wjm@whuxk.UUCP (MITCHELL) (09/27/83)
I've been using the Discwasher products for many years and have had good results with them - this includes the Discwasher record cleaner and D4 fluid, the stylus cleaner and SC2 fluid and the Zerostat. There are other anti-static devices on the market and any of the reputatble ones should work well - personally I prefer a unit that generates ions through a pizeo- electric principle rather than by a radioactive source, which is why I like the Zerostat (and photo-electric smoke detectors, for that matter), however one should be very careful about what record cleaning solution is used. D4 is one of the few that has been tested (by Stereo Review's lab) and found not to remove plasticsizers from the vinyl. I also urge you NOT to use the so called "record preservative" products. One of the audiophile record companies (I think it is either Mobile Fidelity or Sheffield) who specializes in very high quality recordings states that the use of these preservatives will void your warranty on their recordings. They recommend D4 only for cleaning their records (and they are not affiliated with Discwasher, Inc.). It is also imperative that you check your stylus for wear periodically and replace it if it shows any wear. Diamonds are much harder than vinyl and once audible damage appears it is too late to do anything. A reputable dealer will generally inspect your stylus free of charge (hoping, that if the stylus shows wear, ypu'll buy a new one from him). Aside to rabbit!jj - Shure has improved the M97 by giving it a new stylus - the current model is the M97HE and this stylus can also be retrofitted to earlier M97's - it is the same type of stylus used on the V15-V. Bill Mitchell Bell Laboratories Whippany, NJ (whuxk!wjm)
jsf007@trsvax.UUCP (10/08/83)
#R:whuxk:-27900:trsvax:55100013:000:181 trsvax!jsf007 Sep 30 07:52:00 1983 A minor correction to Bill's statement: The HE stylus is not really new to the M97 family. It has been available for at lease two years. Steve Fintel ...trsvax!jsf007
wjm@whuxk.UUCP (MITCHELL) (01/12/84)
Some thoughts about record care:- 1) I've found (as have many other people on the net) that the Discwasher family of products work well and do minimal harm to your records when used properly (in accordance with the directions on the package) These include: the Discwasher record cleaning brush with D4 fluid the Discwasher stylus cleaner with SC-2 stylus cleaning fluid and the Zerostat anti-static pistol. 2) I do NOT recommend the use of any "record preservative" - my opinion is reinforced by two very respected record companies, Sheffield and Mobile Fidelity who will void the warranty on their LP's if record preservatives are used. 3) The only safe fluid to use on records is distilled water or cleaning fluids like D4 specifically designed for this purpose. Detergents can extract the plasticizers from the vinyl, damaging the record. 4) Using a anti-static mixture on a dust cover is an excellent idea, since static forces can reduce the effective VTF (vertical tracking force) causing the cartridge to mistrack, with consequental record damage. Bill Mitchell CSO Whippany NJ (whuxk!wjm)