"i doubt we'll see it this low again" - Funny enough I just grabbed the Degritter Mark II (normally $3300) from a store in Berlin selling it for $2600 (about $2800 after shipping to the U.S.) shout to HHV, huge save imo. Didn't even get held up in customs too bad.

Still too much though.

Love these high-end accessories even if they are out of reach at this time. I'm happy to use some elbow grease and homemade cleaner for now. It's a fun and rewarding hobby even with a humble budget. Hello from the SW side of the mitten.🤘

Thanks in part to your reviews I recently got a silver mark ii and am thrilled with it - thanks for the informative Degritter videos! Keep up the great work.

glad to see this type of product evolving, as progress in this area can only help the vinyl hobby and the mass market consumer down the road. As consumer awareness increases about the technology, bad machines will be forced out, and optimal designs will have competition.

I use a Pro--Ject vacuum machine for severely dirty records and have a Kirmuss and Degritter and mainly use the Degritter these days. When I heard about the Mk II it appealed to the part of me that always wants something better. But based on the descriptions I've seen I don't think I'm willing to take a hit on mine when the main improvement seems to be the power, which I suspect helps cut down cleaning time more than being markedly more effective. And I rinse everything, even surfactants that claim not to need it. I listen to a lot of classical fare and there's no hiding from noise on the quiet passages. I do use multiple tanks but tend to use surfactant in the vacuum machine and use the Degritter for rinse and what I consider "polishing" if that makes any sense. Opens many recordings up a bit.

It's an awesome machine and also they have very good customer service. Had a problem with my first unit, they tried trouble shooting a little with me but ended up simply replacing it. They sent a brand new unit in less than a week with prepaid return shipping for the old one. The extra detail you pick up listening to a freshly cleaned record is honestly surprising, like you upgraded your cart or phonostage. Highly recommended!

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve had my Humminguru for a year now. It has been problem-free and a joy to use. I can’t say how it performs compared with the Degritter but the price difference makes it an apples to oranges comparison anyway.

Looking at their marketing I suspect the biggest change is pulse mode which is more for their benefit not yours. The in warranty failure rate on these is non-trivial[1] and I bet pulse mode is designed to get more life out of the transducers. There is also an upgrade path for you to trade in your original for a Mark 2 unit, I believe the price for US customers is around $1700 or $1800 (shipping both ways included). Your unit needs to be in warranty to get the trade in at that price; they said they would still do a trade in if you wanted for older units but at a different price. [1]: We of course have no way of seeing the actual failure rate. But when 20+ of these things fail within the warranty period on the Hoffman forum that's enough smoke to be reasonably certain there is some kind of fire. For the record mine failed after 1 year and ~1300 cleans (99% of them heavy cycles), but I went into it assuming that the ultrasonic transducers were a consumable and would need replacement periodically. Degritter makes the process painless, honestly the worst part of the experience was being w/o the thing for 2 weeks. It's so deeply ingrained into my vinyl habits that with vinyl coming into the house all the time being w/o it is debilitating.

Love my degritter !

Hi Chris, After using the Degritter a bit I've discovered that I can lower the fan speed to the lowest setting (making the volume much more tolerable) and get records totally dry after a medium wash in just under 4 minutes. (That's 3 min. 45 sec. dry time.) The stock fan setting from the factory even for me was too loud. Oh, and yes ... I'm glad I got it when I had the chance.

If only that money tree would start to bear fruit. My vinyl collection started with records I inherited from my parents as well as my great-aunts, some dating back to the 40s and 50s. I used a Spin Clean on them, but it was clear both visually and auditorily that some of them needed a deeper clean. I bought one of those eBay specials that has a US frequency of 40 kHz. My thinking was this was a good method for cleaning a heavily soiled record beyond what my Spin Clean could accomplish, based on what I had read at the time and being the noobest of noobs. I've since upgraded to the Record Doctor VI and love it, however, I had planned on still using the ultrasonic for older records that appeared to need a deeper cleaning. With the lower frequency, do you think this would have a negative effect on the vinyl with only one or two washings?

Think im up to 10 videos on these cleaners. Just wish it fit multiple

Would love to have one, but it is outside my price range unfortunately. For 400 dollars my Okki Nokki does well. Thank you for the information on this Degritter.

Degritter is offering upgrade path. What are your thoughts on upgrading for an additional $1700?

I had no idea a Mk II was out. Unfortunately it's still too rich for my blood:) But many thanks for the head's up!

Hi, two part question… With several commenters noting issues under warranty and you noting having an issue twice as well, is this something to be concerned about long term when it’s out of warranty? No use making (or buying, for that matter) a machine for this price only to have to pay for it again to replace it. At this price point it’s something I expect to be able to purchase and use worry-free for quite some time and I don’t think that’s an unrealistic expectation. But, if it is, please feel free to manage my expectations regarding this product. The way I see it though, it doesn’t matter if it can outclean everything else on the market if it doesn’t work. And part two to this question, if I was going to look at the top 3 ultrasonic cleaners who are the other two you’d say to look at as I’m quite certain this will remain your No. 1 choice. Thanks for your time and all you do!

You can still buy the original model at the lower price with an extra water tank included for free. Is that the way to go? Or is the new model worth it?

So would you caution against a product like the Humminguru? Because that uses a low 40khz frequency compared to the Degritter.

Where did you get that shirt!

Dude, you got a pretty wicked hum in your audio.

I would have to have at least 3,000 records for it to be worth the cost.

Where did you purchase your Degritter?

Of course I got mine right after the price increased...lol

my 200 buck vevor still doing a great job ,and not wrecking my vinyl at all...

Hi Chris, I actually was able to acquire a Degritter at this sale price from an out-of-state dealer. But not only did I get it at the reduced price, it included and extra water bath, free shipping and no tax. Overall I think I ended up saving over $500. I doubt I'm going to regret this purchase as it's a remarkable machine for what it does. My only advice to others out there ... buy it.

Float a piece of aluminum foil in either the Mk I or II, I think you’ll be surprised what you see…

At this price is this aimed at businesses more than consumers? I mean... I guess I can open up an ultrasonic cleaning biz... 🤔

That Degritter is $100 shy of 5 grand here and if I'm saving & spending 5 grand wisely on peripheral equipment for a sound system I'd rather it was on a DAC and quality external storage that is less likely to fail or rot (the only thing I can do right now is back-up). Vinyl is just too damn expensive a hobby to maintain, at that price. I'll keep my records for now just in case something affordable and of this quality comes to market but I won't hold my breath.

As impressive as the Degritter is I’m thinking of buying a Keith Monks Prodigy. Beautiful, bamboo construction and costs a third as much. Requires more attention, sure but the entire vinyl experience is very tedious anyway.

$3,280.00 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Being retired way out of my budget. I could go $400 bucks max, but for this nope.

Still sadly to expensive for me 😞

Dr. Kirmuss is pretty adamant about high frequency machines such as the Degritter, and has show time and again through his experiments that high frequency cleaners are harmful to your records and not low frequency machines.

💖 'Promosm'

Still too much. :(

Ridiculous

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