We've been advocates of the Nitty Gritty machines for a long, long time. They remain the most affordable alternative to the flashy mega-buck machines that, for the most part, aren't any better at cleaning your LPs than the Nitty Grittys. The main difference in Nitty Grittys line-up is the level of automation. The basic Model 1 and Model 2 offering the least automation (i.e., you turn the record, you apply the fluid) and the top-of-the-line Model Mini-Pro 1 and 2 automating the fluid application, record scrubbing, and vaccuming both sides of the LP at the same time.

Everyone who owns records must know by now that records need to be maintained in a clean condition in order to sound their best and to preserve the quality of their fragile surfaces. There are all sorts of pads and fluids for this purpose out there and they operate on a number of different theories and principles, but they all have one thing in common: unless they use a vacuum system to suck up the solutions they use, they do NOT totally clean all the pollutants from record grooves. They leave film, grease, residue, micro dust, static electricity, carbon fiber hair, and mold release compounds behind. These remaining pollutants prevent the record owner from hearing all the music on the record, regardless of the quality of the playback system! And they cause premature wear of the record and phono stylus.

Records cleaned on a Nitty Gritty system reproduce all the music stored in their grooves without the interference and masking of record pollutants. The improvement in sound that a Nitty Gritty cleaning makes is so dramatic that the benefit of upgrading one component [of a hi-fi system] is less significant by comparison. The Nitty Gritty record cleaning system has established itself as an essential component in every hi-fi system.

Model 2 (same features as Model 1 but solid oak cabinet)................................................................................................$375.00

Record Master 1 (same manual operation as Model 1 using an adapter for LPs. 45s, & 78s - black vinyl cabinet............$345.00

Record Master 2 (same as Record Master 2 but in solid oak cabinet)............................................................................$399.00

Model 1.5 (automatic scrubbing and rotation - black vinyl cabinet)...................................................................................$519.00

Model 2.5 (same as 1.5 in solid oak)...............................................................................................................................$575.00

Model 1.5 Fi (same as Model 1.5 but adds automatic fluid apllication - black vinyl).........................................................$625.00

Model 2.5 Fi (same as 1.5 Fi in solid oak)......................................................................................................................$679.00

Model Mini-Pro 1 (same as 2.5 Fi but cleans both sides of LP simultaneously - black vinyl)...........................................$915.00

Model Mini-Pro 2 (same as Mini-Pro 1 in solid oak)....................................................................................................$985.00

25th Anniversary Jatoba wood cabinets (limited supply) available at $50 over cost of oak cabinets)