Hi Rushton,
Four records had a negative effect (25%) using Step Four. All 16 lp's in my test were first cleaned with Prelude Step 3. I would listen to a track on side one of the record then quickly remove it and rinse it with Prelude Step 4 and replay that exact same track and take carefull written notes. While the majority of records did improve with Step 4 I can not explaine why 25% of the tested lp's did not. None of these were 180 gram reissues. All records were original pressings from the 1960's thru the 1980's.
To the best of my knowledge only myself and Tom Port of Better records had mixed results from the Walker step four. Tom sells all of the excellent Walker audio record cleaning products but does not use Step Four himself.
Glad to hear you have good results. I will continue to use step 4 on a record by record basis only after listening. On records where there is a negative effect with Walker Step Four I simply re-rinse using step three and the sound is restored.
Johnny
Four records had a negative effect (25%) using Step Four. All 16 lp's in my test were first cleaned with Prelude Step 3. I would listen to a track on side one of the record then quickly remove it and rinse it with Prelude Step 4 and replay that exact same track and take carefull written notes. While the majority of records did improve with Step 4 I can not explaine why 25% of the tested lp's did not. None of these were 180 gram reissues. All records were original pressings from the 1960's thru the 1980's.
To the best of my knowledge only myself and Tom Port of Better records had mixed results from the Walker step four. Tom sells all of the excellent Walker audio record cleaning products but does not use Step Four himself.
Glad to hear you have good results. I will continue to use step 4 on a record by record basis only after listening. On records where there is a negative effect with Walker Step Four I simply re-rinse using step three and the sound is restored.
Johnny