Analog Accessories & Record Care

The Bastoni Panel is an acoustic treatment product made by Acoustic Sciences Corporation for ambience alignment at the front and rear walls of high-performance, high-power audio playback rooms. The Bastoni product line includes small panels and smaller versions sized to drop into acoustic-tile ceiling T-bar grids or be flush-mounted to walls. This is a legacy product and is no longer manufactured.

Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions is a small, in-house record-cleaning-fluid formulator run out of Osage Audio Products LLC in Hallsville, Missouri by owner Jim Pendleton, shipping "hundreds of bottles a week" rather than mass-retail volumes; Formula No.15 is a two-enzyme, two-plant-detergent soak formula intended as a first-step pre-cleaner for heavily soiled records.

Artisan Fidelity is a small US boutique restoration shop run by Christopher Thornton, best known for rebuilding and refinishing vintage Garrard, Technics, Lenco, and Thorens turntables; its CNC-milled aircraft-aluminum record clamp is a direct-order accessory made in-house in the same small-batch operation, not a mass-distributed product.

The Vinyl Cleaner Premium is Audio Desk Systeme's current flagship fully automatic ultrasonic record cleaner, distinct from the earlier Pro X2 model, built around the company's newly developed in-house "Silent Core One" drive motor. It cleans and dries both sides of an LP simultaneously in a single, one-button cycle, combining ultrasonic cavitation with bi-directional microfiber cleaning barrels and a higher-pressure rinse, then dries with filtered air in roughly 50% less time than the prior generation.

The Vinyl Cleaner PRO X2 is Audio Desk Systeme's fully-automatic ultrasonic record cleaning machine, combining counter-rotating microfiber cleaning barrels with an ultrasonic bath to remove contaminants from record grooves in a single 5-minute cycle ([The Cable Co](https://www.thecableco.com/2023-vinyl-cleaner-pro-x-record-cleaner.html), [HeadAmp](https://www.headamp.com/products/audio-desk-vinyl-cleaner-pro-x)). It is the latest evolution of the original Vinyl Cleaner line that Audio Desk Systeme introduced over a decade ago, refined with quieter drying fans and improved electronics.

CleanerVinyl is a small, direct-to-consumer ultrasonic record-cleaning outfit built around a physicist-designed gantry system (3D-printed in the USA, fully serviceable) paired with commercial ultrasonic tanks, filling a niche between DIY ultrasonic setups and much pricier turnkey machines like the Degritter — a boutique, small-batch engineering operation rather than a mass-market appliance brand.

Fonoteek is a vinyl record cleaning station made by Degritter that combines manual brushing with ultrasonic cleaning. It has two retractable Archimedes brushes, separate 3-litre wash and rinse tanks, two BRITA filters, a water-cooling system for ultrasonic cycles, and two integrated air blades with filtered airflow for drying.

Degritter Cleaning Fluid II 100ml is a 100 ml fluid intended for use with Degritter record-cleaning machines. The specified dosage is 1–2 ml per tank of water.

The Degritter Mark II is a fully automated ultrasonic record-cleaning machine that submerges and cleans a record with 120kHz ultrasonic vibrations delivered at up to 300W, using its "Power Drive 2.0" and Pulse Mode to boost cleaning strength while keeping the process safe for vinyl. A removable water tank, filtration, and one-touch controls let it complete an entire wash-and-dry cycle in about 5–10 minutes without user intervention.

Degritter Cleaning Fluid II 100ml is a 100 ml fluid intended for use with Degritter record-cleaning machines. The specified dosage is 1–2 ml per tank of water.

The ES-001 is a precision record clamp built by optical-cartridge specialist DS Audio that measures and helps correct vinyl record eccentricity — the mismatch between a pressed record's actual groove center and the turntable spindle's absolute center — which is a common cause of wow, flutter, and pitch instability in vinyl playback. Using two sets of infrared LEDs and position-sensing detectors arranged 90 degrees apart, it displays a live eccentricity reading so the user can manually reposition the record on the spindle (aided by an included precision awl for spindle-hole adjustment) to minimize rotational error before playback.

The DS Audio ION-001 is a mains-powered vinyl ioniser designed to dissipate static charge from records during playback. It uses two pairs of positive- and negative-ion emitters housed in a tall, slightly tapered black tower positioned beside the turntable platter, preferably within 5 cm of the record edge; the emitter slots have adjustable green illumination. The unit continuously discharges accumulating static during vinyl replay and can also treat optical discs by placing them between the emitter slots and platter for approximately ten seconds.

