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The Furutech brush is typical Furutech technology, its expensive but it does the job! Main use is to remove surface dust from your treasured vinyl and static, it also has lots of other areas where it is useful.
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It has been known to all those concerned with high end audio and home theater for many years now that by removing electrostatic charge from audio and visual media a great improvement in sound and picture quality can be realized. But until now removing electrostatic charge has always been a costly exercise, both in time and money. Developed by SFC of Japan, the patented electrostatic brush SK-II has arrived brought to you by Furutech.
This revolutionary product, so simple to use, will change your listening or viewing experience for good. See and hear a difference can be realized in minutes. Experience what the product that has become such a great hit among Japanese high-end audio and home theater fans.
Now Furutech brings this incredible product to audio and home theater lovers of the world.
The SK-II uses only the finest goat hair. Hard to come by and extremely soft, the goats hair used on the SK-II is perfect for cleaning dust out of those precious LPs and will not leave the slightest mark on CDs, DVD or projector lenses. Very portable, easy to use and comes with a clear plastic cover to keep the bristles of the brush well protected.
As all audio and visual fans know the more we use our CD/SACD/DVD/DVD-Audio disks, the more dust and fingerprints are left on the surface of the disks. Using disk cleaners, we wash and wipe them with cloths, but in doing so we inadvertently electro statically charge our media. Not to mention the resulting static charge from the simple action of removing them from their protective cases or covers. In the case of CDs 500~1,500V of frictional static electricity and ten times that for LPs, 3,000~20,000V.
When disk media is played in the statically charged state, generally sounds are clouded, vowel sounds become thin and lower range sounds cannot be heard to their full potential.
With regards to LPs the adding to the scratch noises, the noise from the sparks caused by static charge can be heard through the speakers during pick up.
By using the SK-II and lightly brushing the surface of LPs, CDs or DVDs in a circular motion, the sound quality of LPs and CDs will be improved and the image quality on DVD replay will also improve.
The reliability and effectiveness of the SK-II’s ability to remove static charge is well known to and used exclusively by the meticulous Japanese Police Force in their crime scene investigations, brushing away the aluminum particles to reveal fingerprints. The SK-II is their trusted choice.
And now the SK-II is sure to become an indispensable item for all audio and AV fans.
1. Materials: Natural Goats hair surrounded by thicker strengthening acrylic fibers. Only the natural fine goat hair is exposed to any disk media and will not damage or mark in any way.
2. By using electrically conductive acrylic fibers that have been coated with copper sulfide and binding them together with a metal band, when both sides of the metal band are held during use, a corona discharge results; thereby removing static charge from media and charged dust particles.
3. The acrylic fibers have been set back 15mm from the tip of the brush and their chemical coating absorbs positively charged copper ions. The structure of these electrically conductive acrylic fibers (40 denier, thickness 69.3 microns) is patented (#1677237).
4. After a considerable amount of use the SK-II can be washed using a neutral cleansing agent and rinsed well with water and left to dry in the shade (please do not wash with cleansing agents containing bleach).
5. Usually it is enough to just simply brush away most of the static charge, but if you would like to rid your media completely of Static charge then dab a slightly damp tissue paper on the surface of the media.
6. This product is also very effective for use on Projector lenses, LCD screens, Plasma screens as well as CDs, DVDs and LPs.
A quick review is here. http://www.furutech.com/a2008/reviewc.asp?r1_no=124&r2_no=476
PM if you would like one. £105.00
The Furutech brush is typical Furutech technology, its expensive but it does the job!
I have to wholeheartedly agree. I was initially very sceptical about the claimed benefits of this brush, particularly as it doesn't look like much for the money (trust me, I didn't *want* to like it), but bloody hell, is it effective - so I just had to buy one!! :eek:
Simply spin a record and place the Furutech brush on top, leave for a revolution as the platters turns round, and the result is that the record surface is not only completely free from static, but also of any minute particles of dust and grit left deep within the grooves, even after records have been cleaned on an RCM!
