Record Cleaning and Protection Products

This category could well have been entitled "Gadgets and Gizmos".
What we have here are a couple of the world's most popular manual record cleaning contraptions, each receiving high critical acclaim from the Hi-Fi press, and a couple of motorized machines from Germany.
The Disco-Antistat has been around since the 1970s, the GEM Dandy bursting on to the scene only quite recently, but they have carved a niche in the record cleaning market due to their high level of efficiency, economy and ease of operation.
The Okki Nokki is manufactured in Germany and is the logical next step for those wanting more from their record grooves...
For those looking for the ultimate in record cleaning today, we have the Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner.

Here we have replacement fluid and parts for the Disco-Antistat and GEM Dandy record cleaning devices.

Want to clean and preserve your record library?
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Why preserve records?
Shock Waves - The Major Cause of Record Wear
The major cause of record wear/damage is "shock-wave fracturing”. A pressure wave is produced by the phono stylus (needle) as it passes through the record groove. Rapidly moving pressure waves radiate from the two areas of stylus contact on the groove wall. These pressure waves travel ahead of the stylus as it moves along the groove in the same way as a bow wave moves ahead of a boat.
When the pressure wave encounters a micro-crack, flaws in the vinyl, or other surface imperfections, the energy builds up, forming a shock wave that can exceed the cohesive forces holding the surface together. When this happens, cracks occur in the vinyl and fragments can be blown off the groove wall. This kind of damage can occur on the very first play, and will increase exponentially as a function of both the number of plays and stylus loading....more