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Klaudio
Website:https://klaudio.com/
Est. year: 2013
KLAUDIO is a maker of ultrasonic record cleaners, turntables and tangential tonearms, founded in 2013 by Peter Cheon as a sister business of Koolance, the liquid cooling manufacturer he set up in 2000. The brand drew on Koolance experience with water handling and electronics to build its first product, the KD-CLN-LP200 ultrasonic record cleaner launched in 2013, which cleans records with distilled water and needs no cleaning fluid.
Range & what it's known for
The record cleaners remain the centre of the range. The original KD-CLN-LP200 uses four 40 kHz transducers rated at 200 W in total, two aimed at each side of the record, and cleans and dries the disc automatically. Later versions are the KD-CLN-LP200S and the KD-CLN-LP200T, the T using an external water reservoir with its own pump. Accessories include an automatic disc loader that queues up to five records, an adapter for 10-inch 33 and 78 rpm discs, an acoustic dampening case and filter kits for running from tap water. Beyond cleaning, the Magnezar turntable has a platter floating on permanent magnets with no mechanical thrust bearing, a direct drive motor and liquid stabilisation, offered in auto-clamping and non-clamping versions. The KD-ARM-AP12 is a 12-inch equivalent tangential tonearm with automatic lift.
Who owns it and where it's made
Peter Cheon still owns KLAUDIO, which works alongside Koolance, an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified liquid cooling manufacturer with locations in the United States and Korea. The founder is a long-time audiophile with a strong interest in vacuum tube equipment, and Koolance itself produces many of the parts used in the record cleaner. The company sells direct through its own web store and through official resellers, and it also offers refurbished units and spare parts.
The lineup in this catalog
Record-cleaning machines. The launch KD-CLN-LP200 was listed at USD 3,999.99, while the cheapest machine here costs about USD 2,000 and the dearest more than USD 4,000.
Who it's for
KLAUDIO suits collectors with large or second-hand record libraries who want automated cleaning with distilled water. A KD-CLN-LP200S can be joined later by the disc loader for batches or the T version for higher volumes, and owners who want the same maker for playback can add the Magnezar turntable and tangential arm.
Range & what it's known for
The record cleaners remain the centre of the range. The original KD-CLN-LP200 uses four 40 kHz transducers rated at 200 W in total, two aimed at each side of the record, and cleans and dries the disc automatically. Later versions are the KD-CLN-LP200S and the KD-CLN-LP200T, the T using an external water reservoir with its own pump. Accessories include an automatic disc loader that queues up to five records, an adapter for 10-inch 33 and 78 rpm discs, an acoustic dampening case and filter kits for running from tap water. Beyond cleaning, the Magnezar turntable has a platter floating on permanent magnets with no mechanical thrust bearing, a direct drive motor and liquid stabilisation, offered in auto-clamping and non-clamping versions. The KD-ARM-AP12 is a 12-inch equivalent tangential tonearm with automatic lift.
Who owns it and where it's made
Peter Cheon still owns KLAUDIO, which works alongside Koolance, an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified liquid cooling manufacturer with locations in the United States and Korea. The founder is a long-time audiophile with a strong interest in vacuum tube equipment, and Koolance itself produces many of the parts used in the record cleaner. The company sells direct through its own web store and through official resellers, and it also offers refurbished units and spare parts.
The lineup in this catalog
Record-cleaning machines. The launch KD-CLN-LP200 was listed at USD 3,999.99, while the cheapest machine here costs about USD 2,000 and the dearest more than USD 4,000.
Who it's for
KLAUDIO suits collectors with large or second-hand record libraries who want automated cleaning with distilled water. A KD-CLN-LP200S can be joined later by the disc loader for batches or the T version for higher volumes, and owners who want the same maker for playback can add the Magnezar turntable and tangential arm.
