I have records, some old some new, and some of ’em, most?, need a good cleaning.
“Hey! Would you like to review the Knosti Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic 2.0?” asked the fine folks at Fidelity Imports
“Does it also clean jazz and female vocals?”
“Old man joke.”
“Sorry”
Knosti is based in Bergheim, Germany (about 22 km west of Cologne) and was founded way back in 1978 and they’ve been making record cleaning products ever since.
From Knosti:
Equipped with a powerful ultrasonic transducer operating at 46 kHz, [the Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic 2.0 Record Washer] generates cavitation bubbles that effectively and gently remove dirt and grime. The cleaning process is further enhanced by a system of goat hair brushes, which efficiently eliminate loosened particles. Ultrasonic waves penetrate even the most inaccessible grooves, ensuring a thorough cleaning that preserves sound quality. The system includes cleaning concentrate, highly purified water, a label protector with magnetic coupling, a drying rack, a sponge brush, and a mixing bottle. A reusable aluminium-glass filter continuously removes impurities from the cleaning solution, which can be conveniently returned to the bottle afterwards. The antistatic treatment reduces susceptibility to dust accumulation.
Scrubbing bubbles! I’ll dig into more detail in the review about process, ease of use, and effectiveness. Unlike most of my other reviews, there will be no comparisons to other record cleaning machines, just before/after results.
The first record I’m going to hit with those ultrasonic waves is the first record I ever bought—Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This copy is not the exact one I picked up at Two Guys discount department store back in the 1970s but it’s the same two-tone label reissue from 1968 (Reprise Records/6261).
Stay clean!
Knosti Disco-Antistat Ultrasonic 2.0 Record Washer
Price: $1399.95
Company Website: Knosti (in German)
US Importer Website: Fidelity Imports
Included In The Box
- ultrasonic record washer
- 200 ml cleaning concentrate Disco-Antistat Ultraclean (Art.No.1302000)
- 1 liter Disco-Antistat BiDest, ultrapure water (Art.No.1302001)
- 1 microfiber cloth
- Label protection including axle with magnetic coupling (Art.No.1302040)
- power supply 230 VAC / 12 VDC 3A
- 1 drying rack (Art.No.1302499)
- 1 sponge brush
- 1 mixing bottle (for preparing the cleaning fluid from Disco-Antistat Ultraclean and Disco-Antistat BiDest)
- Replaceable aluminum/glass filter for cleaning
- Operating instructions in 8 languages
Dimensions: 360mm x 180mm x 235mm (W x D x H)