Coming Soon - Blue Horizon Record Brush

[Marco]

Hi Simon,

Welcome

Just a couple of formalities... Could you please add your first name and basic geographical location to you profile? Just something we do here, cheers!

Marco.

P.S I hear you were at Mr Toy's place for a sesh?

[Marco]

I bought a different type of thing from an hi-fi show in the mid 80's (i can't for the life of me remember it's name ) It was about four inch diameter more like rough red velvet powder puff, cream moulded top with finger grip...

Are you sure it wasn't at that Ann Summers party you gatecrashed? Did it whirr and rotate, too?

Marco.

[MCRU]

Let's be honest with ourselves here. If what you need is a gadget to push dust around your records and flick some around the lip onto the underside of the record then a carbon fibre brush is just the ticket. ;-)

If however you want to clean the dust, grime, grunge, finger prints and mythical release agent from your vinyl then you need to buy yourselves a record cleaning machine.


There is of course the middle road that lies in between these two extremes of price and ease of use. Anti static record sleeves, if you aren't use polylined sleeves or better, then why bother with a brush or RCM your records will never ever be clean.

So start saving, you need all three, brush, polysleeves and RCM..

Quite correct and I would categorically like to state that anyone who wants the best possible sound from their vinyl needs these:-

Moth RCM | Furutech Make Up Brush | VRP Record Sleeves

Only then will you be able to fully appreciate the time and effort I put in to keeping your vinyl tip top (other RCM's are available but the brush and sleeves are the best out there IMHO)

[Jac Hawk]

must admit the VRP sleeves are very very good, they will happily slide into an inner sleeve and up to now i've had zero static problems when using them, plus they have a thin stiffening sheet in them, so unlike the Nagaoka's they are a doddle to use

[MCRU]

must admit the VRP sleeves are very very good, they will happily slide into an inner sleeve and up to now i've had zero static problems when using them, plus they have a thin stiffening sheet in them, so unlike the Nagaoka's they are a doddle to use

Agree

[Marco]

Ok, guys, having now compared the Blue Horizon brush to my generic 'Carbon Fibre Cleaner', I can confirm that it is a suitably different beast to warrant the extra expenditure.

First of all, the plastic holder itself it more solidly made and finished to a higher standard, so that it 'feels' nicer to use, and crucially, is also heavier than the cheaper generic item, which allows the carbon-fibre bristles to achieve greater penetration into record grooves in order to remove any muck within.

Most importantly of all, however, and as I suspected, the brush part itself is a totally different ball game. The bristles are finer (and appear to be made of a different material) and are more numerous, more tightly packed, and crucially also harder, so that much deeper cleaning of the grooves is possible.

One 'swish' of the Blue Horizon brush around the record, removes all dust and dirt present (although in my case, with having records already in pristine condition, it is merely specs of dust on the surface), so one can then simply blow the accumulated debris off to ensure that the record is ready for playing.

Furthermore, one other important difference is that when the Blue Horizon brush is used, it does not charge the record surface with static, as is the case with the cheaper generic item, which of course is a major bonus in itself. All in all, the advantages of the BH brush over its less expensive counterpart are in my opinion worthy of the extra expenditure: it is simply a much better product.

In conclusion, the Blue Horizon brush is overall very effective, and has now become a valued part of my record care regime. I therefore would have no hesitation in recommending this product to our members, so buy with confidence - it most definitely gets a firm thumbs-up from me!

Marco.

[MCRU]

What more could we ask for, every home should have one...

Here it is guys for anyone who wants one.

[prestonchipfryer]

Received mine today and am in agreement with Marco on the quality of the Blue Horizon anti-static brush. Good value. Well pleased

John

[Thing Fish]

Maybe I should take the plunge...

I quite fancy the brush thingy but £105 will break the bank i'm afraid.

[BTH K10A]

Hi Adam,



And I've already explained why that's likely the case about three times, but people seem to be selectively ignoring it!!

Do I have to type it in big bold red letters before folk will pay attention??



Lol... That one's more difficult to justify. In terms of material value, it's undoubtedly poor, but in terms of its effectiveness at removing and reducing static build-up on records, for me, it's worth every penny - as nothing else I've used on the market gets even close to doing as good a job!

If you're really serious about keeping your records in pristine condition and ready to achieve the highest fidelity during playback, then for me, the Furutech brush is a must. Its SOLE purpose is static removal. I don't use it for actually cleaning records. The bristles are too soft to do a proper job.

View the Furutech brush as part of a meticulous record care programme. All my records, new and old, receive the following treatment when purchased:


1) Thorough cleaning on the VPI RCM (I usually spend a minimum of five minutes cleaning both sides of each record). New records are cleaned simply to remove mould release agent, dust and static - the latter which the usual supplied scratchy and horrible white paper record sleeves help not one iota.

2) Then when totally dry, both sides of the record are brushed with the Furutech, whilst being spun round on the VPI, to remove any built-up static from the cleaning process.

3) Just to make sure, I then give both sides of the record a quick zap with a Milty Zerostat gun.

4) The shining clean, pristine, static-free record is then popped inside a Nagaoka anti-static sleeve, ready to use.

5) Before playing, I spin the record on the platter and brush it with the Furutech brush, to remove any slight static build up, as a result of removing the record from its sleeve, so I know that I have a squeaky-clean, totally static-free record, ready for playing!


The result is then the most noise-free vinyl you'll ever hear, virtually as silent during playback of music, as a CD. And that's the sort of standard I demand!

Marco.

Bloody heck, you mentioned MRA without a single slap down