Subsequently, the noise floor on playback is (quite incredibly) MASSIVELY reduced - and so sound quality is signifcantly improved, with big gains in overall clarity, definition and detail retrieval, resulting in greater insight into recordings and therefore increased listening pleasure. The sonic benefits resulting from its use are easily heard. This is NO 'snake oil'!
Make no mistake: the Furutech SK2 is extremely effective at removing static from records (much more so than my usual Zerostat gun), and so is a 'must have' for any serious vinyl addict. Quite simply, once you experience the sonic gains resulting from its use, and the subsequent greater appreciation of your favourite vinyl albums, you'll wonder how on earth you've coped without one before..... I kid you not! :trust:
Without question, this has to be the vinyl accessory of the year :cool:
Marco.
Reid Malenfant
23-12-2010, 19:26
Has anyone that owns one of these tried it out on CDs, DVDs & blu rays? If so what was the difference, don't be shy :)
I keep mine as spotless as possible, never a fingermark in sight...
Have you used one on your CDs Marco?
Has anyone that owns one of these tried it out on CDs, DVDs & blu rays?
I find micropore cloths as used to clean glasses are excellent on CDs.
As for LPs, I'd have to be convinced that a £100 solution is better than my carbon fibre brush and Nagaoka inner sleeve for each record.
Hi Mark,
No, not yet, but I'll try it later and report back :)
It's totally mad... When David sent me one to try, I thought to myself '£105 for what looks like a girl's make-up brush - f*ck that :eyebrows:', but once you use it, the results speak for themselves...
Marco.
Reid Malenfant
23-12-2010, 19:41
Hi Mark,
No, not yet, but I'll try it later and report back :)
Cheers :)
Yes it does sound mad but it remains to be seen at the end of the day :eyebrows:
Hi Mark,
It's totally mad... When David sent me one to try, I thought to myself '£105 for what looks like a girl's make-up brush - f*ck that :eyebrows:', but once you use it, the results speak for themselves...
Marco.
it resembles the brush used to lather your face for a wet shave I think!
Hi Martin,
As for LPs, I'd have to be convinced that a £100 solution is better than my carbon fibre brush and Nagaoka inner sleeve for each record.
I felt the exact same way (as I also use the above), but there's simply no comparison. You know me, I wouldn't have bought the Furutech if it didn't work. I only rave about things that are good :)
The problem with carbon fibre brushes is that, yes, they remove dust, but in doing so they (quite seriously) charge records with static, completely nullifying any positive effect of using Nagaoka sleeves....
The fact is, until I used the SK2, I didn't realise how much of a detrimental effect this had on music reproduced.
In your system especially, the results will be obvious, mate, trust me!
Marco.
Reid Malenfant
23-12-2010, 19:47
Ah, that'd be Badger hair David ;) Well the best brushes are at any rate :eyebrows:
£100 for a brush, come on! Still if you want to send one out to try?:)
it resembles the brush used to lather your face for a wet shave I think!
Nope, it's *much* softer than that! I wet shave, and so would know ;)
When Del saw it, she asked me what I was doing with one of her make-up brushes, and I said, well erm, mmmm, it's like this... :o
:lol:
Marco.
£100 for a brush, come on! Still if you want to send one out to try?:)
I joined this forum because I am getting back into Vinyl seriously and it seemed to have a SERIOUS amount of skilled and intelligent punters judging by the quality of the threads. Based on what I have read and participated in I have purchased an SL1210 and spent lots of money on items to increase my listening pleasure, after all that is ALL that counts.
Anyway, I don't offer items for sale unless I have used them myself and they have brought tangible benefits, hi-fi tuning fuses being one such item. It's simply too much hassle when someone buys an item off my website and wants to send it back because it doesn't live up to expectations, that is why 50-60% of the Furutech range I don't sell because I have not tried them and none of my anorak colleagues have, Oyaide is much the same, nearly every item I have introduced in the short time I have been here does the job so to speak.
Personally if I paid £100 for a shaving brush I would want it to be exceptional, it is. My crappy vinyl which has only ever been cleaned on a Knosti machine was remarkable after just a simple brush with the Furutech.
