Audio Desk Professional Grade Vinyl Cleaning Machine, Ultrasonic, Automatic, For Albums, LPs, Vinyl and 45s

DO NOT pay any heed to those who have posted negative reviews of this product which would lead you to believe this is a cheaply made thin plastic piece of junk. It is well built, works well, and will breathe new life into your vinyl collection. It will not, nor will ANY machine on the planet repair damaged or ridiculously scratched records. But I can tell you from personal experience that there are many albums that I own that I thought had surface noise that was due to a bad pressing or defect and came out sounding incredible. These were all previously cleaned numerous times with a VPI 16.5 using the most expensive, exotic and highly rated cleaning fluids available but one single pass through this unit and they came out sounding quieter and pristine. I would say on the average that 75% of the records I have cleaned sounded remarkably better, while about 25% came out just a little better than before. But that 75% sounded so far better than before that I can easily justify my purchase. I was fortunate to be able to obtain a like new demo of this machine so I saved quite a bit of money, but it is definitely worth it.

I have had my unit since 2010, with no problems.Does a great job cleaning.

If you have a sizable investment in LPs, this product is as important as a great phono-preamp or great mc cartridge, and needs to be viewed in the same way as spending $4000 on either of those.I replaced my VPI cleaner with this. And it was one of those magic moments in life...my first time riding a bike, my first kiss, the birth of my first child....and listening to the first album cleaned using the Audio Desk LP cleaner.....

I bought the AudioDesk ultrasonic cleaner after reading MANY reviews on both this product and the KLAudio ultrasonic cleaner. The reviews seemed to indicate they were nearly the same, so I went with the AD cleaner because it used a surfactant additive that supposedly removed oils and fingerprints better. I never liked the looks of the AD machine, but I figured it was more how the unit performed rather than looks that mattered.When the unit arrived, I was even more disappointed in the looks than before. Made almost entirely of plastic (PVC?) it looked to be glued together. The workmanship wasn't terrible, but at $4000, I would've expected a little more polish. I've worked for several technology companies in the past and understand manufacturing processes; this looked to be nearly handmade, as in a garage operation, not a boutique or high end operation.I cleaned about 70 LPs with the AudioDesk cleaner, then put it up for sale on e-Bay at a $1000 loss. The records came out spotless from what I could tell, but did nothing to reduce back ground noise, clicks or pops on any of the records I cleaned. I did immediately before and after listening tests, and could not tell ANY difference on old or new, well preserved or battered LPs.A couple of subjective observations:1. The thing is NOISY, and not in a good way. Sometimes a high tech device gives off a high tech sound that adds to the perception of being well built. My older HP Laser printer sounds like a Lear Jet preparing for take off, but the sound is impressive, not distracting. The AudioDesk cleaner makes a lot of grinding gear noises reminiscent of a rickety contraption built with an Erector set motor.2. The drive mechanism is mind-bogglingly crude. The record is spun between two tight pinch rollers at the very bottom of the well. Engaging them is problematic; on 90% of the records I had to "slap" the top of the record once the drive engaged in order to get it to spin (their manual even suggests you have to do this). The thrust of the pinch rollers drives the LP into the vortex formed by the "V" slot in the top plate with some force. It never damaged any of my 12" LPs (see number 3 below), but it gave me a real uneasy feeling everytime I watched it. The LP would wobble back and forth as it spun with the edge of the record grinding against the top plate. I would've thought a small vinyl roller at the vortex would've been a better option. The only other support for the rotating LP is a fixed brass post with a "V" cut into it that the edge of the LP rides in, located in the well (no roller on this either).3. Do not attempt to clean anything but 12" records on this machine! They mention this once in the manual, although I missed it, and inserted a 10" 78 RPM disc into the machine. The pinch rollers grabbed the disc, slammed it into the vortex of the top panel and smashed it into a dozen pieces almost immediately after inserting it into the machine.4. The AudioDesk cleaner uses a number of consumables that are not insignificant: The surfactant is good for 100 records according to the manual and costs $15 a bottle (it comes with two). There are 4 micro-fiber rollers that are supposed to sweep the record as it rotates (on mine only 3 made contact). They cost $100. I don't know if that is each ($400) or for a set, but they recommend replacement after 400 LPs.5. The micro fiber brushes stay saturated with solution for days after using the cleaner. If you're going to buy and use one of these machines, I would suggest removing the brushes after each use, ringing the water out of them and rolling them on a paper towel to dry them lest they mildew over time. Mine did not mildew, but I only owned this horrible thing for 3 days before selling it. I did this to prepare the unit for shipping when it sold.6. The unit is powered by a 40W wall wart, which means the entire unit cannot draw more than 40W (most likely much less than that) total including the motors, which from the sound of them, are substantial. I could never tell if the unit was applying ultrasonic cleaning or not. Normally on US cleaners (for jewelry etc.) you can see standing waves in the solution, and hear a "buzz" when the ultrasonic transducers are active. I did not hear or see anything with this unit.I bought the KLAudio cleaner after selling this, and the ultrasonic portion is rated at 200W. It doesn't use a wall wart, but plugs directly into the AC mains. The KLAudio is built extremely well and is almost all metal. The KLAudio is much quieter; the LP rides on 4 vinyl rollers and turns smoothly and effortlessly. They sell an adapter for 10" LPs. There are no moving parts other than the rollers that hold the LP (no brushes). There are no consumables (although you can add surfactant if you wanted to). The KLAudio uses ~1qt of distilled water; the AudioDesk used more than a gallon.Still expensive, the KLAudio unit at least looks like it should fetch $4K. The fit and finish are like a fine tool; night and day difference from the AudioDesk and it's not hard to detect: The empty weight of the KLAudio unit must be 3 times that of the AudioDesk. The reason I am writing this review, is I'm PO'd at all of the other reviewers who failed to mention any of this. From reading any of these reviews, you get the impression the 2 units are roughly the same. How anyone could fail to see the differences between these 2 units within the first 3 minutes is beyond belief. After using both of them, I don't how you could compare the two favorably. If the AudioDesk was $1000, I would still have to recommend the KLAudio instead. At $4K each, it's a no-brainer: KLAudio.

I purchase this machine the Audio Desk, some time ago. And had lot's of problems with it,It's been back to the factory about 6 times with a replacement machine. I had very bad communication with the manufacture with no reply for weeks. And finally if you do get in touch with them, they are very apologetic.And finally I got rid of it. I had now purchased the KL Audio machine which is well built.And lately got a clone Chinese machine designed like the Audio Desk all Aluminum built casing and till now after using it for the past 3 month have not given me any problem at 1/4 the price of the Audio Desk. Watch it on YouTube.com under Joseph Lazaroo.