IT’S A CLEAN MACHINE

British record cleaning machine manufacturer Keith Monks says its latest model, the Prodigy RCM, cleans not only all sizes of vinyl record, but also standard-sized compact discs. The Prodigy uses a ‘Threadless Point Suction System’ requiring only a teaspoon of cleaning fluid per side that is discarded and replaced after each side is cleaned, so there’s no cross-contamination possible. The process is time-consuming, around five minutes to clean and dry both sides of an LP — but longer makes perfect, says the company, and the Prodigy’s largely automated operation can take place unattended. The Prodigy RCM is made almost entirely from sustainable renewable bamboo which is inherently noise absorbing, anti-static, moisture-resistant, robust and hard-wearing. It retails for $1750.