When I tried the Oyaide tone-arm cable on my humble Lenco GL78 Anita Baker was right there in my listening room. It's really quite simple, convince yourself that these tweaks are a waste of money based purely on the price and I feel you are missing out badly.
I mean the Oyaide mat and weight is £450, more than a decent vinyl spinner complete with arm and cartridge, on the right TT however it is a revelation.
Furutech are on holiday now until after CHRISTMAS and I sold all my stocks. I have ordered more brushes for January.The easiest way to experience the brush is to buy one, you are free to send it back for a full refund including your postage if not delighted.
In 10 years of selling cables and accessories I have had 2 returns.
if it could get rid of my static pops it would be worth the price alone.
The milty gun was useless, the only thing that works is to clean them on my Okki Nokki but it doesnt last for long.
Indeed, Colin; that's also what I've found.... The SK2, however, completely solves the problem. One quick revolution of it on the platter on top of a record before it's played, and any accumulated static simply disappears.
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 20:55
i have a deram cleaning brush and it is a piece of shit,it creates so much static that when i take a record of the technics my funk mat stays stuck to it,not to mention it's pathetic attempts to remove dust.
£105 for a brush is just too much for me,i paid £100 for the 1200.Im sure it does everything it says it does but can someone recommend me a moderately priced brush?
Moderately priced brush? If you use the AOS members discount code MAINS10 it reduces the price by 10%, moving it closer surely into moderately price territory? Just having a laugh mate, does that offer help?
Reid Malenfant
23-12-2010, 21:18
Actually in a lot of respects it's decent value for money as long as it does what it says on the tin :eyebrows:
After all, it can't exactly go wrong & it's not likely to wear out...
A lifetime of pop free records has got to be worth at least the asking price :)
Me, i want to know about improvements on CDs & pictures/audio on DVDs & blu ray discs ;)
Lol - the problem is, there is no "moderately priced" brush that removes static from records like the Furutech.... I know, as I've used most of them! They simply don't do that job.
Think of the SK2 less as a cleaning brush and more of as a static eliminator, and its cost may be more easily justified. Like Mark says, you'll have a lifetime of pop-free records (providing that they are already fairly clean and undamaged) :)
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 21:20
Moderately priced brush? If you use the AOS members discount code MAINS10 it reduces the price by 10%, moving it closer surely into moderately price territory? Just having a laugh mate, does that offer help?
Yep that helps loads i'll take 2 :lol:.Thanks for the offer but i need to sort out a new tone arm first and maybe build my record collection up before i can justify spending that much.
Do you have other brushes?
Actually I do have a german made one you can have gratis, pm your details, at least it will do for a stop gap won't it?
Jelco, SME, Rega, Funk Firm, which arm is it to be mate?
I'm getting a Jelco arm next in the new year, hope it comes with a decent cartridge fitted no extra charge...:lolsign:
Hi David, not trying to be negative, but if the brush is so good then loan one out for a review to an AOS member, but £100 for a brush is still a lot of money for music lovers, but if it does what it says on the tin.............
I did loan one out to an AOS member and he bought it, does Marcos' opinion hold no credibility on the AOS forum? I never asked him to review it I just sent it because I know he is serious about his Vinyl and I use it myself, the Isonoe feet are ridiculously priced just to stand your TT on, £100 a set or so I thought! I have a set now!
If I sent samples of all the good products I have my lock up would be empty and I would go bust!
In my experience the distance selling regulations did wonders for small businesses because you are allowed by law to send anything back for a refund within 7 days bought via the web if it's not for you, as I said earlier, in 10 years I have had 2 returns. Funny thing is a customer said to me the other day he purchased a well know Mains Cable for £375 and paid on his CC, he sent it back after much deliberation 5 days after after the seller told him NO burn in was required, it sounded awful straight from the box, his CC was refunded straight away so the experience cost him nothing!
kininigin
23-12-2010, 21:45
Actually I do have a german made one you can have gratis, pm your details, at least it will do for a stop gap won't it?
Jelco, SME, Rega, Funk Firm, which arm is it to be mate?
That's very kind of you david i'll take you up on that as a 'stop gap' ;)
Arm wise that depends on a few factors.I've been after a particular pair of speakers for a while and some came up on the bay last week but typicaly im waiting for money owed to me which i will not get till the new year.
So i thought that they would be snapped up and my chance gone but to my surprise and the sellers no one bid on them.I contacted him and told him i'll have funds after christmas and would he relist? and he said yes so if all goes well and i get the speakers then i will just get a new stock arm and send it to Audio Origami.if i don't get the speakers then those jelco's look awfully tempting :eyebrows:
I'm getting a Jelco arm next in the new year, hope it comes with a decent cartridge fitted no extra charge...:lolsign:
Hehehehe.... Aye. You'll soon know what a decent cartridge sounds like when you fit the Nagaoka! ;)
Marco.
Hehehehe.... Aye. You'll soon know what a decent cartridge sounds like when you fit the Nagaoka! ;)
Marco.
The TT, arm and fitted cartridge are currently on a van on the way to Brook Towers in sunny Huddersfield, I am PRAYING that the delivery van arrives tomorrow and will be staying in ALL day to make sure I don't miss him, much to the annoyance of her indoors who wants to go shopping! I will give her £100 and send her on her way.:lolsign:
Sorry mate you cannot compare Isonoe feet to a brush either in VFM terms or material value.
Obviously you think I'm talking pants then, Andy! ;)
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 21:59
Jelco, SME, Rega, Funk Firm, which arm is it to be mate?
This is out of my price range and i have no idea how good it is but visually it's perfect for my tt.
The TT, arm and fitted cartridge are currently on a van on the way to Brook Towers in sunny Huddersfield, I am PRAYING that the delivery van arrives tomorrow and will be staying in ALL day to make sure I don't miss him, much to the annoyance of her indoors who wants to go shopping! I will give her £100 and send her on her way.:lolsign:
Hahaha - love it... And tell her to bring some beers back just in time for putting the dinner on!! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Not questioning any ones opinion mate- it is the philosophy to which forums are based, but for me the brush..........
Well, that's your choice, mate, but you've got a very good system, and one that would merit the benefits of the SK2, providing you have a decent-sized record collection :)
As you know, I also use Isonoes on my Techie, and they're great, but the sonic effect of the Furutech brush is just as fundamental, but in a different way.
Remember that removing static happens at the very beginning of the vinyl reproduction chain - support feet cannot address this problem.....
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 22:59
Remember that removing static happens at the very beginning of the vinyl reproduction chain - support feet cannot address this problem.....
Marco.
can i play devil's advocate here?
If i have a 1200/1210 with new tonearm psu ect,but stock feet,which would you purchase next Isonoe's or Furutech SK2?
Roughly how many records have you got, Darren (or the fictional person in your example)? You're only going to get value from the Furutech brush if you own enough records to take advantage of its benefits, and you play them often :)
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 23:50
Roughly how many records have you got, Darren (or the fictional person in your example)? You're only going to get value from the Furutech brush if you own enough records to take advantage of its benefits :)
Marco.
i have between about 250-300,but was thinking more hypothetically just out of interest.
I have a Roksan brush, brilliant at cleaning out dust from the grooves but terrible for introducing static.
The Furutech appears to be based on a sound principle. They appear to work like some of the better brushes that come with an earthing strap. Of course you become the earth. I think its good its goats hair to because i find carbon bristles can scratch.
i have between about 250-300,but was thinking more hypothetically just out of interest.
On balance, I'd say get the Isonoes, but if vinyl was your preferred music format, and you owned 1000+ records and played a percentage of them every day for many hours (as I do, for example), then there'd be a very good case for buying the SK2 before the Isonoes :)
Quite simply, there is now a sure-fire procedure for having records, which in terms of pops and crackles, are completely silent during playback:
1) To start with, only buy brand new vinyl and/or second-hand vinyl in MINT condition.
