from a bloke off eBay last year and found the VC-E came with a plastic 12” platter which the record sits on. My question is, does this come a standard when new? Because some guys I know who’ve got these RCM’s didn’t have the plastic platter..
I bought mine from a bloke off eBay last year and found the VC-E came with a plastic 12” platter which the record sits on. My question is, does this come a standard when new? Because some guys I know who’ve got these RCM’s didn’t have the plastic platter..
vinylslug
pfm Member
They didn’t come with it at first, but they do now. I think it was to ‘solve’ the issue of the exhausted blowing damp air to the underside of the record. I glued a half pipe to direct the air away from the record and don’t bother with the platter.*
*I see the platter as another possible source of contamination.
Darren L
Egalitarian
My Project RCM is the older full size black model, no platter included, exhaust out the side and the Project TT lid fits it also to keep it dust free when not in use. Fair enough it's not silent in operation but I clean all records upon opening and treat them to a nice new anti static sleeve, I generally only buy a few at a time and it's a fairly short process to actually 'vacuum' each side, the noise is no big deal really. Having moved house recently I had it packed away, I bought some new records on Saturday so on Sunday morning I got the RCM out and set it up in a few minutes, only to discover I'd packed the little brush somewhere else, it then took me an hour to find the bloody brush, typical 
Spiderous
pfm Member
Indeed. Post #87 above has a photo example of one solution to this.
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
That's how it is with my Nitty-Gritty machine.