WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY: "I Have to declare the KA-RC-1 is the best record cleaner on the market. Bar none" (Paul Rigby, HiFi World, January 2019) "Enthusiastically Recommended...as it works!", "AND It's reasonably priced",($970 uS Model). IT DOES rESTORE (Michael Fremer, Stereophile, July 2019) “Billed as a record restoration device, (not just a record cleaner), you’ll be rewarded with a more spacious soundstage and truer instrumental timbre.” (The Absolute Sound, March 2020) WITH OVER 2,000 SOLD 2019 (USA): OUR AWARDS! 2019: HiFi Pig Outstanding Product; HiFi Critic Recommended; HiFi World Outstanding; 5 Stars Stereo DE; Enjoy The Music Montreal 2019. 2020: Tone Audio Best Accessory; Stereophile FINALIST Best Accessory; The Absolute Sound Recommended Product
FAQs
A: You can clean two 33 1/3, one 45, and one 78 at the same time. The spacing between the records is crucial to the process, any larger number of record within the same space reduces the advantage of the ultrasonic that works the surfactant into the record grooves.
To the bath: We suggest you change out the distilled water with the 1.4 ounces of 70% IPA in the tank after restoring between 15 to 20 records or when the water becomes murky. Severely contaminated records will show up with murky water in the tub. Do not let the water stand in the restoration system overnight. It will grow fungus once the alcohol has evaporated. Please discard.
A: You should be able to clean between 100 and 150 records before requiring a new spray bottle. (60 mL). The number of applications depends on the number of 5 minute cycles that you require to restore the record. Eight applications would see less records restored, around 60.
Also available: a 300 mL refill bottle. This is approximately 20% lower in cost.
