LAST Record Preservative

Has anybody heard of this stuff?
Anyone use it?

Seems to be all the rage in Audiophile circles.

Completely Prevent Record Wear
LAST Record Preservative chemically enhances the molecular stability, and therefore the cohesiveness of the groove surface so that it completely resists the damaging effects of stylus shock waves.

If it does what it claims to do then we probably should all buy some. Especially DJs.

https://www.lastfactory.com/

PeachOne wrote:Has anybody heard of this stuff?
Anyone use it?

Seems to be all the rage in Audiophile circles.

Completely Prevent Record Wear
LAST Record Preservative chemically enhances the molecular stability, and therefore the cohesiveness of the groove surface so that it completely resists the damaging effects of stylus shock waves.

If it does what it claims to do then we probably should all buy some. Especially DJs.

https://www.lastfactory.com/

I've seen this type of claim from other venders.
The claim "Completely Prevent Record Wear" is just not possible, therefore I wouldn't mess with their product if I were you.
Important thing to minimize record wear is keep out dust and any residue from vinyl, use new stylus, don't put too much weight on stylus, and keep the stylus clean (also you'll get better sound with it.)

i think a new stylus wears worse than a broken in stylus...

ive also been told to break in my stylus' on the runout groove overnight to help with the harsh high end frequency response on brand new m44-7s...

fobedafied wrote:i think a new stylus wears worse than a broken in stylus...

ive also been told to break in my stylus' on the runout groove overnight to help with the harsh high end frequency response on brand new m44-7s...

I think "break-in" makes sense, I can tell that stylus "settles down" after a few hours of playing.
Shure M44 series are not good cartridge to use to begin with, if you worry about vinyl getting worn out. M44 was originally made for juke boxes.
I know it is great for turntablism (yes, that cartridge really sticks to the groove!), but it is not good sounding cartridge.
I use Stanton 680 for listening, it sounds better than Stanton 500, which I was using before.

interesting.

everyone i know uses ortofons or shure m44s...

i think the shures wear less than the ortofons.

fobedafied wrote:...
i think the shures wear less than the ortofons.

I've heard about it too.

Once you buy the record, download the album off the net and upload it to your itunes.
I guarantee, you can play the MP3 a billion times and the record will still look like new!

JVC wrote:I use Stanton 680 for listening

Same here.

How often do you replace it?

roxstar wrote:Once you buy the record, download the album off the net and upload it to your itunes.
I guarantee, you can play the MP3 a billion times and the record will still look like new!

Umm, then I don't see the point of buying vinyl copy in the first place... I buy record, because I want to play record, and I enjoy jacket.
I mean, MP3 is good for that it is. I've bought Will Sessions Elmatic instrumental LP (which comes with free MP3 download from fatbeats.com), and I've played on MP3 more often than the vinyl copy! But this type of music is much more exciting playing with vinyl.