Paul,

I don't think the critics WILL be silenced. The controversy surrounding
using a demagnetiser surfaced yet again earlier this year.

Way back, in the October 2006 issue of Stereophile, Michael Fremer described
how he had improved the sound of LPs by applying the Furutech demagnetiser
to them. The usual controversy flared up after this article.

Then, earlier this year, Stephen Mejias (who moderates the Stereophile
Forum) and John Atkinson (Editor of Stereophile) both paid a visit to
Michael's and Stephen was given a demonstration of the demagnetiser applied
to LPs. Stephen heard an improvement in the sound AS DID John - but John was
in another room !!!! Stephen wrote of his (and John's) experiences on the
Stereophile Forum. The controversy was re-ignited !!!

The particular thread "A Visit to Mikey's & the Furutech deMag" can be found
on the Stereophile Forum section under the section heading "General
Rants'n'Raves"

This particular thread went on for some 77 pages until it was closed, but it
is still available to read. It is the top one on the Forum page of "General
Rants'n'Raves".

The usual responses were, yet again. "It cannot happen, therefore it did not
happen, people must have imagined it."

It really is Continuing Controversies.

Regards,

May

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