bring your vinyls back to life with HumminGuru ultrasonic record cleaner

a team of hong kong-based designers has launched a kickstarter campaign for an ultrasonic record cleaning machine called ‘HumminGuru’. compact and lightweight, the all-in-one cleaner and dryer promises an affordable way to bring dusty old vinyls back to life.

bring your dirty records back to life with HumminGuru

a clean, static-free vinyl record emanates rich sounds from your turntable. however, both second-hand and brand new records are always contaminated with dust, dirt, or even some release agent from the manufacturing process that can harm the stylus of your turntable. this results in reduced sound quality and proper and regular cleaning becomes essential to providing high audio quality and making records last longer.

simply fill up the water basin with 350ml water 

HumminGuru, a professional ultrasonic cleaning machine, not only brings your dirty records back to life but is also designed to offer a pleasant cleaning experience. its auto-cleaning process makes it quick and simple while it is also compact, lightweight, smart, and quiet. it is intuitive and easy to use. simply plug in the power, fill up the water basin with 350ml water or liquid of your preference, choose the modes, and press start. its all-in-one design allows the cleaning and drying functions to run automatically in just 7-10 minutes.

HumminGuru is compact and affordable

applying a duo 40kHz ultrasonic cleaning system, an approved process of using sound waves to create cavitation bubbles in a liquid bath of water that requires zero contact with the record, is powerful enough to remove the contaminants and dust on the vinyl without causing any damage. then, the cleaner automatically drains all water from the basin to the water tank, ensuring the record is being dried in a water-free space. to increase the effectiveness of the drying process, a duo fan system is applied to dry the vinyl from both sides. getting the record dry in just 5 minutes.

it’s designed to fit into any standard record shelf

the box comes with an ultrasonic vinyl record cleaning machine, cover lid, power cord, 350ml removable water tank, manual instruction/user guide. find out more about HumminGuru on kickstarter here. 

HumminGuru specifications

it weighs only 3 kg

there are three function modes: cleaning, drying, and auto

HumminGuru packaging

design process and trials of a fully functional working prototype

project info:

project name: HumminGuru ultrasonic vinyl record cleaner

design team: cherry ng, jacqueline ng, chang gong wu, shi cai wu, ben jee

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom