Ordered via one of the CSPort UK Dealers the IME1 (complete with the CSPort HLD-1 Stand) today. Dealer said it will take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive.
In the meantime, I have bought on Amazon UK today (and they have all arrived today) a 'NOSHOCK ESD' antistatic wrist grounding cable & Ground Plug Adapter, a Giotto Rocket-Air AA1900 (large model) Air Puffer, and a set of very nice 'Charles Parker London' extra large (300mm x 300mm) antistatic microfibre cloths (6 in a pack).
I am using these items from Amazon with my 'Milty Zerostat 3' Antistatic Gun I bought some time ago (and hadn't been using it for like over a year because I wasn't getting very good results with it). So last few days have been watching some YouTube videos on best way to use the Milty and found that holding the record in one hand in free space and pointing the Milty at the centre of the record approx. 12" away and squeezing and releasing the trigger slowly 4 times.
So this evening I connected the wrist ground wire to my left wrist (as I am right handed) (which was connected to the Ground Plug Adapter plugged into one of my spare power supply hub sockets) took out a brand new LP that has been Keith Monks RCM cleaned (cleaned today) from a Mofi Antistatic Inner Sleeve (I always put my cleaned records in the Mofi Inner Sleeves straight form cleaning them) handling the edge of the LP with one of my new 'Charles Parker London' antistatic microfibre cloths in my left hand and zapping with the Milty gun held in my right hand.
I then placed the LP on my TT (still grounded with the wrist cable) and gave a couple of air puffs with the Giotto Rocket-Air to a couple of small pieces of dust that had strayed onto the LP surface. Then clamped down the LP (still grounded) and lowered the stylus onto the record.
Wow, a big improvement in much lower ticks and pops and general static noise to what I have been listening to over the past 7+ months which was quite loud ticks and pops and static noise especially when I am using my Susvara headphones which pick up every noise from the TT especially record surface noise.
I also bought one of those cheap barbecue plasma arc lighters off Amazon this week and have been trying it out all this week using various methods (again as seen on YouTube videos) with mixed results. Best method currently appears to be holding it approx 1cm from the record surface whilst it is spinning on the TT and going slowly across the LP twice from inside to outside and then outside to inside. I will use it tomorrow with grounding myself etc. like I have done above / this evening for the Milty gun.
I have also been over this last week using the Milty gun with the 'Audioquest' Gold Carbon Brush i.e. brushing the LP on the platter whilst it is rotating first, then stopping the platter and using the Milty gun in the triangular three points then the centre of the record label squeezing and releasing the trigger etc. slowly for each of the four points. This didn't give very good results at all.
I have also bought a 'NEWTRY' / 'SIMCO' FMX-300 hand-held Electrostatic Field Meter today which will arrive tomorrow so I will be able to take proper readings of static build up on my records from cleaning them on my RCM to using the Milty gun and and the plasma arc lighter to putting them on the TT and playing the LP. And I will also be able to see from such static measurements how good the CSPort IME1 will be in 2 to 3 weeks time !
Keep you all informed as I gather further info and experiences on this crazy and frustrating record static subject .
Have a good Friday evening all.
In the meantime, I have bought on Amazon UK today (and they have all arrived today) a 'NOSHOCK ESD' antistatic wrist grounding cable & Ground Plug Adapter, a Giotto Rocket-Air AA1900 (large model) Air Puffer, and a set of very nice 'Charles Parker London' extra large (300mm x 300mm) antistatic microfibre cloths (6 in a pack).
I am using these items from Amazon with my 'Milty Zerostat 3' Antistatic Gun I bought some time ago (and hadn't been using it for like over a year because I wasn't getting very good results with it). So last few days have been watching some YouTube videos on best way to use the Milty and found that holding the record in one hand in free space and pointing the Milty at the centre of the record approx. 12" away and squeezing and releasing the trigger slowly 4 times.
So this evening I connected the wrist ground wire to my left wrist (as I am right handed) (which was connected to the Ground Plug Adapter plugged into one of my spare power supply hub sockets) took out a brand new LP that has been Keith Monks RCM cleaned (cleaned today) from a Mofi Antistatic Inner Sleeve (I always put my cleaned records in the Mofi Inner Sleeves straight form cleaning them) handling the edge of the LP with one of my new 'Charles Parker London' antistatic microfibre cloths in my left hand and zapping with the Milty gun held in my right hand.
I then placed the LP on my TT (still grounded with the wrist cable) and gave a couple of air puffs with the Giotto Rocket-Air to a couple of small pieces of dust that had strayed onto the LP surface. Then clamped down the LP (still grounded) and lowered the stylus onto the record.
Wow, a big improvement in much lower ticks and pops and general static noise to what I have been listening to over the past 7+ months which was quite loud ticks and pops and static noise especially when I am using my Susvara headphones which pick up every noise from the TT especially record surface noise.
I also bought one of those cheap barbecue plasma arc lighters off Amazon this week and have been trying it out all this week using various methods (again as seen on YouTube videos) with mixed results. Best method currently appears to be holding it approx 1cm from the record surface whilst it is spinning on the TT and going slowly across the LP twice from inside to outside and then outside to inside. I will use it tomorrow with grounding myself etc. like I have done above / this evening for the Milty gun.
I have also been over this last week using the Milty gun with the 'Audioquest' Gold Carbon Brush i.e. brushing the LP on the platter whilst it is rotating first, then stopping the platter and using the Milty gun in the triangular three points then the centre of the record label squeezing and releasing the trigger etc. slowly for each of the four points. This didn't give very good results at all.
I have also bought a 'NEWTRY' / 'SIMCO' FMX-300 hand-held Electrostatic Field Meter today which will arrive tomorrow so I will be able to take proper readings of static build up on my records from cleaning them on my RCM to using the Milty gun and and the plasma arc lighter to putting them on the TT and playing the LP. And I will also be able to see from such static measurements how good the CSPort IME1 will be in 2 to 3 weeks time !
Keep you all informed as I gather further info and experiences on this crazy and frustrating record static subject .
Have a good Friday evening all.