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Lloyd Walker's Next Shocker

This week I had the chance to hear a prototype of Walker Audio's newest audio tweak, and I must say that I went from skeptical to startled in about 10 seconds upon hearing it.

FWIW, I am not the kind of guy who buys into teleportation hocus pocus, etc. I'm not a shill for any company or dealer, and although I've been active here for many years, I've rarely posted about any commercially available(or soon to be) tweaks.

As to not get Lloyd angry, I won't give away the details, but just say that for around $50, this will make an improvement in sonics for many vinyl lovers equal to a component upgrade or two! It will take 3 seconds for anyone to install, and will last many years, without refills/recharges/etc.

He says he is still finalizing the design, and will produce it sometime in the next month or two. Perhaps if Lloyd, Fred, or else someone else in the know reads here, they will chime in.
There...now I feel totally cleansed. Cheers,
Spencer
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lordcloud
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I'm really interested in what this is!
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sbank OP
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It was the Vortex delrin replacement tube for the VPI record cleaning machines. It did a much better job than the original at removing dirt and fluids from LPs. Results were visibly and audibly obvious. As a longtime 16.5 owner I was excited at the time I got it. However, the suction was concentrated on a very small area and the concentration of suction caused potential damage to LPs. After a few users ruined an LP or two, it was discontinued, and later changed to something similar but supposed to be safer. 
Since this was posted in 2008 I've switched to ultrasonic cleaning which I feel is a much better way to get the job done. See Rushton's thread for all the details if you are interested. Cheers,
Spencer
nkonor
635 posts
 
I now use the VPI delrin tube to give my records a final rinse after a wash with an enzyme fluid and then a cleaning with the Audiodesk. The delrin tube vacuums the RO rinse water w/o suffacant better than the plexiglass tube.
fjn04
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nkonor- Could you please clarify.... Not sure what you meant in the last sentence. Is it just that the Delrin vacuums it up quicker, and more efficiently. My Plexiglass one does the job in 3 revolutions, and I like to stop there, so it doesn’t get that static charge thing going on (-: Cheers -Don
nkonor
635 posts
 
fjn04,

The delrin tube has only been in use for(2) months now. Perhaps the new velvet strips are responsible. But my observation is that the delrin tube sits flatter on the record. I only use the old tube and housing to vacuum the enzyme fluid that is now use. The new delrin tube and housing is used only for vacuuming RO rinse water that has no suffacant added.
the old tube takes 2 - 2 1/4 turns to remove the enzyme fluid. The delrin tube takes 1 3/4 - 2 turns to remove the RO water w/o suffacant.

- new velvet strips
- delrin is stiffer and sits flatter
- achieved better tube angle (by luck)
- slot is thinner ( just a guess )
- delrin tube is a bit longer

I have never had any real issue with my 16.5 or really having to vacuum more than (2) turns in 26yrs.
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