Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Sonic
Professional record washing machine from the German analog specialist Clearaudio.
There are record cleaning machines and then there is Clearaudio's Double Matrix Professional Sonic. This is the Rolls Royce of record washers, or maybe even Ritter Sport - square, practical, good .. and German!
Vinyl records require cleaning. It improves the sound but more importantly it also prolongs the life of your records and your stylus. Contrary to what one might think, it is not only old records that need to be cleaned. New records often have residues of dust and vinyl stored in the small grooves.It can be difficult to get all the dirt out of the small grooves unless you have the right tool. Double Matrix Professional Sonic may be the world's best record washer. It does the same as many other washers, just better. In addition, it adds a 'sonic' function which, with vibrations, cleans the record more efficiently than what is achieved through other types of record cleaning. The entire cleaning process can be done fully automatically but can also be done manually in all steps if you want to have full control of the process.
One 'arm' on the plate washer cleans through an efficient vacuum system and the other arm removes static electricity that may occur during the process. Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Sonic can run both clockwise and counter clockwise and at a variable speed. A smart array of LED lights indicates the remaining amount of cleaning fluid in the machine and the cleaning brush adapts itself to the thickness and size of the record being cleaned.
The record washer can run in auto, which in most cases will be the correct choice. It can also run 'Super Clean Mode' if you have records that are really dirty, and last but not least there is also an Eco mode which is a shortened program that uses less power and liquid.
If you are not quite ready to invest in this, relatively expensive record washer, then there is also a somewhat cheaper solution which certainly does the job really well! - We are talking about the less expensive Clearaudio Smart Matrix Silent.