Walker Audio Talisman - $225 - it works.
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Walker Audio Talisman - $225 - it works. . |
They used to sell a hand held demagnetizer to demagnetize recording tape. Radio Shack sold one for about $10, you passed it over a reel of tape to erase it. I threw mine out long ago. If it demagnetizes why wouldn`t it work over Lp`s same as the super expensive ones they sell now? Would like to find one to see if it would. Len W |
Records are made from non-magnetic materials. They can't be magnetised so there's no need to waste time and money trying to "demagnetise" them. And please don't dish up the nonsense about transition metal ions in the printing ink on the label. These are present in such low concentrations as to have a negligible effect. Now I'll await the hordes of buyers of demagnetisers who spent several hundred dollars and definitely heard an improvement. |
Yes, the concept is valid. No, you don't have to spend much at all, not even $200. The results do vary from lp to lp. Mag/demag can have a profound effect on tubes and cables, but don't try this while they are in the system. Remove them and do the deed on a table a good distance from your cartridge. With digital discs the results are more uniform and profound. Supposedly, the Tourmaline treatment stuff (negative ions) has even better results but needs to be applied more often. I haven't tried this myself but there is some good evidence to support the claimed results. |