Crosley AC1001A-RE Vinyl Record Cleaner, Red by Crosley http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HF8WAEE/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_FLgxtb0QW4SVC
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Crosley Spin Clean
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Ilikevinyl
Cool Breeze
I wonder if it uses the same brushes as the Spin Clean? It doesn't show them.
The Spin Clean also has a rounded bottom, it is just hidden under the rest of the plastic (look underneath it).
It looks like it's practically the same design as the Spin Clean, just cheaper and easier to tip over by the looks of things. I'd also personally be be embarrassed to own anything with the Crosley name on it that was made after 1957, as a previous poster said.
It looks like it's practically the same design as the Spin Clean, just cheaper and easier to tip over by the looks of things. I'd also personally be be embarrassed to own anything with the Crosley name on it that was made after 1957, as a previous poster said.
ra7c7er
Hoarding records since 1990
It's a ripoff of the spin clean. The original spin clean uses a rounded well also so it probably uses the same amount of fluid. All in all it's probably just style of doing the same thing that the original spin clean does.
My only problems with washers like this is putting the record in and taking it out. Sliding the pads across the grooves isn't a good thing. Spin clean does work though.
My only problems with washers like this is putting the record in and taking it out. Sliding the pads across the grooves isn't a good thing. Spin clean does work though.
Mister Mike
Member
My mom go me the Crosley record cleaning brush (their answer to the RCA Discwasher) for my birthday, along with a few vintage records. I was disappointed to see the Crosley logo (pretending to love the gift, of course), but I have to say it's actually pretty good. I already had a Pfanstiehl and an old Realistic, but the Crosley is my new favorite. The handle is nice and heavy, and the cleaner surface is velvet with nice give underneath (unlike the corduroy on the current Discwashers). Anyway, I know nothing of this new Spin Clean alternative, but my point is that Crosley isn't always horrible. They just buy Chinese stuff and slap their name on it. Sometimes something decent might slip through.
No, I don't think the amount of water is much different as the "tank" in the Spin Clean is also round bottomed despite the appearance of the SC. The quality and availability of the pads are IMO the only significant factor to be considered. Perhaps the solution too but others have done their own.
I kind of like the Art Deco-ish design. Do it in bakelite or chrome and I would be all over it.
I kind of like the Art Deco-ish design. Do it in bakelite or chrome and I would be all over it.
McBru6177
One Way or Another
From the looks of it, the design can't be too different than the SC. But the most critical points are the fluid (Crosley calls it Vinyl Shine) and the brushes.
Aside from the design, I think this is great news for record collectors, even though it's a cheaper copycat model. Two reasons: more price competition and wider distribution. The price is much lower than the SC which has become "stupid" expensive in recent years. Also, Walmart carries the Crosley cleaner. This means that more and more of the record listening crowd will have access to a (hopefully decent) affordable record cleaner. In the future, it should help ensure higher quality used records.
Aside from the design, I think this is great news for record collectors, even though it's a cheaper copycat model. Two reasons: more price competition and wider distribution. The price is much lower than the SC which has become "stupid" expensive in recent years. Also, Walmart carries the Crosley cleaner. This means that more and more of the record listening crowd will have access to a (hopefully decent) affordable record cleaner. In the future, it should help ensure higher quality used records.
