- Pro-Ject introduces the VC-E Mini
- It is a vacuum-based automatic vinyl record cleaner.
- Designed to use few moving parts
My record collection is not mine, but an inheritance that I try to take good care of. or me thought I took great care of them, but the new version of Pro-Ject makes me think I could do more to keep them pristine.
The company behind the five-star Pro-Ject Debut Carbon and many more top turntables has unveiled its latest vinyl cleaning device.
This is the Pro-Ject VC-E Mini, which will go on sale in April. It will cost £249 (around $350, AU$500), so it’s not cheap, but it’s more affordable than the existing VC-E2 and VC-E3.
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Since dirt on vinyl can really damage its sound quality, machines like this make sense, but for me, the VC-E Mini solves some problems that put this type of machine out of reach for most people.
A smaller cleaning machine
The Pro-Ject VC-E Mini is, as the name suggests, a more compact record cleaner and is designed to minimize moving parts (and cabinet space too).
Save space by not having a suction arm to clean the vinyl. Instead, it uses a brushless vacuum motor to help the cleaning fluid drip down the vinyl and out of the machine.
The box also includes a cleaning brush, a magnetic clamp, an adhesive arm strip, and said cleaning fluid, so the cleaning process seems quite convenient.
This fluid is Pro-Ject’s Wash it 2, which is now available to purchase as other VC-E models use it. It does not use alcohol, but is made with “demineralized water and cleaning concentrate.”
As someone who always cleans their records with a microfiber cloth, I’ve always been put off by the size and price of custom maintenance machines like this.
While the VC-E doesn’t completely solve this last problem, I admit that it is small enough to be tempting for someone who really wants to preserve these elements. Maybe I need it more than I thought…
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