2) Use a quality RCM, together with an effective record cleaning solution.
3) Once records are cleaned, pop 'em into a Nagaoka (or Mo-Fi) anti-static sleeve.
4) Before playback, swipe records once with a Furutech brush.
Then sit back and enjoy silent and flawless reproduction of your favourite music. That's exactly now what I do! :cool:
Marco.
kininigin
23-12-2010, 23:58
I think its good its goats hair to because i find carbon bristles can scratch.
i've noticed this as well with brand new vinyl,mind you im using a crap £5 brush :doh:
kininigin
24-12-2010, 00:08
On balance, I'd say get the Isonoes, but if vinyl was your preferred music format, and you owned 1000+ records and played a percentage of them every day for many hours (as I do, for example), then there'd be a very good case for buying the SK2 before the Isonoes :)
Marco.
that seems to make sense.I am finding on my days off that im listening to way more vinyl now i have the ts psu but still trying to get the balance between buying records and upgrading.
Theres a lot of different opinions on brushes but the one thing i tried with great results for cleaning records was the Knosti cleaning system.
Its boring to use and the cleaning fluid is nasty. Plus you have to rinse the record with de ionised water. Even then i found some muck left behind that the stylus cleans out. Not ideal. But its better than any of the cheap brushes.
kininigin
24-12-2010, 00:22
Theres a lot of different opinions on brushes but the one thing i tried with great results for cleaning records was the Knosti cleaning system.
Its boring to use and the cleaning fluid is nasty. Plus you have to rinse the record with de ionised water. Even then i found some muck left behind that the stylus cleans out. Not ideal. But its better than any of the cheap brushes.
i have actually got the knosti,i think it's in a cupboard somewhere.I completly forgot i had that :doh:
looks like i know what im doing tommorrow,i've not got the original fluid though only homemade if there is any left.
Will homemade help with static or will i have to buy knosti's fluid or something similar?
If the cleaner you used had ionic surfactants in it then yes it will. If its only isopropyl then give the bottle you have a quick squirt of Ecover dishwater rinse aid and that will work.
The Grand Wazoo
24-12-2010, 00:29
Now then boys & girls, I've never, ever had a problem with static but I do own a Zerostat pistol. It is almost always to be found nestling in it's holster though, cos I just don't need it.
I will comment on brushes for getting dust out of record grooves though. I know that's not the subject of this thread, but what I have to say is, I feel, important to state. .........and I'm gonna be a little rude here.
If you think that brushing a record while it twirls around on your turntable with some sort of hairy or fluffy thing is going to get dust out of grooves & off the record, then you are away with the fairies. Just because you see a line of dust swept up on the record surface means nothing. I'm sorry, but all that's happening is that your brush is collecting dust from the surface of your record and snowploughing it up into a long line across the radius of the disc. (And actually, possibly cramming some of it down into the grooves & making things worse caused by the spiral locus of the groove.) Now, assuming that some of the bristles of your brush/fluffy thing are getting down into the grooves, what do you suppose is happening down there?
That's right - the brush is snowploughing a long line of dust across the radius of the grooves, collecting it all up into highly concentrated areas, but this time, they're in the path of the stylus.
How can the action of holding the brush on something as it rotates bring dust up and out of the groove?
.........It can't can it?
Just because you see some dust on the surface, don't think you've fetched it up from the grooves. It was always on the surface, but spread more thinly. You've just bunched it up with your brush.
The only way is with a proper record cleaning machine.
As for static..........well maybe the brush on offer here is just the thing, I can't comment.
I have a Roksan brush, brilliant at cleaning out dust from the grooves but terrible for introducing static.
The Furutech appears to be based on a sound principle. They appear to work like some of the better brushes that come with an earthing strap. Of course you become the earth I think its good its goats hair to because i find carbon bristles can scratch.
Quite. Anyone who knows me will know that I'm not one for endorsing the use of 'flavour of the month' audio accessories, especially ones whose beneficial sonic effect is questionable.
