I have been using the Gem Dandy record cleaner system. Messy and a bit of a pain to use, but boy doesn't it really clean well Especially for really dirty records. Never tried a vacuum cleaner, but some rate the Gem Dandy above the VPI. Price is low, and you can build it yourself with plans on the internet if you want to go to the trouble.
Garrard 301/ high mass plinth, SME 312S tonearm/ Sleeping beauty cartridge/ Denon AU 320SUT. Transcendent audio GG preamp and OTL SOB power amp. Blumenstein Orca/Dungeness Speakers
Second system. BH Paramount 300B amps. BeePre. Sony SCD777ES, Wyred4 sound Dac. Mac mini.