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Does Furutech lose effectiveness over time?

Good evening everyone - I have a Furutech Destat III that I have used for 2 or 3 years. It still seems to be doing it’s job of removing static from my records. However, I have started to wonder if after treating so many record sides or after X amount of time does it lose it’s effectiveness?

I will appreciate any thoughts, especially from Destat users. 
 

Thank you in advance. 

kenrus

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lucapelliccioli
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After 2 years i notice the same effectiveness. Even if very subtle compared to washing a record with the Degritter machine (my routine every record I spin). I usually use the Furutech Destat III on CDs where I think is more useful. Frankly I do not use it on records because after a few minutes spinning the stat back again.

lucapelliccioli
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Do you measure static after or before cleaning (if you do it each time) a record? My habits for old or new records is:

- washing with the Degritter machine 

- using (on hand not on the TT) the Furutech Destat

- cleaning with AudioQuest brush on the platter

- using the HiFi Flux Turbo 2.0

Then I start listening to.

IMO the most effective results come from cleaning. It seems that click and pops may almost disappear. If I use only the Destat III clicks and pops reappear after one or two tracks spinning.

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