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Quote - I just received my Loricraft PRC3 from SmartDevices yesterday. My first record to be cleaned was a copy of Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends. It was recommended that I use an inexpensive record, and that's about the most common record around. After cleaning, I could hear every nuance of the recording. I almost imagined the recording session perfectly due to the clarity of everything. I am extremely happy with your product. Thank you for all of your help. Bill S - May 2009 Quote - This machine is awesome! :-D - James. He has a collection of records which suffered flood damage Quote - The PRC 6 arrived safe and sound today. The set up was a piece of cake. What great looking machine. It works so much better than my old PRC 2 which has done a fine job over the past 10 years!! I can not believe how silent this machine is. This is indeed the King of all Record Cleaning Machines! .... I've been using the PRC6 for a day now and I am really impressed with the new machine. For the last 10 years i've been using what was then the Rolls Royce of cleaning machines the PRC2 (The original dog kennel upgrade of the PRC1). This new PRC6 machine takes cleaning machines to a new level and despite the fierce competition it is undisputeably the best machine on the market. With my old machine I think I must have cleaned over 30,000 records. Please use me as a reference and if you have any customers in this neck of the woods (Holland) that would like a demonstration they're more than welcome - www.cleanrecord.com - Jeroen. Quote - After some initial experiments in using the machine, I cleaned until now about 15 records thoroughly with excellent results. It is abslutely clear that all my records will be cleaned by the PCR 4 before they will be played again. Background noise and clicks are almost completely removed by the cleaning process. The music sounds much cleaner and more detailled. Especially the attacks in the music are much sharper and more natural. I have been a sound engineer during the sixties with the Philips-Polygram studio in Holland. So I have quite some records that I recorded myself. After cleaning with the PRC 4 these recordings sounded far better than before. I almost brought me back in the studio again! Listening to this old material becomes a joy again. It is also very interesting to watch the cleaning result by examining the waveform in an wave editor on the computer. After stretching the signals so that the individual tones become visible, and eventually magnifying the signal, it is obvious that the resulting signal is very pure and clean. The difference in quality before and after cleaning is possibly most evident by listening and watching the "silent grooves" between the titles on the LP: you can't deny the excellent result! - FN Quote - Dear Terry, the PCR3 works brilliantly so far! thanks very much for your time this pm - It was great to visit the place it was actually made. Cheers - John Quote - Hi Terry,I can't express my thanks to you and all the staff for a fantastic record cleaner. I would never have expected such a professional finish to my records. How I managed in the past I'll never know. Kindest regards David. Quote - Good morning Terry. Well I have been doing some experiments, the before and after and I was truly amazed at the results! I have always been particular about handling records, especially as I was a mastering engineer for many years and took pride in the sound quality. However, when you obtain vinyl records from other sources (second hand or otherwise) invariably they have one minor problem or another, after using the PRC4 these were dramatically improved. What I also liked about the PRC4 is that after a clean and before playing you needn't have to worry about "static"! Kind regards, Phillip Our Professional Record Cleaners are in great demand and are available at three/four weeks notice. The machine range includes PRC3 Mk2, PRC4 Mk2, the PRC4 Deluxe, PRC6, and the new model, PRC3 Mk2 Deluxe. Please refer to our Internet shop for an idea of current prices and special offers. If any item is not listed please contact us directly The cleaning time for all machines is approximately 1 minute per side. Loricraft Cleaning Machines.PRC2 PRC3 Mk 3
The PRC Mk 3 Deluxe - This is a new model. PRC4 PRC4 Deluxe PRC 5. 
PRC6 The forward/reverse facility aids the cleaning process, which particularly helps the PRC3. Please note this information only covers the 230 volt European models. The PRC3 is in matt black industrial finish. The PRC3 de Luxe, PRC4 and the PRC6 have real wood veneer. All machines use very high quality materials to ensure long life. If you want the best - Buy A Loricraft
The cleaning fluid is sold as a concentrate which makes 5 liters of cleaning fluid when diluted with ordinary distilled water. We recommend making it up in small quantities as required, and storage in the dark. It contains no alcohol, and uses environmentally friendly ingredients. It produces a dramatic increase in playback clarity and resolution. Here is a review of L'Art du Son, published in Positive Feedback magazine. The other benefit is that it is virtually odourless and so can be used indoors with no problem. The L'Art du Son concentrate costs £28 per bottle which works out at £5:60 per litre of working strength liquid. It can be ordered directly from Terry - see below. Our internet shop site can take direct orders for L'Art du Son cleaning liquid and our Loricraft professional record cleaners. The Development of the Current Models
Our original interpretation of this principle, called the Loricraft PRC, professional record cleaning machine, was produced in about 1990. It was based it on recycled Lenco 75 motor units which were plentiful at the4 time and of superb build quality. The supply of Lencos eventually dried up forcing us to design our own motor unit (1998) The PRC2, as it became known, was famous for having a separate small box containing the pump which we affectionately called the dog kennel as it looked just like one. It is considered by a large number of users to be the "state of the art machine". The pump box can be situated in a cupboard making it very quiet. The PRC2 can clean 16 inch diameter 78 rpm discs and one was used to prepare Bing Crosby recordings for their award winning transfer to CD using one of our 401 machines. The PRC3 was the combination of the new drive system plus a custom designed pump allowing a single box construction. The machine looks essentially as it always has, however 90% of all the parts including the box are now CNC produced. Assembly is still done by hand and all machines are fully tested just like the original machine. The picture above shows one being tested in the workshop before shipping to the USA. Some reviews of the Record Cleaners are listed at the bottom of this page. Although the PCR3 machine looks essentially the same as ever, a process of continuous quality improvement has resulted in many small technical improvements which have been introduced since its introduction in 1990:
These improvements have been carried over into the PRC2 and PRC4 models, where applicable. The PCR2 design was prefered where the cleaning and quietness demands are highest. It has since been superceded by the PRC6. The PRC3 is our biggest seller and delivers proven, excellent cleaning to our discerning customers. The PRC4 was originally designed to meet the needs of customers who were aware of the original PRC2, and valued the effect of a more powerful pump and additional cleaning options. It is increasingly in demand on its own merits. The cleaning procedure could not be easier. The disc to be cleaned is placed on the turntable, which is then set in motion. The proprietory fluid is spread on the disc in a thin layer using our special brush, and the vacuum arm tracks across the record to remove both fluid, dissolved and suspended solids and dirt from deep within the groove. We have sold hundreds of the PRC3s over the last few years, but increasing numbers of the PRC4s are now being sold. The PRC2 can be still supplied if required. The Loricraft Professional Record Cleaners There is a tutorial on the Smart Devices site Here is a 10 second recording of the sound of the cleaner in operation (260KB wav file). It is a bit like a noisy fridge. You can compare it to the hiss produced by the suction arm which removes the solvent, and the dog barking outside the workshop. Click here to download it. This is a medium large file and may take a couple of minutes to download. Once downloaded you can rerun it as often as required. If you prefer, you can download the files to your hard disc by right clicking on "here" and choosing "Save target as ..." . They are then available whenever you want them.
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L'Art du Son is a new and revolutionary record cleaning solution developed after years of research by founder and analogue devotee Martina Schoener.
The original machine of this type was designed by Percy Wilson, the Technical Editor of Gramaphone magazine. His presentation to the Audio Engineering Society on 13th October 1964, "Record Contamination: Causes and Cure", outlines the design of a machine. A year and a day later in 1965 the machine "The Record Doctor" was shown to the AES in New York. "The Disk Cleaner" was very similar in style to a professional cutting lathe. It is anybody's guess how much it would have cost to produce but it's reasonable to assume £20,000 would be a minimum if made today. Percy also set down the rules of pickup arm design and alignment in the 1920's, the same ones we use today!