- Pro-Ject unveils the VC-E Mini
- It is an automatic vacuum vinyl record cleaner
- Designed to use few moving parts
My record collection is not mine, but an heirloom that I try to take good care of. Or I thought I’ve taken great care of them, but the new version of Pro-Ject makes me think I could do better to keep them intact.
The company behind the five-star Pro-Ject Debut Carbon and many other top turntables, has revealed its latest vinyl cleaning device.
This is the Pro-Ject VC-E Mini, which goes on sale in April. It’s expected to 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 harm its sound quality, machines like this make sense, but for me the VC-E Mini solves a few problems that make 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 it’s designed to minimize moving parts (and storage space too).
It saves space by not having a vacuum arm to clean the vinyl. Instead, it uses a brushless vacuum motor to help the cleaning fluid flow over the vinyl and out of the machine.
The box also includes a cleaning brush, a magnetic tweezer, an adhesive arm band, and said cleaning fluid, so the cleaning process seems rather convenient.
This fluid is Pro-Ject’s Wash it 2, which is already readily available for purchase since other VC-E models use it. It doesn’t use alcohol, but is made from “demineralized water and cleaning concentrate.”
As someone who always cleaned their records with a microfiber cloth, I was always put off by the size and price of custom cleaning machines like this.
While the VC-E doesn’t completely solve the latter problem, I admit that it is small enough to be tempting for someone who really wants to preserve these items. Maybe I need it more than I thought…
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