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Cartridge Demagntizier

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hello knowledgeable fellow forum members .

so ive read all the theory upon demagntising low output moving coils ,apparentlyt its either a revelation in removing a layer of god's know what to make the cartridge more transparent and zingy - just like when it was new or , it is a self defeating solution whose benefits are moderate at best , temporal and will ultimately destroy the sound .

whilst my cartridge is newish [ january] the manufacturer deos sell a demag [ benz micro] so im intrigued .

So is it a worthwhile purchase or hifi bullshit ? Anybody got any thoughts or empirical experience ?

p.s - ive still only got one thumb/hand so forgive spelling and grammer , otherwise i would be here all day . try doing capitals with one hand !!!! :violin:

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All I can tell you is a cartridge relies on permanent magnets with coils around them in order to function. So it seems rather counter productive to demag them.

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Thats the gist of what Mr VDH says in a v long internet article and to my none scientific brain I like the logic, but Benz do sell one.

Uncertainty drives me mad :lol: and its also not a suck a see kind of thing either, if the detractors are correct.

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Daniel Quinn wrote:p.s - ive still only got one thumb/hand so forgive spelling and grammer , otherwise i would be here all day . try doing capitals with one hand !!!! :violin:
Its the as instead of has I can't cope with, it is every time, I correct them if I see them.

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Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Its the as instead of has I can't cope with, it is every time, I correct them if I see them.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

I thought I was going mad, I was re-reading and I thought there's no way I used the correct h/as in that sentence, or maybe I did, I must be getting better :D

I was once bollocked by a very angry judge - HHJ Seymour for exactly the same thing as I had wasted his precious time, he counted 18 in one witnesss statement.

As I said to him, I'm from oldham in pronunciation there's no such thing as has and as. :D

(corrected :mrgreen: )

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