I only buy things that work - and the SK2 unquestionably works by simply doing what it says on the tin! :)
Marco.
Chris helped me to see the light. ;)
kininigin
24-12-2010, 00:34
If the cleaner you used had ionic surfactants in it then yes it will. If its only isopropyl then give the bottle you have a quick squirt of Ecover dishwater rinse aid and that will work.
i used isopropyl,distilled water and a photographic wetting agent,so i guess not.
Ecover dishwater rinse aid? you learn something everyday cheers colin i'll see how i get on with that.Im off to bed,nighty night:zzz:
Hi Chris,
Now then boys & girls, I've never, ever had a problem with static but I do own a Zerostat pistol. It is almost always to be found nestling in it's holster though, cos I just don't need it.
I will comment on brushes for getting dust out of record grooves though. I know that's not the subject of this thread, but what I have to say is, I feel, important to state. .........and I'm gonna be a little rude here.
If you think that brushing a record while it twirls around on your turntable with some sort of hairy or fluffy thing is going to get dust out of grooves & off the record, then you are away with the fairies. Just because you see a line of dust swept up on the record surface means nothing. I'm sorry, but all that's happening is that your brush is collecting dust from the surface of your record and snowploughing it up into a long line across the radius of the disc. (And actually, possibly cramming some of it down into the grooves & making things worse caused by the spiral locus of the groove.) Now, assuming that some of the bristles of your brush/fluffy thing are getting down into the grooves, what do you suppose is happening down there?
That's right - the brush is snowploughing a long line of dust across the radius of the grooves, collecting it all up into highly concentrated areas in the path of the stylus. How can the action of holding the brush on something as it rotates bring it up and out of the groove?
It can't can it?
Just because you see some dust on the surface, don't think you've fetched it up from the grooves. It was always on the surface, but spread more thinly. You've just bunched it up with your brush.
The only way is with a proper record cleaning machine.
I couldn't agree more - hence why I posted the correct procedure for this earlier.
The SK2 is not a 'cure all' for the problems of manky records - it is simply a very effective device that removes all static electricity (and some surface dust) from records which are already pretty clean (read as: that have been put through an RCM) :cool:
What it does best is remove, before playback, the small amount of static electricity generated on records caused by pulling them in and out of sleeves - yes even so called 'anti-static' ones! ;)
Until I used the SK2, I didn't realise just how much that small amount of static electricity degrades sound quality.
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
24-12-2010, 00:43
Absolutely, I only brought it up, because some folks were using the words brush and dust in the same sentence - we both know, Marco, that with regard to cleaning records, that is just wrong, wrong, wrong!!
Yup, because all you're doing is shifting dirt from one place to another! :doh:
You need a vacuum cleaner to forcefully SUCK all the shit out of the grooves that the brush and cleaning solution releases, which is why an RCM is the only effective type of record cleaner.
With Knostis, and other similar bollocks, the crap removed from the 'cleaning' process is just sitting there waiting to be collected somewhere else by the stylus, whether records are rinsed with distilled water or not :rolleyes:
Sorry folks, the fact is, if you anything else other than an RCM to clean your records, you're just pissing in the wind!! Unfortunately, there is no effective 'bargain' solution.
Marco.
Sound words guys, NOW EXCUSE ME WHILE A GO AND UN-PACK MY NEW TECHIE.....HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO BLOODY HO AND HO AGAIN.:rave::king:
jantheman
24-12-2010, 09:11
Back to the brush.....I showed the OP to SWMBO....Havent heard her laugh so much for ages. Not a comment on its efficacy, if it was a tenner I would probably get one but I do think someone is taking the pi$$.
Sound words guys, NOW EXCUSE ME WHILE A GO AND UN-PACK MY NEW TECHIE.....HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO.HO BLOODY HO AND HO AGAIN.:rave::king:
Yaaaay - nice one, David... You're gonna be like a kid in a sweet shop now - enjoy! :cool:
If you need any tips with setting it up, or whatever, give me a bell :)
Marco.
