Milty - Zerostat Anti-Static Anti-Static Charge Remover for Records and Surfaces

Works great and removed a load of crackles from a boot sale LPJust squeeze it slowly, if it clicks you were too fast. Aim 12” from centre. 4 shots, done!

Had seen these before and thought "that can't really do anything"...but it really does get rid of static quite easily.Had a few new records recently that were almost stuck in their sleeves from static, and a couple of blasts with this got rid of it (mostly)Doesn't seem to be any instructions, but from what I can gather, you need to squeeze the trigger (and release) very gently. If it "clicks" you have gone too fast.But very much recommended for anyone who has a staticy record collection.

Let’s get the question out the way ¬ does it work? Well to my surprise, yes it does, I tested the procedure with my original 1972 Jethro Tull, Living in the past album. Those slight audio pops had disappeared. NB. My vinyl is still in excellent condition so judging is very much an objective preference.I differed from the prescribed way of zapping your vinyl; first I ionized the turntable with the dust cover set at 30 degrees. I then placed the album on the platter and started rotation, cleaning with a brush. I then zapped the vinyl, again with the dust cover at 30 degrees, this method seems to work for me.My feeling was that the positive and negative ions should be the last item to touch the vinyl, not my fingers.So why did I only give the Milty Zerostat 4 stars? Well the cost, I feel the product is twice the retail price it should be.We can argue whether this product makes a tangible difference, but that’s not the point. What this product gives you is peace of mind, that your intervention is making your audio listening a better experience, whether that’s detectable is down to you and your ears.

This was to replace my original zerostat that had seen some extensive use and had just fell apart, the new one does come with instructions on the back but youtube gives a better idea on how to use it, general rule is if it clicks you are doing it wrong, it definitely kills static as shown by hairs on the record being able to be blown off after use. Once you get used to it, it is brilliant, it is a bit pricey but works and I swear by it. Also keep it away from children caught my grandkids playing gunfights with it and trying to electrocute each other.

This product is a godsend and although I feel it was pricey and I didn't enjoy buying it. It does work amazingly well.I had a brand new record which played beautifully, 2nd time I played it was unlistenable due to the pops and cracks. A few rounds of shooting this at it and they all went like magic.Using is a bit funny with the worst instructions in the world but essentially point it at what you want to antistat and pull the trigger if it clicks you squeezed the trigger too quickly/hard. you need to squeeze it slow you get a feel for it. There is a plastic nozzle in the box this is used to test that the gun works. Dim the lights and when you squeeze you should see a faint orange glow through the slit in the side of the nozzleYou can use the gun on the felt mat of the turntable , on the record prior to playing on or off the turntable , make no difference and even while its playing if the static is building up.Yes you can give yourself a shock with it by pointing it at yourself and pulling trigger.For me Carbon Brushes do not remove static they just don't add static while you sweep dust out the grooves. so you kinda need both.

The media could not be loaded. Had one of these in the 70’s ,before CD revolution and used to good effect.Returning to vinyl again a good few of my LP’s had bad crackling in places despite being well cleaned. I was amazed in every case it removed what must have been static.Dont be put off this really works my wife likes my video trick. Rubbing cellophane against my clothing to attract static it sticks to your hand (like dust being attracted to your vinyl).With a slow pull of the trigger , neutralising the static the cellophane drops off. After cleaning your record on the platter, zap the record before play and any static crackling will disappear.

Having rejoined the vinyl world with a new turntable last year static clicks were incredibly annoying both from 40-50 year old albums reclaimed from the loft and brand new pressings. In fact some of the new pressings were the worst.I tried a carbon fibre cleaning brush, velvet cleaning brush, both of which made only marginal improvements. antistatic inner sleeves for my albums then followed which stopped it getting worse but didn't reduce the static. I then went on to a well known antistatic washing system which made a noticeable improvement and I then replaced the felt slip mat that came with the turntable with an acrylic platter. Again there was a noticeable improvement but some static clicks were still there.After some deliberation I then splashed out £60 on the Milty Zerostat. Initially I couldn't tell from the test nozzle whether it was working or not as I couldn't see the light glowing. Once I realised there is only one small opening through the adaptor to see the light, meaning you have to rotate the nozzle to see it, I could confirm it was working. There was a definite improvement in sound as soon as I started using it. The instructions are fairly vague but I've found 3-4 slow squeezes of the trigger holding the album in one hand and the Zerostat gun in the other, around 30cm apart works best.I use the Zerostat before every play and I've found that the effect is cumulative with static continually reducing over time. I also give the acrylic platter a zap quite regularly. It's not cheap at around £60 for a piece of plastic resembling a kid's toy space gun but it does make a difference although there are still one or two clicks and pops. I've also used it on the turntable base and perspex lid and found it's very good at preventing dust build up there.Overall I'm happy with it. It's pricey but worth it for the improvement in listening quality.