GrooveWasher

The GrooveWasher company was founded by Steve Chase and Ron Daniel in Kansas City, Missouri, USA in 2015. Their goal is to help fulfill the desire for music lovers to obtain the best sound possible from their vinyl records. The GrooveWasher line of high quality, hand-made audio accessories, high tech cleaning solutions, vinyl record and stylus cleaning kits, brushes, pads, sponges and towels are all designed with this goal in mind. To achieve the best quality sound that a particular vinyl record can produce.

Newcomers to vinyl quickly discover what audiophiles know well: dirty records sound bad. When you cue the stylus on a brand new (clean) record you hear what the musicians and writers and producers intended. When the microgroove becomes contaminated by fingerprint oils, room dust and, over time, fungal growth, the stylus will “play” the grime and generate noise and pops. A fully cleaned record produces the honest sound of the groove.

The GrooveWasher team designs and makes the solutions and tools for the cleaning method (or combination of methods) you prefer—manual, vacuum and ultrasonic.

High fidelity is our goal. Studio recordings with quiet backgrounds. Live recordings with all the ambient sound of the room and audience. The impression, the feeling, the sound, the multi-sense joy, that you are in the studio or club or theater or arena with the musicians.

What’s in it for me?

“The real difference is the sound quality of my vinyl after using the system and it’s cleaning fluid. Hearing is believing! My records just sound better.” A.R., Kickstarter Backer

Keeping your records clean with GrooveWasher G2 Fluid and our cleaning kits will give you:

--Better Sound. G2 cleaning solution is specially formulated to clean the microgroove and eliminate static electricity charge on contact.

--Longer Record Life. Vinyl records are expensive and delicate. Clean records last longer. GrooveWasher will give you more high fidelity plays from your records.

--Longer Stylus Life. Your stylus will wear faster if the groove is dirty. A worn stylus can also damage other records. Once the microgroove is damaged, nothing can return the original sound.

Philosophy

Not every record requires cleaning. If the record is already clean, play it an enjoy it. If the vinyl looks clean, no dust or lint or fingerprints, cue the stylus and listen. If it sounds good (silent floor, no noise or pops) play it and enjoy it. If there’s noise it is either caused by grime or the record itself. Clean it with GrooveWasher G2 Fluid and your preferred method. When the record is clean, the sound it produces is the honest sound of that particular record.

Vinyl

Vinyl records are imperfect and always will be. Each LP you play is unique. Audiophiles collect multiple versions of their favorite music (original vintage, remasters, various pressings). As well as multiples of the same version, for record condition. The one-of-a-kind nature of the vinyl LP gives it a charm, an experience, that digital music can’t.

Not all records were created equal or handled with care. New pressings will be slightly different, from plant to plant and even from the same plant! Previously played records will reveal their former owners’ care and cleaning. You might acquire a Mint-minus condition LP that sounds bad because it was poorly pressed or overplayed. You might buy a VG-plus condition LP that sounds good because it was a great pressing and well cared for.

Be patient. If you are annoyed by the slightest bit of noise, stick with high resolution digital music. Much of it is fantastic these days.

The Audiophile’s Choice

We developed GrooveWasher G2 Record Cleaning Fluid to emulate the effectiveness of the original Discwasher record cleaning solutions of the 1970s. Double deionized, carbon filtered and UV treated water. Only the smallest quantity of surfactants, emulsifier and blending agent needed to get the job done.  A one-step cleaner—no rinsing needed, no residue after wiping and air drying.

Later we created G3 Cleaning Fluid and GSR Super Rinse for two-step vacuum machine users. G3 is a stronger surfactant concentration than G2 so the rinsing step is wise. Use distilled water or our GSR rinse.

Ultrasonic record cleaning machines are becoming popular. We found, after testing a number of single and multiple ultrasonic machines, that a dirty record placed in a distilled water ultrasonic bath won’t even get wet. The water just beads up. So we created G-Sonic Ultrasonic Additive to reduce the surface tension and allow the water to reach the bottom of the microgroove. (A manual pre-clean with G2 or G3 is also needed.) Please see our how-to videos on Youtube and our website.

Ten years and 50,000 customers later, there are still millions of vinyl record lovers who don’t know about GrooveWasher. Please try our products. Clean some records and your stylus. Tell your friends if you like them. If you don’t, return whatever you wish for a full refund.

Warranty and Limited Liability

GrooveWasher guarantees its products against any and all defects in materials or manufacture. If a purchaser is dissatisfied with a product for any reason and returns it to the Company within 30 days of purchase, we will refund 100% of the purchase price.

Due to the individual consumer’s unlimited capacity to use or misuse our products the Company will not be liable for any claims of specific performance. The Company’s sole financial liability is the refund of the purchase price.

GrooveWasher offers its products with an implied mutual good faith with the customer that the products will be used according to the instructions and will perform within reasonable expectations.

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