New ultrasonic vinyl cleaner in the works: Humminguru

I find it interesting that the transducers on the Degritter change sound depending on the temp of the water, no idea why. And like most things I don't understand I just hand wave it on as magic and continue with my day.
 
Last edited:
Mather said:
I find it interesting that the transducers on the Degritter change sound depending on the temp of the water, no idea why. And like most things I don't understand I just hand wave it on as magic and continue with my day.
Click to expand...
Damn, now I'm going to be listening to the Degritter to validate your claim. Damn you Mather! :sneaky:
 
OMC said:
Damn, now I'm going to be listening to the Degritter to validate your claim. Damn you Mather! :sneaky:
Click to expand...
Haha yeah Degritter actually mentioned it when I was talking to them. They can't even really explain why. Just something that they do...
 
Mather said:
I find it interesting that the transducers on the Degritter change sound depending on the temp of the water, no idea why. And like most things I don't understand I just hand wave it on as magic and continue with my day.
Click to expand...
Is it temp or the degas process changing the tone?
 
I think I've said something to this effect here before, but as I move thru my collection and give them all the ultrasonic treatment it's more and more evident what an absurd joke many of today's overpriced pressings are in overall quality and how much we're all getting gouged. I've got many new records that are as clean and shiny as the head of the creature in Alien that are noisy garbage after cleaning compared to most records I bought in the 70s and 80s that show visible scuffs/imperfections but play silently and flawlessly getting the same treatment.

There was a member here that isn't around anymore - I've wracked my little early onset dementia pea brain and just can't come up with his handle - who always said there are tons of reissues out there but only one original pressing. He had a pretty good point...
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
I think I've said something to this effect here before, but as I move thru my collection and give them all the ultrasonic treatment it's more and more evident what an absurd joke many of today's overpriced pressings are in overall quality and how much we're all getting gouged. I've got many new records that are as clean and shiny as the head of the creature in Alien that are noisy garbage after cleaning compared to most records I bought in the 70s and 80s that show visible scuffs/imperfections but play silently and flawlessly getting the same treatment.

There was a member here that isn't around anymore - I've wracked my little early onset dementia pea brain and just can't come up with his handle - who always said there are tons of reissues out there but only one original pressing. He had a pretty good point...
Click to expand...
You ain’t wrong, which is why I get everything for $5 at the B&N sale.
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
I think I've said something to this effect here before, but as I move thru my collection and give them all the ultrasonic treatment it's more and more evident what an absurd joke many of today's overpriced pressings are in overall quality and how much we're all getting gouged. I've got many new records that are as clean and shiny as the head of the creature in Alien that are noisy garbage after cleaning compared to most records I bought in the 70s and 80s that show visible scuffs/imperfections but play silently and flawlessly getting the same treatment.

There was a member here that isn't around anymore - I've wracked my little early onset dementia pea brain and just can't come up with his handle - who always said there are tons of reissues out there but only one original pressing. He had a pretty good point...
Click to expand...
That’s because they can’t use whale oil anymore in the vinyl formula 😅
 
Yer Ol' Uncle D said:
I think I've said something to this effect here before, but as I move thru my collection and give them all the ultrasonic treatment it's more and more evident what an absurd joke many of today's overpriced pressings are in overall quality and how much we're all getting gouged. I've got many new records that are as clean and shiny as the head of the creature in Alien that are noisy garbage after cleaning compared to most records I bought in the 70s and 80s that show visible scuffs/imperfections but play silently and flawlessly getting the same treatment.

There was a member here that isn't around anymore - I've wracked my little early onset dementia pea brain and just can't come up with his handle - who always said there are tons of reissues out there but only one original pressing. He had a pretty good point...
Click to expand...
The deeper I've gotten into collecting, the more I want original or early pressings. These almost always sound better than any remaster, half speed, 45 rpm, 180g, three tracks per side nonsense they throw at it. Give me a VG copy from the original year and it usually sounds amazing.
 
MacDonals said:
The deeper I've gotten into collecting, the more I want original or early pressings. These almost always sound better than any remaster, half speed, 45 rpm, 180g, three tracks per side nonsense they throw at it. Give me a VG copy from the original year and it usually sounds amazing.
Click to expand...
On the flip side, discogs and eBay has gotten exponentially worse for buying used records. Bad grading, scammers, selling the wrong pressings and AI descriptions have all made getting OG pressings more difficult.

There are quite a few labels doing fantastic work with remasters and in a bunch of cases I prefer reissues for a variety of reasons (impossible to find clean copies for a decent price, sound quality is better, pressing compound is better, etc). Prefer OGs in many cases too.

It’s a good and bad time to be a vinyl listener now. Tons of bad reissues out there trying to milk the “audiophile” market by charging a lot (see VBR series). But then you also have stuff that Blue Note, Intervention, Slow Down Sounds and AP are doing that sounds wonderful and are cut and pressed with care.
 
I agree that bad grading and wrong pressings are becoming an issue. You need to be super careful of the sellers, but I recently took the time to do the legwork on Fleetwood Mac's Rumours pressings and Dire Straits Brothers in Arms. I found out which ones were widely considered excellent and a seller that specifically listed the correct markings in the dead wax. You need to do that these days...

There are good, well-handled reissues (2016 Joy Division, 2023 Ziggy Stardust, for example), but I think we agree that most labels will add superficial, marketing-friendly features instead of handling them with care and QCing the presses instead of shipping warped dishes :)
 
MikeH said:
On the flip side, discogs and eBay has gotten exponentially worse for buying used records. Bad grading, scammers, selling the wrong pressings and AI descriptions have all made getting OG pressings more difficult.

There are quite a few labels doing fantastic work with remasters and in a bunch of cases I prefer reissues for a variety of reasons (impossible to find clean copies for a decent price, sound quality is better, pressing compound is better, etc). Prefer OGs in many cases too.

It’s a good and bad time to be a vinyl listener now. Tons of bad reissues out there trying to milk the “audiophile” market by charging a lot (see VBR series). But then you also have stuff that Blue Note, Intervention, Slow Down Sounds and AP are doing that sounds wonderful and are cut and pressed with care.
Click to expand...
If I had easy access to a store that had a good selection of used vinyl, I would definitely invest in a HG. I miss flipping through the used bins. Sadly for me it is mostly having to rely on new reissues/repress which I find the Squeaky Clean does an ok job on. About ever 6 months I add a HG to the cart and then talk myself out of spending about $800 CDN on one.
 
Yeah I've tried to grab a lot of late 70s early 80s Japanese pressings because they sound almost as good as the OGs in a lot of cases and they are available in NM condition, unfortunately you're still spending hundreds per shipment on only a few records, but locally is hard to find much used that isn't thrashed...
 
Last edited:
The majority of Japanese pressings are at least one level removed from the master tape and introduce a 3dB increase in noise to the signal compared to the master. Using superior vinyl formulations and lavish attention to manufacturing details puts them on a par with OGs manufactured in the country where the master was recorded.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top