618-974-8895
STEREO HAVEN
  • THE HAVEN
    • THE HAVEN
  • Blog, Talk, and News
  • Product Offerings
  • Trades and Things

Record Cleaners...Back to Basics

1/10/2019

2 Comments

 
   Ok, so the holidays are over, everyone's licking their wounds over their wallet and credit card expenditures. So thinking ahead to what might be your next purchase for the new year, or later in the year,  more than likely, top of the list should be a good record cleaner.  Not just the average ho hum type like the VPI's (although the 16.5 is the affordable industry standard), Clearaudio, or Okki Nokki, and their ilk. We're talking a great one. One that doesn't recontaminate the record by using a reusable dirty arm wand, no matter how much one rinses it to try and clean it.  No, we're talking the one, the only, the original record cleaning machine, the Keith Monks RCM from England.  If you have a sizable record collection, you owe it to yourself to finally get something that will bring the most out of your valuable records. And I do mean valuable. Check Discogs for prices, you'll be surprised at how much the market has jumped up on some of your 80's gems.  Clean copies of classic rock are commanding some pretty high prices as well.  You simply haven't heard your records to their utmost if they've not been cleaned on either the Keith Monks machines, or another fav that the Haven is most fortunate to have,  the KL Audio ultrasonic machine. The KL Audio cleans like none other, and gives a different sonic splendor than the Keith Monks. I'm often hard-pressed to decide which I like best.  There is a quality of cleanliness that each uniquely give, and luckily I don't have to choose.  What I generally do is use the Keith Monks first, which releases the stamper polymers, and then give it a spin in the KL.  If you need to be convinced, please bring several records over and we'll do a before and after test.  But as my friend Tony says, bring your diaper along, you'll be amazed at what these two units can do.    Schedule a visit, it only takes a matter of minutes to make one a believer of the clean. 
  As to you digital only folks, I have something for you to put on your shopping list as well....it's not here yet, so we'll reveal soon.  After all, it's only the second week of January. Give yourself plenty of time to heal your holiday wounds......
  Keith Monks and KL Audio...only the best from Stereo Haven.  And we're very happy to announce that Keith Monks has a US distributor finally, so parts will be stocked for easy access, etc.  I get many people calling for parts for their 40 something year old machines.  A testimony to value!
2 Comments
Ray Knight
8/3/2022 08:26:14 am

Hi I’m looking to purchase a Keith Monk Prodigy cleaning system. Can
I purchase this from you?
Thanks.

Reply
Charlie
9/14/2022 09:08:34 pm

Sorry, Ray, I am no longer a dealer for Keith Monks. Currently only selling the Nessies.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All

    Archives

    April 2024
    July 2023
    June 2023
    August 2022
    July 2022
    April 2022
    November 2021
    July 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    April 2020
    August 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly