It works well and as designed. However, the center clamp is not large enough fully protect the labels. It should have an additional 0.25 - 0.5 inch diameter in order to fully cover then label.

This is the first record cleaner that I've purchased. I've been spinning vinyl since the 1950's. We knew nothing about cleaning at that time. I purchased a D4 kit in the late 70's and used that on every LP before playing. This system is so far advanced past that. The first LP that I cleaned with this system sounded so much better, I was sold and will never go without my Disco cleaner. My Lp's from the 70's sound as if they were just pressed. Buy it, you will not regret buying it!!

This really works as advertised. I have a lot of 40 yr old vinyl from my youth which was never well taken care of, plus some newer vinyl. The machine works well and easily to remove all the gunk. The drying rack is very handy. I use 3 parts distilled water and 1 part isopropyl, with two drops of dish liquid per quart of fluid. There are quite a few recipes out there for cleaning fluid, so there's nothing magical about which one to choose as long as you heed warnings if you're cleaning antique albums. The Disco washer system worked much better than microfiber cleaning cloths, which I tried first as an attempt to save money. The cost of this unit is the reason for only 4 stars, as it really isn't a complex unit. But there aren't many alternatives, and none of them work as well as this one. Ultimately I am satisfied with the purchase and happy with how well it works.

Found a good used record store just a few miles away. The Disco-Antistat does a great job with just distilled water and a mild surfactant (no alcohol, thank you)on the old LPs and it is surprising how well many of my new "used" purchases play in spite of careless handling by previous owners.

The Disco-Antistat is an excellent Value. It securely hold the album up, and out of the way from any cleaning fluid while cleaning. Allowing for proper cleaning of your albums. With a well thought, yet simple, covering to protect the labels from washing and residue. Personally, I bought two of them. One to be used as a cleaning reservoir, and the other for rinsing. Which, compared to all of the hi priced cleaning systems available, was still a great value. Just like the name implies, it helps to remove built up static electricity in the vinyl. Without introducing any more unwanted static buildup during the cleaning process. That a good portion of the Hi-end vacuum machines are notorious for introducing. Its simple, easy to use, and does a great job.

I have been using Spin Clean for about 7 years and I thought it to bas an "OK" cleaner. It isn't nearly as thorough as more advanced and costly cleaners, but it has been an adequate way for me to clean my records decently and economically. I got this to get a deeper, more thorough cleaning, and I liked how it uses a spindle and handle assembly for turning records. I've cleaned about 55-60 records with it since I got it. I am very happily surprised! I have heard a significant reduction in background noise, ticks, and pops. I was hoping for and improvement but I wasn't expecting it to be as much as it's turned out to be. It is very easy to use, the crank to turn the records is so much easier than using the Spin Clean. I have now way of comparing it to vacuum or ultrasonic cleaners. So I won't go there. I can just say that this Disco Anti-Stat cleaner is excellent in my opinion. On a cleaning and improvement scale of 1 - 10, the Spin Clean is a 4, this new Disco Anti-Stat cleaner is a 7 or 8.

Used with care, following instructions, this cleaning system works very well. It removes the dust and static from even very dirty records without much trouble. It is wise to place cleaned records into new antistatic sleeves, so they will stay clean and not charge up again. The real key to this system is the industrial-strength fluid and goat hair brushes. Be patient at first with the rubber rings. It is easy for them to fall out or keep the caps from fully tightening. With care, the whole mechanism will thread together correctly and fit properly in the tank. Once you do a batch of records, it will all work smoothly.

I have been resurrecting my decades long neglected collection, but hey, at least I was using rice paper and outer sleeves for them! Anyways I was introduced to the concept of a bath cleaner by a friend and picked up this model. It works wonders. Oh, don't freak out, the record holding base is nested in the bottom of the big piece (I didn't notice until I looked at the instructions). The cleaner recipe as linked and included recipe printout works fine. Distilled water from supermarket, Methanol from Home Depot/whereever, Isopropyl 90% from pharmacy/chemist and scentless (Free and Clear) detergent from wherever (you should use that stuff anyways). I made a big batch and have it in a plastic 2 gallon container. After a cleaning session I strain the used solution and put it in a separate container for reuse as it gets noticeably dirty. I will use one batch of solution twice for maybe 24+ records or so, depending on conditions, then dump it. I also suggest settling on one direction of rotation when cleaning, I used a sharpie to mark a clockwise arrow on one side to remind me. This lets me know what side the crap will accumulate (hairs, etc). There is no included cleaning brush when it comes time to clean the bristles. I just take it to the sink and spray it down to get the detritus out.

