OTHERS CLEAN, WE RESTORE!

See, Hear &   Feel the Difference 

OTHERS CLEAN, WE RESTORE!

See, Hear &   Feel the Difference 

LATEST VIDEO: CLICK HERE: From SoCal 2025, Kurt, "The Stereoman OG", interviews Charles about his entry into the market in 2017 and matters relating to his innovation as well as dispelling some myths surrounding records and their care.
CLICK HERE: June 2025: See a shootout between a record previously "cleaned" by a peer ultrasonic, then "restored" afterwards by the Kirmuss process. This by a known and respected Custodian and collector or records in Mexico City. Folks asked for a technical, unbiased review. Clearly validates the Kirmuss ultrasonic process using record ionization.
CLICK HERE where it is all about the music. At the Lima, Peru CONSAP Audio Show, see the short interview (in Spanish) of the reaction after the Kirmuss process restored a treasured, noisy, popping family heirloom record. It's all about the music. We are proud to have been able to bring his family memories back. Report by Fernando Meza, President and founder of the Mexican Audiophile Society, Organizer of the CONSAM Mexico City Audio Show. Proof where the Kirmuss process RESTORES, not just surface shines records!
CLICK HERE: A primer on records and how to evaluate all cleaning processes. Shot Unscripted, live in front of local audio journalists in Seoul, Korea, Nov 2022 at Damino Technologies: IN 15 MINUTES; DISCOVER THE TRUTHS AND MYTHS as to record manufacture, cleaning, chemicals and processes. See where many advertised ultrasonics are soap bubblers, LEARN ABOUT CAVITATION and the need for resonance and properly spaced records. Skewered records on DIY Rotisserie style holders offer no benefit. DISCOVER WHAT IS KIRMUSS RECORD GROOVE RESTORATION AND RECORD IONIZATION. A generic informational seminar. No sales hype.


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NEXT EVENT:
StereoNet Australia
August 2025
Details to follow.

LIVE LIVE LIVE:

Scheduled for Jul 12, 2025 #vinylcommunity #audiophile #recordcleaning
🎧 The Audiophile Show kicks off with a very special guest: Charles Kirmuss of Kirmuss Audio, the man behind one of the most talked-about record cleaning systems in the vinyl world.

This new LIVE format — created in collaboration with Shane from @anaussieaudiophile — puts YOU in the front row. Ask questions, join the conversation, and engage with guests in real time.

📌 What we’ll cover:
* Charles’ controversial approach to ultrasonic record cleaning
* Myths and misunderstandings in vinyl maintenance
* Real-time Q&A with YOU, the audience

💬 Join the conversation. Ask your questions. Let’s kick this series off with a bang.
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🗓️ Stream Date: 7/12 8PM EDT | 13/7 10AM AEST
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HOT OF THE PRESS AND JUST BACK FROM AUSTRALIA:
1) Do take a look at the latest videos of the Kirmuss process in action, unscripted. Recorded by "An Aussie Audiophile" (Shawn with 2.5K followers after a year) and presented on his YouTube channel), see the proof of record restoration and how we can both quantitatively and qualitatively measure the effectiveness of any record cleaning process. AND PROVE RECORD RESTORATION.

How does your current process compare?

Do current processes do anything more than just to shine a record?

In his intro video a record reseller saw his record that was previously cleaned and shined by a peer ultrasonic attest to where the Kirmuss process removed the air dried coating dried onto his record which the Kirmuss removed and RESTORED his record. Using the Kirmuss saw added $500 (AUS) to the selling price of the record.

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On our KirmussAudio YouTube channel. Two short video clips show two records that were brought in by their owners at the CONSAM and Kirmuss-Margules audio event in Mexico City this past November. Records brought in for us to restore were previously cleaned using a vacuum based cleaning machine and a purported 120KHz ultrasonic. As we do at all events, a before and after auditioning was performed.

In the video:
Connected was a spectrum analyzer.
See, hear and feel the results of Kirmuss Record Groove Restoration.
The KirmussAudio KA-RC-1 is not a surface cleaner or shiner.

