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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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@pryso The Walker delrin tube had a very narrow opening that resulted in such a concentration of suction that it dried the LP during the first revolution. It took more off the record and did it quicker. That was the benefit. OTOH, the danger of letting it spin dry for a second revolution and the VPI's nature for the tube not to lift until after a delay when you flip the off switch caused potential record damage. That killed the Walker tube for most users and they developed something else to replace it.

IMHO, all you guys will be far better served by pursuing ultrasonic cleaners. I find it significantly more effective at a comparable cost. Both are too damn noisy though unless you spend big bucks on an Audiodesk. Cheers,
Spencer 
lewm
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Sbank, What do you use as a cleaning solution in your ultrasonic cleaner, pure water or something else?  Thanks.

For me, the major advantage of an ultrasonic cleaner would be the capacity to do several LPs at once and on both sides at once.  I think my VPI HW17 does a great job, but I usually haven't the time or patience to use it as much as I should, because of the tedious nature of the process.

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@lewm I follow the formula outlined in this article by @Rushton using the Triton X-100 option in lieu of Tergitol. 
http://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/rushton-paul-diy-approach-ultrasonic-cleaning-lps/
The audiogon thread details the post-ultrasonic rinsing platform that I made to accomodate the vacuuming of the rinses. Pics on my system pg.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/rushton-s-diy-approach-to-ultrasonic-record-cleaning-publishe...
Cheers,
Spencer
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