Orbit Static Remover for Vinyl Records, Vinyl Record Cleaner Machine Removes Static Charge Evenly, 360° LP Rotating Ionizer, Anti-Static Turntable Record Player Accessories Cleaning Kit

I recently got back into records. My 1st LP purchases were older titles from the 1970s that I owned years ago but sold off in the 1980s. So upon playing several records, there was that old familiar static pops and ticks that I found so distracting back in the day. We didn't have ultrasonics years ago let alone knowledge of how to properly clean records. Static electricity was just part of the package. I did some research and tried a few things but static remained on the vinyl. I saw the Humminguru Anti Static on Amazon and it looked to be a pretty clever and fool proof design so I took a leap of faith and purchased a unit. I also bought Distilled Water and very soft flat sponge and nitrile gloves plus one of those vinyl cleaning velvet type brushes. So 1st I took of my shoes and went bare foot because our home has carpeting I did not want to create any static electricity walking with shoes. Put on the nitrile gloves and took a record out of the anti-static sleeves that I now use for all my records. I Placed a record on top of the anti-static sleeve. Wet the soft sponge with distilled water and gently with held one hand on the record label as I ran the wet sponge softly and gently around the record. I then squeezed out excess moisture from the sponge and ran the sponge again around the record. The record was still damp but not wet. I put the record on my player and let it spin and placed the velvet cleaning brush on the record and carefully allowed the brush to absorb any dampness periodically taking the brush off and running my hand across the velvet to wring away any of the absorbed moisture while still wearing the nitrile gloves. Then I placed Humminguru Anti Static onto the record player and allowed it to run through its cycle. I then put the humminguru close to my cartridge headshell and ran it for a minute, Now the moment of truth. I was ready to give up and bag the whole vinyl thing since the records I had bought seemed irretrievably filled with pops and static before i went through the steps outlined above. Upon playing the same hopeless records that had gone through this ritutal I was amazed at what I now heard. the pops and clicks and static were completely gone. Congratulations to Humminguru for this innovative game changing device. Its easy to use and it really does work. It will not fix scratched record noises but it will fix any backround noises related to static electricity that is a major problem for record lovers. It you take the steps I've outlined I promise you will enjoy listening to your records like never before without the need for ultrasonic cleaning machines. Yes the humminguru is $300 but it is a small investment compared to the cost of your record collection and turntable. My only concern is that the warranty is only one year and an extended warranty is not offered. Time will tell how durable it is but to my mind I would never play records without it. Its the easiest thing to use.

"The jury is still out" on the effectiveness of this machine as I have only owned it for a few days. However, if my ears aren't deceiving me this device does what it's intended to do. Static pops and annoying crackle seem to be vanquished - my vinyl just seems that much more cleaner and the music that much more clearer. Additionally, this machine (or whatever it is) couldn't be easier to use, just center it on the record label and let it spin. It's calibrated to rotate 10 times counter-clockwise, I let it go for 20 spins which seems to quiet the grooves that much more. New vinyl seems to benefit less from the HumminGuru but the older, used platters play and sound way better. One point to be sure of is that as effective as this is it should be used AFTER the record has been thoroughly cleaned using a decent vinyl cleaning process. I own a Pro-Ject VC-S machine and clean all my vinyl with Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions 3-step system: 1) #15 Record Cleaner (enzyme formula), 2) Super Cleaner Formula and finish off with 3) Ultra Pure Water (distilled rinse). As good as the Orbit is at removing static, it will be pointless to use on vinyl that has not been properly pre-treated. Overall, if you need the "next step" in making your LP collection that much more listenable - and don't have the funds to invest in an ultrasonic cleaning option - this is $300 well spent.

Works Great! Next-up is the record washer by HumminGuru!

It does what it says it would do. Definitely gets rid of static. Which for me, as a digitizer, I’m more concerned about dust getting attracted to the vinyl surface. And this helps with that. Does it affect the sound? I’m not going to get involved with that war 🫣 I’ve used it probably on 20 albums so far and the battery indicator is still on maximum dots. I could see this lasting a year between charges based on my usage. You could probably achieve the same effect with cheaper hardware, but man this thing is so easy to plop on top of the record for 15-20 seconds and then take it off.

Bit expensive but really works!

Świetny produkt, spełnia swoją rolę.

Se escuchando los vinilos bastante mejor pasándolas previamente este aparato. Satisfecho.

Très bien il fait bien son travail

This is a clever and innovative product which works. It’s easy to use and in my system is doing a good job of dispelling static. It isn’t cheap but if your listening environment is prone to static I would judge this as decent value for money.