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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Sensible record cleaning: vinyl piranhas and record Vaseline

Post Subject: Reality pricePosted by mem916 on: 12/12/2011

Hi Rakesh,

Super tired so I'll keep this short:

1) there is retail price and "reality" price for this machine as with everything in the high-end. Then there is "used price" (typically 50% retail). "reality" is anywhere from 20 to 30 % off.
2) 100 records per fluid bottle is conservative estimate based on cleaning seriously dirty used records. Typical for people who already keep their records clean with some other machine (me) is 200 per fluid refill.
3) I don't own 10,000 records. I don't intend to go on a mission to clean every record in my collection either. Just the ones I intend to play that day. Over time I don't know how many I will clean. Don't particularly care about how much they cost per record either. The improvement in sound quality justifies an added $2.50 to the cost of each record though for me. I have spent way more money for less improvement in the sound quality of my system so it is a good deal.

I suggest you find a good deal on one and try it out for yourself. If you don't like it I am certain you can sell it on the used market for most (if not all) of what you pay for it.

As for the engineering and complexity of the machine, seriously it is very slick. And there is a lot going on with it and it is extremely well thought out and designed. If you think you can design and build one for less cost that $3500 (including the cost of your time!) go for it.

Mark

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