Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions?


Does the furutech improve sound? Does a record have the potential to become magnetized- and how easily??
I am planning on adding magnets to the bottom of my platter and the top of my plinth to take some weight off of the bearing. Then it occured to me, am I going to start introducing a magnetic charge to my records and cartridge?
Anyone have an idea how far is safe for a magnet to be before it starts to influence other materials? At this point I have 4 3/4 between the magnet and the record.
Thanks
pedrillo
I‘d like to ask two questions if I may.

1)Is the effect of de-magnetizing on the Classic Quietex clear vinyl audible or less pronounced? It seems to me if the source of the effect is inclusions this shouldn’t be audible ( or less so) on these records.

2)Is this procedure audible on systems less resolving than most or all of the posters above? I don’t have much money in my vinyl front end: High mass L75 Lenco / Sumiko MDC800 arm / Ewe bodied Denon DL103R / EE MiniMax phono stage and I’m wondering if a bulk tape eraser would be worth trying or not.

Thanks for any information / ideas you have.
Kevin
Yeah, who ever heard of changing the path of optical particles with magnetic fields. ;-)

The only thing ridiculous about this is that some companies want to charge an audiophool "tax" on demag products. Even at $200, the Walker Talisman is over priced. But $1800 for the Furutech is way beyond stupid.
Demagnetizing interconnects works pretty well, too, yet I kind of doubt there's anything magnetic in interconnects. Are we missing something?

~ Cheerio
Geoffkait... I seem to recall some interconnects that featured magnets built into them. Go figure.
K_brown, the Classic Quietex clear vinyl was made specifically so it would not have magnetic noise, since the 'magnetic noise' is supposed to have something to do with what makes the vinyl black.

So these demag thingys should have no effect on the Classic Quietex, right?