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Technical Details
| Item Weight | 2.2 Kg |
| Product Dimensions | 34.8 x 29.4 x 9 cm |
| Item model number | Disco Antistat |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B000BFXIVW |
| Best Sellers Rank | 157 in Musical Instruments (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 2.2 Kg |
| Date First Available | 23 Jun 2009 |
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Product Description
Clean every groove of your precious records thoroughly! No matter how carefully you handle your old records: During the course of the years dust particles get accumulated in the grooves and cause clicking and cracking noises. This cleaning unit cleans even the dirtiest records and permanently prevents static charges. Even records which always had to be played ?wet? can now be played dry! So ?Disco-antistat? maintains disc value perfectly. But most of all, it is a joy to hear your old record collection sounding like new! Suitable for 33, 45 and 78 rpm records.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
80 of 80 people found the following review helpful
Straight out of the box, the Knosti doesn't really look anything special. The plastic is very cheap looking but don't let that put you off; it's a great machine.
My main advice is DON'T USE THE SUPPLIED FLUID. It certainly cleans records but leaves a sticky residue behind it which slowly but surely gunks up your stylus tip. Believe me, this happened to me. The solution is cheap and simple. Make up your own fluid using 700ml lukewarm water, two drops of washing-up liquid and a cap of distilled malt vinegar. I've used this and it works great. Pour the fluid away and make up a new jug for every batch of 15 records.
I'd recommend the Knosti to anyone who has a lot of secondhand records of dubious provenance. Some real old clunkers in my collection came up shining after a run through the Knosti. It's the only practical budget solution to those ridiculously priced vacuum cleaner efforts.
Further advice: After cleaning, leave your records to dry for approx 1 hour then put them away into new poly-lined inner sleeves. If you've got plain paper ones then bin them.
My main advice is DON'T USE THE SUPPLIED FLUID. It certainly cleans records but leaves a sticky residue behind it which slowly but surely gunks up your stylus tip. Believe me, this happened to me. The solution is cheap and simple. Make up your own fluid using 700ml lukewarm water, two drops of washing-up liquid and a cap of distilled malt vinegar. I've used this and it works great. Pour the fluid away and make up a new jug for every batch of 15 records.
I'd recommend the Knosti to anyone who has a lot of secondhand records of dubious provenance. Some real old clunkers in my collection came up shining after a run through the Knosti. It's the only practical budget solution to those ridiculously priced vacuum cleaner efforts.
Further advice: After cleaning, leave your records to dry for approx 1 hour then put them away into new poly-lined inner sleeves. If you've got plain paper ones then bin them.
64 of 65 people found the following review helpful
By dj orbit
As a vinyl collector I was very happy to see this record cleaner on Amazon and at a good price ! I followed the guide and let the vinyls dry for two days after washing just to be sure. Initial thoughts were great...I had just cleaned about 12 vinyls and they all looked shiny and as good as new.
I played the record and noticed a white granual / fluff start to build up on my Ortofon concorde needle after a few bars of the tune and half way through thought enough with this. So I cleaned the needle (these don't come cheap you know...) and started to play the vinyl from the beginning again. The white build up was still present and I proceeded to re-clean my stylus.
I stared down at my other vinyl I had cleaned and didn't feel too happy as I knew I was going to have to re-clean these records with a completely different cleaner.
I did play a couple of other records I had cleaned with the "Disco-Antistat" record cleaner and the same white sludge formed on my stylus.
I am really disappointed to say the least as the instructions clearly state that the cleaning solution evaporates. It might evaporate after an initial inspection i.e holding the vinyl under a light (the record surface looks as good as new!) but a dried solution stays in the record grooves. This defeats the object in my opinion.
I must admit, before I purchased this I did a little background research on the net but only found nice comments like the other two on this site. I did find one bad comment but my need for a cleaner persuaded me the person must have just used it wrongly.
How wrong I was.
For the love of vinyl...
I played the record and noticed a white granual / fluff start to build up on my Ortofon concorde needle after a few bars of the tune and half way through thought enough with this. So I cleaned the needle (these don't come cheap you know...) and started to play the vinyl from the beginning again. The white build up was still present and I proceeded to re-clean my stylus.
I stared down at my other vinyl I had cleaned and didn't feel too happy as I knew I was going to have to re-clean these records with a completely different cleaner.
I did play a couple of other records I had cleaned with the "Disco-Antistat" record cleaner and the same white sludge formed on my stylus.
I am really disappointed to say the least as the instructions clearly state that the cleaning solution evaporates. It might evaporate after an initial inspection i.e holding the vinyl under a light (the record surface looks as good as new!) but a dried solution stays in the record grooves. This defeats the object in my opinion.
I must admit, before I purchased this I did a little background research on the net but only found nice comments like the other two on this site. I did find one bad comment but my need for a cleaner persuaded me the person must have just used it wrongly.
How wrong I was.
For the love of vinyl...
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Tick Tock
Amazon Verified Purchase
When looking for a cleaner for my vinyl collection all I could find were cleaners costing several hunderd pounds.When I found this cleaner I thought I might as well "Give it a try" and did not expect too much from such a simple machine.
I started to clean some albums as soon as the cleaner arrived,and was truly amazed at just how clean this simple little machine gets your vinyl.I had a few singles with slight Haze scratches,after cleaning they had all but gone and the record now played like it did when new.
I would highly recommend this cleaner,have since cleaned 200+ singles and 150 albums,and still have plenty of solution left.
I started to clean some albums as soon as the cleaner arrived,and was truly amazed at just how clean this simple little machine gets your vinyl.I had a few singles with slight Haze scratches,after cleaning they had all but gone and the record now played like it did when new.
I would highly recommend this cleaner,have since cleaned 200+ singles and 150 albums,and still have plenty of solution left.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
It coes the job
I am slowly cleaning my entire vinyl collection of c 200 LPs. They got hit by mould in Ibiza winters. This system is doing the job. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Greenman
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is why I prefer to shower
1. The spindle is designed to cap the centre record label and protect it from getting wet and it does, a bit. . . .
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Published 13 days ago by Philip Wolsey
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad.
Overall if does what it says, cleans records. Internal brushes are sturdy and give everything a good clean. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Spuffman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Massive improvement to my listening.
Arrived on time. Genuinely removes static as well as what seems like centuries of grot from the record. Read more
Published 1 month ago by rnr_nfk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great value
I read the reviews and had to give this unit a try having decided to (literally) brush off my vinyl collection. It's incredible value for money - cheap but effective. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jules
4.0 out of 5 stars
Got Vinyl? Buy This!
I was a bit dubious about buying this, it looks a bit naff,but it has had good reviews and is German, and as vinyl cleaning machines go this is at the (very) bottom end price... Read more
Published 1 month ago by RDW
4.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic product, but the problem of white gunk/fluff is true
This product is fantastic, for the first 20 records, it completely cleared almost all static noise and annoyance. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chris T
4.0 out of 5 stars
Disco-Antistat Record Cleaner
Easy to use and quite effective. Slight problem as records take longer to dry than expected and pouring liquid back into container can be tricky.
Published 2 months ago by Terence P Flanagan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing results!
I was recommended this by a fellow vinyl junkie.
I was certainly not disappointed!
It is so pleasing to find something so totally low-tech (not much more than a plastic... Read more
I was certainly not disappointed!
It is so pleasing to find something so totally low-tech (not much more than a plastic... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Geoff Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great value
This is the second Knosti record cleaner that I've bought. I use both together; one to pre-clean and the second to finish off with much cleaner fluid. Read more
Published 2 months ago by vague logic
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