Hi Ray,
Back to the brush.....I showed the OP to SWMBO....Havent heard her laugh so much for ages. Not a comment on its efficacy, if it was a tenner I would probably get one but I do think someone is taking the pi$$.
I know *exactly* where you're coming from, as that's how I felt when I saw it... I even said to David that for the price Furutech are charging, they could've at least made the handle out of a nice piece of real wood!!
However, as they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating (or in this case, listening), and quite simply, NOTHING else I've used removes static from records like the SK2. And when you hear the resulting sonic improvement this gives, you just can't live without it! :)
Try using one of your wife's (unused) make-up brushes instead and see what happens... If you get into it, you can then move onto wearing her frocks! :lol: ;)
Marco.
jantheman
24-12-2010, 10:56
If you get into it, you can then move onto wearing her frocks! :lol: ;)
Marco.
How the hell did that get out........:lolsign:
What the hell, I use a make up brush to dust my tonearm (double ended also !)
it's supersoft, probably softer than an artists brush so I'm not ashamed to fess up.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/markf_pfm/m_brush.jpg
Merry Christmas everyone, Marco you Da Techie Man! Static appears for many reasons, no £100 odd brush is going to get rid of it, if you listen to vinyl it comes with the territory:(
Merry Christmas from me, Andy, and from my wee pal 'wave bye-bye to static', known as the SK2... :wave:
:eyebrows:
Have a good one!
Marco.
Beechwoods
25-12-2010, 20:13
What the hell, I use a make up brush to dust my tonearm (double ended also !)
it's supersoft, probably softer than an artists brush so I'm not ashamed to fess up.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/markf_pfm/m_brush.jpg
Wow... gorgeous pic there Mark... and the tonearm... it deserves a stroke now and again, for definite :)
Can we put your TT in my pictures thread without your other half's make up brush in sight...ho.ho.ho
No you can't use my Turntable pictures sorry.
No you can't use my Turntable pictures sorry.
Fairy fluff
kininigin
30-12-2010, 13:44
hi david,just like to say thanks for the brush and cloth you sent,im very grateful.At first i thought you sent me the Furutech brush(wishful thinking on my part).
if I had 1 spare you could have had it but no, sold them all before xmas, some more in soon, maybe put a few in the january sale?
kininigin
30-12-2010, 13:50
Sorry folks, the fact is, if you anything else other than an RCM to clean your records, you're just pissing in the wind!! Unfortunately, there is no effective 'bargain' solution.
Marco.
Ok challenged excepted,im going to attempt making my own rcm.Im giving myself a budget of £150 although i think i can get it done for about £100.
I'll start a new thread in the diy section when i start to get some parts.
I think you can buy the KAB Nitty Gritty for that price. You have to use it with a vacuum cleaner though.
DIY record cleaning sounds like a recipe for damaged vinyl to me?
The Grand Wazoo
30-12-2010, 18:10
DIY record cleaning sounds like a recipe for damaged vinyl to me?
You need to have a word with Alex(_UK) about that - he's not shy with the kitchen appliances!
kininigin
30-12-2010, 19:50
I think you can buy the KAB Nitty Gritty for that price. You have to use it with a vacuum cleaner though.
I had a look at that but didn't seem overly impressed with it,im looking forward to making my own although im just pinching someone else's idea.
DIY record cleaning sounds like a recipe for damaged vinyl to me?
not really,there's nothing that is potentially damaging coming into contact with the record so should be safe enough.Having said that,i'll use some of my less liked vinyl first.
You need to have a word with Alex(_UK) about that - he's not shy with the kitchen appliances!
hee hee! :eyebrows:
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7204
Still not tried the steam cleaner though...!
The Grand Wazoo
30-12-2010, 23:06
Ok challenged excepted,im going to attempt making my own rcm.Im giving myself a budget of £150 although i think i can get it done for about £100.
I'll start a new thread in the diy section when i start to get some parts.
