Alternative static eliminator for vinyl playback

[SOS]

Thanks, @J007B for your kind words. We have now sold over 25 IME-1s to date.

 

[mxk116]

FedEx delivered the HumminGuru Orbit on November 12. Nicely packaged, the Orbit survived its long journey unscathed.

Charged the battery and placed the Orbit on the turntable for its maiden voyage. As one can see from the images below there was one problem; the spindle on my TT is too long.

To solve the problem I went ahead and cut down the spindle with a hacksaw; problem solved!




Only kidding; I fabricated a "spacer" to place under the Orbit to allow it to properly rotate during the anti-static treatment. Everything worked just fine. There was a demonstrable reduction in static on every record I played. My only concern was a function of moving the Orbit further away from the record surface and reducing the effectiveness of the anti-static treatment.





I contacted HumminGuru to alert them to the problem and inquire regarding my concern. I received a reply November 19 from Happywell (HumminGuru support). Turns out they were already aware of the problem and offered to send me 2 x 6mm spacers they created out of antistatic material to lift the Orbit high enough to accommodate the taller spindle on my TT (one 6mm spacer is required for my TT). They also stated that using both spacers (12mm) would not compromise the performance of the anti-static treatment.





Clever people these HumminGuronians.

I received the Orbit spacers free of charge last week and they work like a charm. The customer care I received was truly exceptional. I wish every company I purchased from was as conscientious and effective. Well made products that do what they are claimed to do, at fair prices with extraordinary customer service. I am a fan.

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

It says on Humminguru webpage max spindle height is 11mm....my Melco was too high.....discovered after received unit... so I placed record on my Micro seiki DDX-1500 instead
nice info about spacers...thxs

 

[gleeds]

FedEx delivered the HumminGuru Orbit on November 12. Nicely packaged, the Orbit survived its long journey unscathed.

Charged the battery and placed the Orbit on the turntable for its maiden voyage. As one can see from the images below there was one problem; the spindle on my TT is too long.

To solve the problem I went ahead and cut down the spindle with a hacksaw; problem solved!

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Only kidding; I fabricated a "spacer" to place under the Orbit to allow it to properly rotate during the anti-static treatment. Everything worked just fine. There was a demonstrable improvement is static on every record I played. My only concern was a function of moving the Orbit further away from the record surface and reducing the effectiveness of the anti-static treatment.

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I contacted HumminGuru to alert them to the problem and inquire regarding my concern. I received a reply November 19 from Happywell (HumminGuru support). Turns out they were already aware of the problem and offered to send me 2 x 6mm spacers they created out of antistatic material to lift the Orbit high enough to accommodate the taller spindle on my TT.

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Clever people these HumminGuronians.
I received the Orbit spacers free of charge last week and they work like a charm. The customer care I received was truly exceptional. I wish every company I purchased from was as conscientious and effective. Well made products that do what they are claimed to do, at fair prices with extraordinary customer service. I am a fan.

Matt, that is an interesting machine ready for take-off Ralf will enjoy seeing this!

 

[mxk116]

It says on Humminguru webpage max spindle height is 11mm....my Melco was too high.....discovered after received unit... so I placed record on my Micro seiki DDX-1500 instead
nice info about spacers...thxs

Sharing is caring. Happy to spread the word.

 

[J007B]

I received my CSPort IME-1 a few weeks ago and I thought I would share my experience with it. Here in Southern California we get what's known as Santa Ana winds. Every time we get them the static electricity is terrible. Changing an album from one side to the other side sounds like it's attached with velcro. Twice now in the past month the winds have been blowing and I knew that this would be the perfect test for the CSPort. I am amazed how well this device works. AMAZING, not a pop, crackle or sound of any kind. Not even a hint of static. It just sits there doing its job. I did have one problem, because of my turntable height I couldn't get it high enough. Easily solved, I just went down to a industrial metal supply near me and bought a 3" X 3" round of solid steel, problem solved for $12.

 

[AudioHR]

I received my CSPort IME-1 a few weeks ago and I thought I would share my experience with it. Here in Southern California we get what's known as Santa Ana winds. Every time we get them the static electricity is terrible. Changing an album from one side to the other side sounds like it's attached with velcro. Twice now in the past month the winds have been blowing and I knew that this would be the perfect test for the CSPort. I am amazed how well this device works. AMAZING, not a pop, crackle or sound of any kind. Not even a hint of static. It just sits there doing its job. I did have one problem, because of my turntable height I couldn't get it high enough. Easily solved, I just went down to a industrial metal supply near me and bought a 3" X 3" round of solid steel, problem solved for $12.

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Does it come with some kind of stand? Perhaps a further picture of how you have mounted it would clarify.
Love what you are describing.

 

[SOS]

It does come with its own adjustable stand (included in the price) that "fits" most tables, but not all. (It does not fit Kuzma XL, but customers have made it work.) See the attached pictures.

(Dealer disclaimer)

 

[J007B]

Here's mine with the $12 3X3" steel round that I use to add height.

 

[AudioHR]

Thanks! I figured this is what you meant but I wanted to see it. I have an Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 whose plinth is quite a tall and massive. I suspect I would need to do what you have done.

 

[jeromelang]

Wet with distilled water
Final conditioning with tap water
Spin dry

Sounds great

No extraneous metallic objects nearby the turntable/system

 

[Tuckers]

There are also photoionizers that use x-rays to ionize gas molecules. These are very effective, can work from farther. I am looking into these.

Yikes, I am not sure I want Xrays in my listening room or where I am putting my hands.

 

[Tuckers]

I recently bought this. Its $40, and rechargeable after 20 hours of use, or you can keep it plugged in. I have played with it and I can smell negative ions near the unit when it is on, and running it over the surface of a record, it does seem to reduce static. I surmise that next to a spinning record, it might add a benefit to prevent static. I don't have a record player up right now, will have to try in a few weeks.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FR5YWY3

 

[Tuckers]

I recently bought this. Its $40, and rechargeable after 20 hours of use, or you can keep it plugged in. I have played with it and I can smell negative ions near the unit when it is on, and running it over the surface of a record, it does seem to reduce static. I surmise that next to a spinning record, it might add a benefit to prevent static. I don't have a record player up right now, will have to try in a few weeks.

I have been using this, and it does work! I can smell a slight ozone smell when I turn it on. I put it right up against my platter and I hear less fine pops and ticks and overall the sound is more smooth and flowing. I have run it up to 8 hours and the battery hasn't died, and it charges up easily. I might try a second one to see if the effect is even stronger.