Vinyl static ionizers who's used them?

There are 2 that I know of the DS Audio ION-001 Vinyl ionizer or the CS Port Static Eliminator IME1. Are they worth the asking price?

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rhg3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 149 posts 07-02-2023 at 06:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete FWIW, I’ve had great luck eliminating static with this: https://www.hudsonhifi.com/products/vinyl-record-cleaning-arm-anti-static-brush-for-vinyl-records-adjustable-record-player-cleaner-arm-for-turntables-anti-static-vinyl-brush-w-carbon-fiber-center-bristles-lp-record-accessories-1?_pos=9&_sid=ab75f2974&_ss=r
rhg3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 149 posts 07-03-2023 at 01:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @ossicle2brain adding static? That’s unfortunate. I attached the ground lead to my phono and it works great. Then again my platter is definitely not steel. I’ve got a Michell Gyrodec SE. My tonearm (SME M2 9R) is also grounded to phono. Antins’ post above references an article by James Kogen that discusses sources of static — Pg 44 (of 124). The stylus does not appear to be a culprit.
rhg3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 149 posts 07-03-2023 at 01:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @dogberry if you are referring to the Hudson Hifi anti static brush, it is indeed grounded. And there is a dark colored bristle that I suspect is conductive. https://youtu.be/MKjfZrZ3gY8 @ossicle2brain the only other adjustment I can think to experiment with is the weight adjustment for the brush.