

The other changes are a more easily gripped and larger injection-molded record turner, a new Pangea-sourced applicator brush and a cover, which I don't think the original V included. The cabinet is now available in either high-gloss black or the now seemingly obligatory "carbon fiber" look, either of which produces an attractive small box suitable for display. I measured around 95dB at a distance close to where you'd be standing to clean a record, so be sure to wear earplugs or headphones when using the machine (or any vacuum based machine). Additional venting is said to reduce both heat build up and noise (this change has also been made to the still available V), though the new VI is still loud. The new machine is similar to the original, though there have been some notable improvements, the first of which is a fluid-resistant anodized aluminum top plate that also increases cabinet rigidity. At some point since then it went out of production but it's back now at $199.95 and there's a new upgraded 20th anniversary Model VI priced at $299.95 Six years have passed since the original review here of the Record Doctor V a $199.95 manual-turn vacuum based record cleaning machine (RCM).
