I've been using strips of 'paint pad refill' on either side of the 1/8" slot I cut in the vacuum crevice tool. Seems soft enough but the DD brushes came with a set of refill pads. I'm going to use them instead.

Glue'm on the crevice tool with Carpenters or Plumbers Goop, heavy bodied contact adhesive so good it'll glue your side view mirror back on the car in Winter. Ask me how I know!

Then all's ya need is a broken turntable to support the record whilst cleaning or better yet a working direct drive that'll turn the record for ya.

Take a look at the Loricraft site for their cleaning tutorial. Best I've seen; all the info is backed up by my experience. No way I'll ever afford one. The main quibble they have with cheaper RCMs with cleaning wands like the VPI is the uneven suction on warped records. My handheld tool appears to negate that.

You will hear a difference and not just less noise but a resulting improvement in fidelity from, I suppose, the higher S/N.

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