Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions?

I agree with Rushton, however, I still don't think its magnetism, but static electricity that we're eliminating.

Has nothing to do with static electricity. You still need a Zerostat for that. Furutech claims in their white paper that there are enough ferrous particles in the pigment used to color the vinyl.

http://www.furutech.com/news/FURUTECHdeMagNews2006.htm

You certainly don't need to spend $1800 or even $200 to get the benefit of demagnetizing. I've heard from some folks who have good success using a bulk tape eraser.

I've been through about 50 different LP's and I've yet to find one that did not sound noticeable better. It is like lifting a veil. It works on CD's as well. I haven't tried it on a DVD but I hear from others that it does improve the picture as well.

I can vouch for the DVD playback. I use my RD-2 for ever DVD that goes into my DVD player. The picture has color becomes much cleaner/less noise if you will.

Bulk erasers was such the item to have during the tape days. Imagine stumbling upon that as time and formats that come and go. Granted, the original use of the device was counter to how it is used in this thread/reference.

Hmm,my RD-2 does work on my CD's.Maybe I'll have to check out the Talisman,for LP's.Alot cheaper than the Furutech!

Our experiences match those of Rushton, Dan_Ed and James1969.

Our LP's reveal greater dynamics, extended HF's with less distortion and a markedly lower sound floor (more low level musical detail, ambient space information, etc.) This has been consistent across hundreds of LP's.

CD/SACD/DVD-A sound is also improved.

The gray scale and color rendering on DVD's are measurably more accurate, so the PQ on most discs is visibly improved. (Demagging can make it easier to see digital "airbrushing" surrounding some CGI images. As with any resolution enhancement, flaws in poorly constructed source material become more apparent even as the quality of good source material improves.)

IME demagging does not involve or affect static electricity at all. The Zerodust is still needed for that.

The improvements with the Walker Talisman are subtle, as Rushton reported, but always audible - although you do need to demag before each play. The improvement with stronger, AC-powered demagnifiers is notably greater and repeat treatments seem unnecessary to date (~6 months), much as claimed by Furutech.

If an LP sounds "bright" after demagging, as SirSpeedy heard in some cases, I suggest there's something out of whack in the playback system. Demagging does not add anything to an LP that would cause brightness. All it does is reduce stray magnetic fields that can interfere with the native magnetic fields in the cartridge. Distorting those fields alters the behavior of the cartridge away from what the designer intended.