Gruve Glide

Yeah, I wish I could. My job has drug testing so I found long ago that my job was more important. Damn it!!

Colitas,

Wet clean and vacuum the record and then apply the Gruv Glide.

Scottht - proper puffing enhances the soundstage and bass details, actually every detail in the hearing range - especially late at night. Just don't make it a weekly habit, it'll cost more than a good piece of gear.

I'm surprised to read so many people use Gruv Glide. I thought the point was to get stuff _off_ the record before you played it, not add more. I'm interested and willing to learn here. Does Gruv Glide make a big difference over and beyond vacuum cleaning, and does it have any disadvantages ? For instance, does it make the record more likely to pick up dust ? Also, has anyone compared it to stylus treatments for effectiveness ?

Actually the gruv glide removes any static. So if anything does become attached to the album, a quick little puff blows it right off. There is definitly less groove noise after using the gruv glide. I believe it is like a $1000 upgrade to your phono pre or cartridge. When I went from the Goldring Eroica to the Grado reference Sonata. It was ahuge jump up. After adding gruv glide, it is almost as big a jump. Grooves are dead quiet.