Unlike peers,
We state and guarantee a 1.3 to 1.4 dB gain over floor and an 8% increase in frequency response in new pressings. Between 3 and at times upwards of 9 dB gain over floor and heard and measured an 18-28% increase in frequency response in our processing vintage records of provenance unknown.

2) To dispel yourself many of the mistruth as to record care, when considering the purchase of any cleaning machine or using any chemicals or process:
>Ask what is the change in the floor noise level and frequency response of the record after processing.

>If considering an ultrasonic machine, is it a real ultrasonic using cavitation, and if so, what is the measured cavitational energy in the tank and between all records from bottom of the tank to the top, measured in Cavins or Watts per Square Centimeter. THE KIRMUSS OFFERS 810 CAVINS from the edge of the record to the dead wax area.

FAQs

Q: How many records can I clean with one "bath"?

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.

Q: How long will that Surfactant bottle last before I need to replenish it?

A: You should be able to clean between 25 and 40 records before requiring a new spray bottle. (60 mL). The number of applications depends on the number cycles that you require to restore the record.

To remove the nasty effects of L'Art du Son: Six cycles would see less records restored, around 20.

The cost broken down is reasonable: Between 0.28 and 0.38 cents per record. Not including the distilled water.

Indeed the cost varies based on the number of cycles. Typically we see 3 or 4 cycles.

Also available: a 300 mL refill bottle. This is approximately 20% lower in cost.

Read More Commonly Asked Questions

"...To say that I was pleased with the performance of the Kirmuss was to issue a laughable understatement. The KA-RC-1 not only removes troublesome  noise efficiently, to give new life to your vinyl, it also provides a level of sonic transparency that is truly astounding. Once you hear the effects yourself, you’’ realize that you’ve never actually heard your record collection. 

...Not properly."

"I have to declare that the KARC-1 is the best record cleaner on the market. Bar none.​"​

FIVE STARS!

HiFi World Magazine (January 2019)

"The Kirmuss KA-RC-1 is the best commercial ultrasonic cleaner currently available on the market."

The Audioman

(on-line review January 2019)

"Kirmuss Audio’s "In The Groove" Ultimate Ultrasonic Vinyl Restoration System makes the process of using this technology more affordable. You can RESTORE your 33 1/3, 45's and 78's simultaneously!​​"

Andre Jennings

AXPONA 2018 WORLD PREMIERE

The Kirmuss system should not be seen as simply a record cleaning machine, it is a professional grade archival system that has been made affordable to anyone wanting to preserve or restore their vinyl collection and as such thoroughly deserves 

Hifi Pig’s Outstanding Product Award.

Linette Smith

HiFi Pig

"Billed as a record groove restoration system (and not a record cleaner), You will be rewarded with a better soundstage and truer instrumental timbre". " As such receives Absolute Sound's EDITOR's CHOICE AWARD".

ANDRE JENNINGS

THE ABSOLUTE SOUND March/April 2020

"I wholeheartedly endorse the Kirmuss System” ;   “Best of all when I played it, (after record restoration),  HOLY CRAP! “.  “ The top end fully restored, the backgrounds were super quiet, transients were sharpened, the inner detail in Peter Townsend’s rhythm guitar strings (Tommy). ...  produced an almost new listening experience." 

“ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECOMMENDED,”

 “Works as promised,  and it’s reasonably priced.”     

MICHAEL FREMER, "Dr. Analog to many."

Stereophile Magazine July 2019

“Dr. Kirmuss, I want to share my absolute delight and astonishment with your system.  Over the past five decades I have used many DIY and professional cleaning systems ,.none of those systems have come close to the sonic benefits I am experiencing with this system, …it is like opening a window, simply dramatic. What I now hear from them is a revelation. This cleaning solution is simple, effective and impactful.” Thank-You, Kind Regards,

Lowell E. Graham, D.M.A. Abraham Chavez, Jr. Professorship in Music; Director of Orchestral Activities, Professor of Conducting, Conducting and Ensembles, Area Coordinator of The University of Texas at El Paso; Conn-Selmer: Educational Clinician; President: American Bandmasters Association; President and CEO: John Philip Sousa Foundation  

Lowell Graham , DMA, Professional Custodian

A “best buy” for the benefit of ultrasonics to restore LP sonics to their potential!