Milty Zerostat Anti-Static Device

Does its job, a trigger got loose in a week though, but still works

Although I have a recently upgraded home audio system that costs more than a late model used Lexus (yikes I hope my wife doesn't read this!) I don't consider myself an audio snob-I don't subscribe to the $100 (or 10x that) per meter cable klans who argue on the blogs out there. But I have re-discovered vinyl and absolutely have a BLAST listening to and in many cases ripping it in hi res WAV files into ProTools to use with my Oppo player, JRiver Media Center, and such. After doing a couple of hundred LP's into PT without it I could kick myself for not getting one sooner. When used right it takes a VERY noticeable amount of static pops and clicks out of the equation, and almost more importantly it drastically cuts down on dirt and gunk build up on my cartridge. I Spin Clean all my vinyl and keep them in Mobile Fidelity inner sleeves, yet junk can still find it's way to the stylus even if I only play them one time to rip them. Key phrase above is "when used right", as there is next to no instructions for this thing. Hell I might not even be doing it the best way, but what I do is hold the LP about a foot away from the gun, and while slowly squeezing the trigger all the way in (@ 30 seconds) I rotate the gun around the record working into the center label. I repeat the process from in to out on the release. If you do it too quick (and that seems to depend on how much static is on the LP) you'll hear a noticeable static click. For GP if that happens I start the process all over again, but at the rate I do it rarely does. I also zap my cartridge before each long listening/ripping session and as mentioned I very rarely get any dirt or gunk cling. (though of course I dap the stylus with a dry Magic Eraser after each vinyl side-a great tip I read on the cable klan blogs mentioned above... It's @ $100. For a casual vinyl fan that may seem like a lot, but if you are archiving as I am or just want the best possible experience with what you have, think of this as a hi tech Rain X for your sonic windshield. It's crazy, but I can't recommend it enough. 5-stars.

This product is initially superior to any other destat gun I've used. Works great on vinyl records to reduce dust accumulation Must note however that there is a limit to the amount oftimes it sparks. Bought the same unit 2 years ago, and it stopped sparking. There is no way to replace the sparker, which makes it essentially a throw away. For the price, you'd think they might make an element available.

Given the chequered history of some early runs of this device, (one whose predecessor I originally bought last millennium) I've deliberately waited until mine had been in regular service for three months before granting it the above headline and that five star rating. I believe you'll find that a reading of my other reviews will confirm that my top "five star" rating is reserved EXCLUSIVELY for products that I sincerely feel 1) Represent value for money, 2) Wholly fulfil their intended purpose ...and... 3) Satisfy their target market... ...with NO reservations whatsoever. While it's certainly true to say that this is NOT a cheap item, I know of no other that performs this intended role as well as it does ...and I firmly believe that the key to its relative expense lies in item (3) above, ...the small size of that highly specialised target market. Sure, there's a whole galaxy of plastic-housed mass-produced items of far greater complexity out there ...and many of them do retail for far less... ...BUT... ...any one of those others can be guaranteed to sell in the millions, if not billions, whereas how many of us indeed exist who use items that can only have their successful operation restored by "squirting" a water-pistol like device at them to remove their destructive static build-up? Worldwide? Maybe some thousands. Possibly even tens of thousands. Not millions ...and CERTAINLY not billions. Although its operation is brilliantly intuitive, it's also true to say that the supplied instructions are a bit on the "sketchy" side, but for me, that's not enough to darken my fifth star. To my mind, just about their only key omission is any mention of aligning the "viewing hole" of the supplied "testing plug" so that the glow of its neon can actually be seen to confirm that the gun's "piezo-snapping" trigger mechanism is indeed delivering the static-zapping stream of ions required. For three full months now it has been, to the point where I feel it may be many years before I'll check again, ...probably only after (and if) I may feel that the response from one of my "targets" doesn't fully correspond with the superb performance that my new Milty ZeroStat gun has delivered so far.

i would highly recommend not buying this item!!!! use my roughly 5 times and the item no longer works!! i bought this item to help maintain my record collection, because i sometimes find that new pressings come with alot of static buildup on the record. This item was purchase to counter act this issue, however the other day when i went to use this item it did not appear to be removing any static build up from the album. I inserted the test device (bulb) into the end and the item is not working, however if i squeeze the trigger at a quicker rate it also doesn't work but does however produce a loud clicking noise and emits a intermittent charge through the test light. not at all how it should work. for reference, a properly functioning tool should light the test device continuously as the trigger is squeezed. This item couldn't even hold up to minimal use (less than once a month over a 6 month time period), complete junk!!!

I was dubious about this product. But I kept seeing people talk about this product and how fantastic it is at removing static from a record's surface. When you think about it, it makes sense too. You are dragging a diamond through a PVC groove. Think of it like a static buildup and discharge when you touch someone. You get that audible *SNAP* as the electricity arcs from one subject to another. Now think about that on the surface of a record. A record that has a lot of static charge to it is going to transfer that charge into the needle. It's also going to make a sound. Then that sound is sent through a preamp, then an amplifier and then played through speakers. You are going to hear that, no doubt about it. So using this gun on a record prior to playing is going to remove that static. Then the only thing you need to worry about when it comes to snap crackle pops is dust in the groove, and that can be brushed out. An anti-static gun is even going to help you clean your records. The static is strong enough to not only attract dust into the grooves but the static will HOLD it there. So take the record out, shoot both sides of it a few times and then place it on the platter and give it a once-over with a brush and you're golden. Is it expensive? Yes it is. But it's the most important tool you'll have in your record cleaning arsenal, for the price.

I was a skeptic at first. Oh boy was I wrong!! Long story short (I have a discerning ear to say the least), this gadget virtually erased the harshness and clicks and pops from old vinyls I've had since I was a teen and didn't really know how to handle this type of medium. Even after proper cleaning and handling my records did not sound right. I wasn't happy. This gadget made a big difference in my listening experience, night and day... even for foreign pressed releases. Try it for yourself. It worked wonders for me. If it doesn't, Amazon's return policy is generous.

I had one of these back in the '70s but I believe it was red at that time, and I don't remember what ever happened to it. Anyway I got this new version and it is just as annoying to use as the first one I had. You need to very slowly squeeze the lever and then very slowly release it. If it makes a clicking sound either way it didn't work. You are supposed to do this in three areas of the vinyl LP and then once at the label area, for both sides of the record. It does work when done correctly, but when you just want to get the music going it's too easy to rush and goof it up. It's also over priced for what it is. So I ended up buying the Furutech Destat III which I should have done in the first place. This thing is a breeze to use. You push the button, the green LED lights up, you rotate it over the surface of the LP, and when the LED turns red in a matter of seconds it's done. Unfortunately it's even more over priced than the Zerostat at more than three times the cost. But in the end it's worth it just to save the time and hassle and be able to get your music going.