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LAST Record Preservative: Thumbs up or thumbs down

Last #2 Record Preservative was recommended to me by an audiophile friend who uses it for his lp's. He claims it's the best treatment he's ever used. However, when I was in an analog store that sells it, the owner told me not to buy it because he found that it reduced the detail in his lp's (it's not too often someone won't sell you a product that they sell).

So my analog compatriots, if you have used Last #2 Record Preservative, did you like it or not, and why?
rosstaman

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Rosstaman, if you check the archives using "Search" you'll find lots of prior discussion. The most recent discussion can be found at:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1016909843&openfrom&1&4#1
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Sorry for the broken link. Let me try one more time to see if I can make this work...
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Blackie, one possibility you might explore is that the LAST preservative has actually broken loose contaminant in the grooves. As I understand the process (and I admit I may not have the details right), the LAST preservative actually penetrates the molecular surface of the vinyl. In the process, it can cause surface contaminant (dirt) to come loose that has not previously been removed. On the first play, the stylus picks this up. When I see this happen, I simply re-clean and rinse with great results. [In making this comment, I offer no disrespect to the Disc Doctor product, which has received high praise from many users whose opinions I respect.]

Other people who post here have previously noted this same experience. For example, see the post from Albert Porter at:
http://audiogo5.iserver.net/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&989893521&openflup&17&4#17
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