Can't do without that crank

Very happy with this unit it does clean without any residue left on my stylus. I only use it as a rinse 90% distilled water 10% isopropyl and 15 drops of photoflo per quart.Clean first with whatever mixture you use by hand then use the Knosti to rinse with this formula let air dry for 1 hour the play or put in antistatic sleeve.

This machine literally transformed my static records into new sounding discs. No joke, used Monks formula and rinsed well also and let dry for hours, no cloth at all and I'm only on the second LP side and the music is just staggering. Only wish I would have done this much sooner!

Excellent product for maintaining a medium to large size record collection. The Antistatic is well made and simple to use. The brushes are not too aggressive and they cover the entire playing area of the record. The only variable is the composition of the cleaning medium one chooses to use. I have had great results with the overall effectiveness of this product used in conjunction with my Record Doctor vacuum. Simple and effective.

I wasn't totally sure what to expect or how well it would work because a lot of my records are used and not especially clean when I get them. I have to say that this system did an amazing job of cleaning some very strange gunk off of a number of records. Just be warned that this can get a little messy when you're pouring the fluid into the system and (if you recycle it) back into your container. The included funnel helps, but you need to be careful. I mixed up the fluid in a plastic milk jug which works very well for storage.

Cleaning machine works great! Highly Recommend if you were not wanting to spend a lot of money on a cleaning machine.

I knew some of my LPs had dust/dirt/stuff on them,mainly my garage sale finds. But I had no idea how much static there was on LPs I though were clean. The clear and pure sound achieved after using the washer system was incredible. Great purchase. Happy owner of over a 1000 LPs.

I bought it mixed up some cleaning solution and washed about 30 records and my son it works great, my records sounded good but now they sound like new and they look great after washing as well the goat hairs work great very satisfied with it

Great manual record cleaner. Better than the others on the market.

This works great. Cleaned up some yard sale records that I thought were gone for good. A quick spin through and voila! Well worth the purchase

Works great. Kinda fun to use. A little pricey for what it is (and ethanol is expensive too), but…goat hair brushes! Great customer service btw.

For years, I used a Discwasher and D3-D4 fluid, then I donated my old hi-fi system. After inheriting a turntable, CD changer, cassette deck and speakers, along with an old collection of LP's, I dug my old Discwasher out and started to clean some of the old vinyl. Considering the amount of old records and not wanting to invest thousands on a vacuum or ultrasound cleaner, I picked this up from Turntable Needles. I made a batch of their cleaning fluid and so far it seems to do a good job of cleaning records. The clamp attachment can work it's way loose, so I kept stopping to tighten it. I like the brushes that come with the unit and little handle makes it easier to turn the record in the bath. Another plus is you can remove the brushes from the cleaner after using it to dry them off and prevent them from rusting. While I would have preferred to have a vacuum system to dry the records after cleaning, this unit does pretty good.

I am happy with this washer! It is my first device for this purpose, and it does a good job! I also appreciate not having the liquid originally provided, as I am using Tergikleen and distilled water. No complaints!

Full disclosure: I didn’t use the formula given for the washing fluid; I used detergent and water, like I usually do when cleaning by hand. I wanted to compare apples to apples. Then I rinsed the record off with tap water in the sink, and dried it, like I usually do. A carbon-fiber brush takes care of any debris in the grooves from the drying cloth (it’s not much). This device makes short work of doing both sides of the record. I like that the label is protected. However there is one small issue, and that’s that a very small portion of the record label is not covered by the label protection system. This allows the very outer edge of the label to get wet. This was true for all four records I cleaned to test the device. I won’t be using this on valuable records for that reason. Otherwise I’m satisfied with it.

Overall an excellent low cost cleaning solution. If ound the goat hair brushes cleaned out the grime very well when used with Kodak Photoflo and distilled water. It did have a couple of annoyances. First the label protector/spinner tended to come loose during cleaning when reversing direction using the handle. Second, one of the brushes was and is still stuck when they are supposed to be removable. The seller suggested jiggling and using needlenose pliers, but neither worked. There was nothing to grip onto with the pliers. For what it does at its cost, I found this product to be a good value overall.

A quality product from German Engineers! Well made. I have yet to clean my records due to busy schedule, yet I have faith the records will come out better than they went in. Prompt shipping, great recipe for cleaning solution. And on sale - What a deal!

Works well with a few glitches: One of the screws to hold the retaining lever in place was unthreaded, found one in the garage that worked. The system for covering the label doesn't always work well, sometimes when rotating counter-clockwise it unscrews, sometimes after cleaning it is very difficult to unscrew... Does clean as advertised though so worth the little hassles.