Furutech introduces the DeStat - Promised to remove dust and static for ultimately refined sound. The handheld DeStat is incredibly easy to use as it removes dust and static charge from audio/ video media in just one 10 second treatment. High performance enthusiasts know that static charges on analog and optical media -- LPs, CDs and DVDs – can lead to distracting noise and compromised sound. Simply hold the Destat over your media of choice and press one button.

The powerful fan removes dust while the Destat’s Balanced Ion Flow Generator – releasing just the right balance of positive and negative ions – eliminates static. Almost every system component benefits from eliminating its static charge. Use the Destat to remove static from the audio/video equipment itself – best to turn them off during treatment – plus power cords, line-level interconnects, speaker cables, and metal record clamps.

The Destat is small and efficient, runs on four AA batteries and is easily used with one hand. Each dust and static removal takes a mere 10 seconds. And there’s a safety circuit preventing shock from the Balanced Ion Flow Generator.
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Furutech DFV-1 flattens precious but warped LPs. Every vinyl enthusiast has records in their collection or has come across LPs they’d love to own, but were just too warped for any cartridge/arm to track. The DFV-1 can be the one-stop, one-button solution to your problems. The DFV-1 provides controlled-heat perfect flattening for all your warped records, even those with only slight irregularities just enough to unsettle your cartridge and cause mistracking.

Warps are bad news no matter how you look at them. If the arm/cartridge remains parallel to the LP’s surface as with a flat record, VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle) remains unchanged throughout every rotation. Additionally, as the arm/cartridge tracks a warp on its upside, it places greater pressure on the stylus which changes VTF (Vertical Tracking Force) until the peak of the warp, whereupon the cartridge becomes “unloaded” with too little VTF on the way down.

Of course, all this muddles the sound, changing the tonal quality, imaging and soundstage characteristics of the cartridge. A flat record also tracks better with less distortion. The DFV-1 doesn’t take up much room with its space-saving, vertical design. Improved film heating technology optimizes the entire heating and cooling cycle for a perfectly flat LP that your cartridge – and you – will love! Just unlock and open the DFV-1, place the LP on the spindle, close and tap a single button. An LCD keeps you informed of progress with a tone sounding when done.
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