How Well Does The Destat III Work?

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• RO

  @robinwoodbury2563 · 4 years ago

  I truly admire the discipline and scientific method rigor (within practical limits) you employed in this video (and many others) as well as the well thought out camera shots and copious editing---you are an editing BEAST, good Sir!

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• AU

  @audiorick841 · 5 years ago

  After the static is removed by holding the record, it would be interesting to measure if any static is reintroduced by using an “anti-static” record brush. Gotta remove the surface dust before I drop the needle after all 😁

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• MI

  @MikeyGuzman · 5 years ago

  You are so well spoken and it’s awesome!

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• MI

  @michaeltuohy1249 · 4 years ago

  I love my Destat III. It works incredibly well, and increases enjoyment of my record collection. Worth every penny, for me.

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• LE

  @leon9021 · 5 years ago

  Halleluja, this video is the holy grail of record static treatment methods. Will link it henceforth.<br>I had heard of static migrating to the underside of the record before but this shows that something of the sort is actually happening. Looking forward to the 3 devices showdown!

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• DU

  @DustyD0 · 5 years ago

  Very interesting results Chris! Particularly with the way the static dissipates to the bottom of the record when in contact with the platter mat. It would be interesting to see a test of different mat types someday (felt, rubber, leather, acrylic, ect.) To see if the manufacturer claims of some of those mats dissipating topside static better than others are true

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• RW

  @rwlodarczyk · 3 years ago

  Love the video. You nailed it from a test rigor perspective. Baseline and repeatability are key.

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• TE

  @Texacate · 4 years ago

  Thanks for demonstrating the entire test methodology and data. &nbsp;Even it&apos;s imperfect, it&apos;s an accurate representation of an average consumer&apos;s use case. &nbsp;I gave up on my Fluance branded carbon fiber brush after the bristles began breaking off, &nbsp;littering my records with dozens of tiny little fibers.

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• KA

  @katiebunn · 3 years ago

  Very interesting video. I came here from the Zerostat testing video as I was looking to maybe buy a Zerostat, and now you&apos;ve got me questioning if I should shell out for this instead haha. The balance between budget and quality is always tricky here.<br><br>On an unrelated note, I&apos;ve seen few of your videos around now and am finally subscribing. I admire how thoroughly you test vinyl gear. Thanks for all you do!

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• JT

  @JtBrown-el4xt · 5 years ago

  Great video, dude. Answered every question I had. Cant wait for the battle of the static killers!

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• MA

  @mattspokane · 2 years ago

  Thank you so much for giving a more scientific evaluation rather than just spouting an unexplained opinion as many other youtubers do. 🙂

• SH

  @shageevideo · 3 years ago

  Love the Iron Maiden shirt bra

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