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Spin-Clean Record Washer MKII Complete Kit vs HumminGuru HG01 Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Record Cleaning Kits: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Spin-Clean does the hard part of record cleaning for a mid-range price with nothing that can break, which is why it stays the default. The HumminGuru HG01 cleans deeper and removes the labour entirely, but it is an upgrade for large collections rather than a starting point.
Spin-Clean Record Washer MKII Complete Kit
Buy itA plastic bath, two velvet brushes and no electricity, and it still outcleans most things under a vacuum machine.
- Cleans both sides at once in under a minute of hands-on work
- Alcohol-free concentrate, safe for shellac 78s as well as vinyl
- No power, no pump, no filter cartridges, so nothing to fail
- Bath fluid is reusable across a stack of records before it needs changing
- Entirely manual, so a large backlog is a real weekend of work
- You have to change the water once it greys or you start pushing dirt around
- Drying cloths need regular washing or they reintroduce lint
HumminGuru HG01 Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner
It dependsLoad it, press a button, walk away, and roughly ten minutes later a clean dry record comes back out.
- 40 kHz cavitation reaches into the groove in a way no brush can
- Fully automated wash and fan-dry cycle with no hands involved
- Filtered water is reusable across many records, so running cost is low
- Compact enough to live on a shelf rather than needing a bench
- Costs several times what a manual bath system costs
- Handles 12-inch out of the box; 7-inch and 10-inch adapters cost extra
- Audible while running, roughly extractor-fan loud, so not a living-room background device
Side by side
| Spin-Clean Record Washer MKII Complete Kit | HumminGuru HG01 Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | It depends |
| Best for | Anyone building a collection from second-hand records who wants one system that just works. | Large or fast-growing collections, and anyone who knows a manual routine will not stick. |
| Price tier | $$ · mid-range | $$$ · premium |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Spin-Clean Record Washer MKII Complete Kit - A plastic bath, two velvet brushes and no electricity, and it still outcleans most things under a vacuum machine. Choose the HumminGuru HG01 Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner instead if large or fast-growing collections, and anyone who knows a manual routine will not stick.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Record Cleaning Kits: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).