PRODUCT REVIEWS
Prelude
and Talisman Magnetic Optimizer Combination Receive "Very Highest
Recommendation" Positive Feedback, Issue 31
"...the combination of the Prelude
and the Talisman are absolutely the best vinyl cleaning and destat/demag
system that I've heard to
date. And "to date"
goes back some twenty years now...
... it was a fundamentally different audio experience—was
almost enough to give me vertigo...LPs
treated by all other contenders were obviously enhanced by the one-two
punch of the Prelude and the Talisman.
"Don't
assume that you can get by with one or the other all by itself. The
Prelude gets the noise floor, resolution and clarity right; the Talisman
removes a kind of grunge or muzziness …that vague haze…that LPs can
develop. I
wouldn't want the one without the other; the combination of excellencies
is addicting to anyone who treasures their vinyl.
"Conclusion: If you want
the best LP
cleaning and treatment system for your LPs that you can find, the Prelude Record
Cleaning System and the Talisman are alone at the top o' the heap."
Dagogo
November 2007 by Jack Roberts web
link
"...
but the question with all record cleaning systems is
whether it's worth all the work or not. So is it?
Well,
I could try to hold you in suspense but the answer is simple. YOU HAD
BETTER BELIEVE IT IS! The combination of the Prelude and the
Talisman is simply stunning, without a doubt the best way to prepare
records to play that I have ever used. The truth is the results are a
little disconcerting at first...
Yes,
the noise floor does drop quite noticeably, but it's the astonishing
gain of transparency, air, and inner detail that I was not expecting.
Just like my WGA Ikonoklast speaker's ability to play really quiet
passages while sounding incredibly dynamic, so does the lower noise
floor of your records, which allow for them to sound more dynamic as
well as quieter. I was also surprised that the harmonics and textures of
music seemed improved on records that had gone through the treatment.
I
want to be sure you’re hearing me say that I could play a record, even
one that had already been cleaned and treated with other good products,
then treat it with the Prelude Record Cleaning System, immediately
listen to it again and easily hear that it was not just fundamentally
different, but becoming a more enjoyable music experience that makes me
very happy. It's almost as if the music is more emotionally involving
than it was before the record was treated.
CONCLUSION
We
are back to that question; is it worth the work and the price? The ANSWER
IS A RESOUNDING YES! It's a steal if you ask me. It's much cheaper
per record than what I was using and substantially better. If you love
vinyl, get off your duff and order the stuff, because you have no idea
how good your records CAN sound. I'm not kidding.
A
SECOND CONCLUSION
After
using the Prelude System for several weeks, I'm not sure I have made
enough of a case for how great this stuff is. Last week, after a trip to
Half Price to buy LPs at their 25 cents sale – that’s right, albums
for a quarter – I found out just how indispensable this product is.
Let me just say you won’t believe what it can do for really dirty and
noisy records. All I can say is THANK YOU Lloyd Walker, you have greatly
enhanced my musical enjoyment for a very small price!
EnjoytheMusic
AA Chapter 91 May 2007
by
Bill Gaw
web link
"
The final proof of its effectiveness was on my cartridge stylus. I
normally clean the needle after every side with a Zerodust Stylus
Cleaner, but decided to play several sides to see if there would be a
build-up of gunk on the needle. Interestingly, even under a jeweler's
eyepiece, there was absolutely no junk even after 10 sides. So the
solution is removing most if not all of the contaminants from the record
grooves.
...That was enough for me. While my
previous cleaning fluids did an excellent job of getting rid of grease
and grime and surface noise, this three-step process certainly has
improved on their efficacy. Using an operating microscope I have in my
office, one can actually see the difference in the cleanliness of the
grooves compared to records treated with my other solutions. Wish I
could take a picture of the microscopy to actually show you the
difference.
...Prelude is now my cleaning fluid of
choice. Lloyd's done it again."
Positive
Feedback Online
Issue
30 March 2007
by
Marshall Nack
web link
"The
Prelude Record Cleaning System is a revolutionary product, the most
advanced LP wash I've come across. Designed to disclose the hidden
layers buried deep within the grooves, it dredges up vast quantities of
detail. Prelude-enhanced LPs sound dramatically open, allowing you to
step into the performance space...The one-two punch of Prelude wash
followed by the Talisman delivers a knockout."
