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Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment?

I take great care in my record collection.
1. I have a manual record vacuum cleaning machine. I also use an enzyme cleaner on a few really dirty ones.
2. I replace all paper sleeves with plastic ones.
3. I use groove glide on only the records in really bad shape. Around 1 percent.
4. I use a record jacket to protect the covers.
5. I meticulously keep the stylus clean.
6. Use a brush everytime I play a record.
  My question being is; will the Last system actually improve the sonics even after all the care I put in to my collection?
How much time is involved treating a record? How much per record does it cost if I buy the larger treatment kits? Id like to hear your experiences with this product. I have close to 3000 records. My analogy is like a great movie that I have never seen. Wow you just now saw that? Will I have an aha moment using the Last system like oh wow, I should have seen that movie years ago. Lol
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harrylavo
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I swear by it.  Have used it on many of my records since 1967 or so when it first came to my attention.  First I clean the record using LAST cleaner, then apply the LAST solution.  The results, particularly on new records, is to completely eliminate high-frequency grunge on dynamic passages, if any exists.  I have records, including some used frequently as test records over the year, that still sound as new.  FWIW, I also used LAST stylus preservative and my AC-2 is still going strong.  Same principle as the record preservative.  I'm not sure it is still sold.

I have noted that the LAST record preservative I bought most recently seems to evaporate more rapidly than back in the old days.  May have been a formula change along the way.
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rodman99999 - I second the motion!
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