Darren,
Did you see this thread here?:
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2498
Getting back on-topic, having now tested it, I am pleased to report that the SK2 brush also has a positive effect on CDs :)
After gentle brushing with the SK2, CDs sound 'fresher', more dynamic, and with a slight hard edge removed, making music more interesting and enjoyable to listen to.
So it's a very useful accessory for both vinyl and CD lovers! :cool:
Marco.
Ian Walker
31-12-2010, 00:22
Getting back on-topic, having now tested it, I am pleased to report that the SK2 brush also has a positive effect on CDs :)
After gentle brushing with the SK2, CDs sound 'fresher', more dynamic, and with a slight hard edge removed, making music more interesting and enjoyable to listen to.
So it's a very useful accessory for both vinyl and CD lovers! :cool:
Marco.
Do you think it will work on flac files too ?
Do you think it will work on flac files too ?
:lol:
Do you think it will work on flac files too ?
Yesh, it burnishes the molecular structure of the Ethernet time domain, thereby ensuring hyper-accurate transfer of the weevil effluent :)
Marco.
If you have a problem with flac and other hi-res virtual audio files (virtual because you cannot see them) maybe Malcolm Stewards' military grade sata cable would help.......:chainsaw:
kininigin
31-12-2010, 12:50
Darren,
Did you see this thread here?:
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2498
yes and no chris,steve posted the same thread on Vinyl Engine but with updated parts which im going to try and copy.
Instead of a vacuum he used a mini airbrush compressor/vaccum pump which is apparrently much quieter.
Reid Malenfant
09-01-2011, 20:52
Hi Mark,
No, not yet, but I'll try it later and report back :)
It's totally mad... When David sent me one to try, I thought to myself '£105 for what looks like a girl's make-up brush - f*ck that :eyebrows:', but once you use it, the results speak for themselves...
Marco.
Ok, we appear to have a difference of opinion here :eyebrows:
Have you tried this brush on CDs or similar silvered plastic 12CM discs yet Marco? Just asking, as David thinks you have & you can hear a difference (http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?p=177478#post177478) :)
Lets be having it, or have i missed something on this thread here? :scratch:
post 71 dude, just a few above yours, I have just read the blurb and it does mention a positive effect on cd's as well as vinyl
Reid Malenfant
09-01-2011, 21:01
Sorry David, must have missed it :doh: Ignore my post Marco, only excuse i can use is i might have been pished :eyebrows:
Thing Fish
27-06-2011, 15:42
I'm going to cause gasps of astonishment here! but I rarely use anything to clean my records. I just pop them on the platter, drop the needle on and listen.
I can't say I hear many pops or static stuff and if I do I just accept that its part of the medium or maybe I have simply tuned it out.
It just doesn't seem to bother me...:confused:
I'm going to cause gasps of astonishment here! but I rarely use anything to clean my records. I just pop them on the platter, drop the needle on and listen.
I can't say I hear many pops or static stuff and if I do I just accept that its part of the medium or maybe I have simply tuned it out.
It just doesn't seem to bother me...:confused:
could it be that the brush will bring an extra degree of resolution to what you are hearing from your vinyl, I would bet on it.
Audioman
30-06-2011, 14:47
I'm going to cause gasps of astonishment here! but I rarely use anything to clean my records. I just pop them on the platter, drop the needle on and listen.
I can't say I hear many pops or static stuff and if I do I just accept that its part of the medium or maybe I have simply tuned it out.
It just doesn't seem to bother me...:confused:
Since I don't know what equipment you use it's difficult to comment. All I know these things did not bother me as a teenager playing records on my dad's radiogram (at least it was a valve job the significance of which passed me by at the time). Frankly you may be lucky with atmospheric conditions in your house but the most annoying thing is that static attracts dust which accumulates on your stylus. Hence crackle and pops and more rapid stylus wear.
As far as the magic brush is concerned it's effect is likely marginal if you clean records with an RCM or even a Knosti. Records cleaned this way and placed in antistatic sleeves in my experience remain static free attracting little dust when played and the stylus remains clean. I know Marco thinks otherwise but it's got to do something special for a ton. If I win the Euro lottery I might change my view mind. :)
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