While second-hand records are 'graded', it's apparent that what I consider 'mint' condition often isn't the same condition considered by some sellers.

As for the cleaning itself, fortunately, I have some very old records from a family collection that I have just been itching to resurrect. They aren’t worried that there may be some imperceptible decline in the audio fidelity of their record, or that their stylus may or may not wear down faster based on their choice of cleaning method. My first approach to cleaning records saw me head down the 'revirginizing' path, with Record Revirginizer. With that said, the Okki Nokki is substantially quieter than the Consonance, and I can't help but feel by the sound of the whine of the vacuum motors, that it is possibly of higher quality.The platter turns like a regular turntable, and the vacuum arm cleans all residue from the record leaving it as good as the day it was pressed. Anyone still stuck in the old Linn groove… “no cleaning fluids… just let the stylus do the cleaning” are behind the times and need to get a record cleaning machine.

It’s very effective in its intended use, I don’t think the machine is too loud, I think it’s easy to operate, and overall, I think it effectively cleans and dries your records.

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