The HRS Analog Disk is a vinyl record weight made by HRS (Herzan Research Systems). It uses a proprietary HRS polymer bonded to a billet-machined metallic component through a precision transfer-molding process, with individually measured spindle fit for balance and alignment. The Analog Disk Light weighs 315 grams and uses heat-treated aluminum alloy, while the Analog Disk Heavy weighs 850 grams and uses non-magnetic stainless steel; the Light is offered in black or silver finishes, and the Heavy in natural stainless steel.

The HumminGuru NOVA is an all-in-one desktop ultrasonic record cleaner that uses dual 40 kHz transducers with sweep-frequency technology to distribute cavitation energy evenly across the record surface, followed by built-in fan drying. Launched in August 2024 as an upgrade to the original HG01, it accommodates 7", 10", and 12" records without adapters via patented adjustable rotation wheels ([The Audiophile Man review](https://theaudiophileman.com/nova-from-humminguru-an-ultrasonic-review/), [HumminGuru official product page](https://humminguru.com/pages/humminguru-nova-advanced-ultrasonic-vinyl-record-cleaner)). Priced under $1,000, it is included here as the category's permitted sub-prosumer exception, bringing genuinely high-end ultrasonic cleaning technology to a much lower price point than machines like the Audio Desk or Degritter.

The P4875II+MVR10-PRO is iSonic's top-tier motorized ultrasonic record cleaning system, pairing a 7.5-liter industrial ultrasonic tank with a motorized 10-LP spindle attachment that both cleans and spin-dries records in one machine. It runs at 35 kHz using multiple ultrasonic transducers, includes a built-in heater and an in-water filter, and drains the tank before spinning records dry at up to 600 RPM under a splash-guard shroud.

The Mk.VII Omni is the modern descendant of the original Keith Monks record-cleaning machine first supplied to the BBC's record libraries in 1969, combining a fluid-applicator wash cycle with a point-of-groove vacuum "thread" system that lifts fluid and contaminants directly out of the groove rather than merely wiping the surface. Long regarded by reviewers as a benchmark professional-grade cleaner, it is built around a heavy-duty direct-drive turntable motor intended for continuous, archive-level use.

The KA-RC-1 is a four-record-capacity ultrasonic vinyl restoration system that combines 35 kHz ultrasonic cavitation with a proprietary ionizing surfactant treatment, designed to strip mold-release compound and embedded contaminants from record grooves rather than just surface dirt ([The Absolute Sound](https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/kirmuss-audio-ka-rc-1-ultimate-ultrasonic-vinyl-restoration-system/), [Kirmuss Audio official site](https://kirmussaudio.com/ka-rc-1-ultrasonic-record-restoration-system/)). Records emerge from the multi-stage cycle process nearly dry, without requiring separate vacuum or air drying.

The KD-CLN-LP200S is KLAudio's compact, external-reservoir version of its 200-watt ultrasonic record cleaner, distinct from the internal-tank KD-CLN-LP200T model. It draws distilled water from a separate floor-mounted container (or an optional tap-water plumbing kit) rather than housing a water tank internally, and offers independently adjustable wash and dry cycles with a total run time of 3-9 minutes.

The KD-CLN-LP200T is a compact, fully automated ultrasonic record-cleaning machine that uses 200 watts of ultrasonic power delivered through transducers on both sides of the disc to dislodge grime without any physical scrubbing or detergent, then dries the record with built-in blowers. It draws water from an external reservoir rather than an internal tank, and the entire wash-and-dry cycle begins automatically as soon as a record is inserted.

The Little Fwend is a mechanical, magnet-triggered automatic tonearm lifter designed and assembled in Norway by one-man operation Lasse Gretland, with precision parts machined in Switzerland in collaboration with Micha Huber, the engineer behind Thales turntables — a genuinely small-batch product with an estimated 500-person waitlist at times, qualifying it as boutique despite its wide critical acclaim.

The Loricraft PRC6i is a professional vacuum record-cleaning machine for vinyl records. Cleaning fluid is brushed into the rotating record grooves, while a traversing vacuum arm generates a vortex to extract contaminated fluid into an external waste jar; its vacuum system provides 18 litres of flow per minute. It features a precision-made main spindle and bearing in a phosphor-bronze case, a high-torque motor, a custom gearbox with precision horizontal and vertical yoke bearings, and forward and reverse platter rotation for cleaning both groove directions.