A review of the compact and comparatively low budget HumminGuru ultrasonic vinyl record cleaner. How well does it work? You can determine for yourself by listening to this series of tests. Best experienced through headphones.

00:00 Start
01:13 Unbox & set-up
04:38 The dirty record
08:29 The cleaning process
11:35 DEMO 1: Before cleaning
12:58 DEMO 2: After one clean
14:31 DEMO 3: After three cleans
15:40 DEMO 4: After anti-static gun
16:40 Results summary
17:22 TriMicron test
18:02 Unrealistic expectations?
21:10 Patreon credits

MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE https://humminguru.com (Note prices are shown in $HK (that's Hong Kong Dollars).

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MY PREVIOUS VIDEOS ABOUT RECORD CLEANING
A selection of options tried out:    • A few ways to not really clean a record  
Orbitrac 3 Pro:    • Cleaning Vinyl Records with the Orbit...  

**ACTUALLY, YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG**
ANTI STATIC PISTOL (Correct usage)
In the video where I wave this pistol around and pull the trigger randomly while talking about it, this is (clearly) not an accurate representation of how this device is used. The reality is that you place the end very close to the surface of a record and pull the trigger *slowly*. If you buy one you will get instructions - but I wouldn’t want to be responsible for leading anyone into performing a sub-par de-staticising procedure by following my non-example. By the way my pistol is an old version - that's why it looks different to the ones on sale now (links above).

LIQUID
Q) Hey why didn’t you fill the tank with (inset alternative liquid here - IPA, Detergent, a diluted mixture of stuff etc etc )?
A) The instructions state only to use (Distilled) Water with the machine and not to put anything else in it.

ALTERNATIVES
Q) You shouldn’t clean your records with that, the best way to clean records is to (insert alternative method here).
A) This is a video review of the Humminguru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner. If the video was about something else, the title wouldn’t match the contents and also we'd all still be in the dark regarding the abilities of the HumminGuru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner. Now you've seen it in action you can form your own opinion of it's worthiness.

DAMAGE
Q) Perhaps the crackles and pops and clicks that remained on the record after cleaning are caused by permanent damage to the record and not removable dirt?
A) Yep - this is discussed in the section starting at 18:02 entitled ‘Unrealistic Expectations’ - where I mention that perhaps it is unrealistic to expect any type of record cleaner to return an old vinyl record back to factory condition.

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