Date:         Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:17:02 +0100
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From:         George Brock-Nannestad <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: VPI Vs. Nitty Gritty
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From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad

Dear All,

just a personal experience with Keith Monks (guest user, alas!) and the VPI. 
The vacuum cleaner in the VPI is so terribly noisy that you cannot hear how 
good results it really gives, unless you wait for a while. Suction is noisy 
but a sales feature for home vacuum cleaners - the noiser the more efficient. 
If I were to clean many records in a row I would rebuild the VPI to keep the 
suction in a different room. As it is now, I use earplugs.

Kind regards,

George


> I really like the VPI, which I've used at work at the LOC.  While I can't and
> don't speak for the LOC in any official way, having used VPI, Keith Monks and
> Nitty Gritty machines (though the NGs were quite old models) I can say that
> the VPI is best for an LP enthusiaste on a budget. Easy to use, fast and very
> effective. The Nitty Gritty's I found harder to use and not as effective. They
> tended to leave a band of residue. They take up less space, but the design
> suffers I think. Keith Monks are great, of course, but expensive and slow. The
> VPI 17 is of course a lot better than the 16.5, but the 16.5 should be good
> enough to for most home users. I plan to get one myself in not too long.
> 
> James
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> >>> [log in to unmask] 11/10/05 2:09 PM >>>
> I'm looking into the nitty gritty 2.5. Could anyone tell me their  
> experiences with the VPI 16.5 since it's in the same price range?
> (I'm too lazy to wash my discs in the sink)
> -Jeff Van Newkirk