So, my suggestion for anyone considering the upgrade – is to just buy the crank as a separate part (they are sold separately as replacements) and use it on your Gen1 tank. This will save you a fair bit of cash.

Knosti Disco Antistat Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Machine

The Tonar Knosti Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic vinyl washing machine combines high-tech ultrasonic cleaning with the proven goat hair brush system. This ensures gentle, groove-deep cleaning of your records and an audible improvement in the sound image. During operation, the special anti-static cleaning fluid is permanently clarified by a filter system and dirt particles are filtered out to minimise impurities in the fluid and thus achieve the best possible cleaning result. I suspect a longer immersion time helps with the cleaning process. With the Knosti, the disc stays immersed in the fluid for as long as you like (while you read a book, listen to a record or get on with something else) and you can also rotate it as often as you like, giving it a very thorough washing. It's significant that when you do this you clean both sides simultaneously so even if other things were equal, five minutes spent cleaning an LP on a Knosti would be worth 10 minutes on an RCM. Also, from what I've seen so far, the brushes on the Knosti seem to be highly effective.

Features

With the new KNOSTI Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic, the company is now breaking completely new ground, wanting to penetrate a completely new segment, as the manufacturer himself describes.

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You insert the record into the bath itself. The clamp provides full support. Then you rotate the record manually to clean. Mixing bottle (for preparing the cleaning liquid from Disco-Antistat Ultraclean and Disco-Antist BiDest) Our record washing machine Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic combines over 40 years of experience in the care and cleaning of records with highly developed, state-of-the-art cleaning technology.

Usage

More reliable manual record cleaning solutions still present a busy area though. It can be achieved by the use of different types of brushes, felt pads, gizmos and more with the help of a 1001 different liquid concoctions.

Knosti record cleaning machine - tips for new owner? Knosti record cleaning machine - tips for new owner?

Drip stand (drying stand) with collection tray for up to 15 LPs or singles (slides into the case after use). What I can say so far is it works really well at 1-1:5 minute for lightly dirty records and 2-3 min for really dirty where the lines of detritus were clearly visible.The cleaning time can be conveniently adjusted to the degree of soiling of the record, supported by a functional display. It’s a category filled to the brim with cleaning products that I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole. Its also a category that is filled with a plethora of home-brew options, urban myths and “recommended” cleaning solutions that are so scary to watch or hear about, they would give Edgar Allan Poe goosebumps.