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

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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
Thanks for your comment Atmosphere. That was the point I was trying to allude to - has anyone actually tried the Furutech on one of these Quietex records? If the sound improves substantially then it would appear not to be the magnetic suspended particles involved and something else is going on. If it sounds the same then we can make a reasonable assumption that the particles are what is causing the percieved change.
Now........... anyone?

Thanks
Kevin
Thanks Dan_ed

That was the answer I was looking for. I thought the clear vinyl would act as a sham control and that is what you found. This seems to indicate the clumped static charge concept isn't the major player here.

Kevin