Need a Record Brush. Got a recommendation?


Agon'rs,

I'm going to put a record brush on my Christmas list. Do you have a recommendation? Why do you prefer it over other offerings? Not looking for a record cleaner, just a brush to use to get extraneous dust off of a clean record. Carbon, hair bristle, etc. What do you prefer and why? If you don't know why, but just like the way it works, that's fine too. ;~)


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I conducted the non- scientific tissue test last night with 8 different anti static devices. They are ranked from bests to worst. Six of them are brushes as noted below. The other two devices I used in the test was the Mity Zerostat Gun and the Walker Audio Talisman.

My testing method was slightly different than placing the record on the table and gliding the brush/device over the record.  I held the record in my hand while using each device. The Milty Gun and the Kirmuss Brush completely eliminated the static as well as the Boundless Brush.  But the Kirmuss was a bit better than the Boundless Brush. I must state that they are my newest brushes with very little use.  After my initial results I blasted the 5 other devices with the Milty Gun.  The performance of the brushes improved to the approximate degree of the Boundless Brush.  

I think my older brushes retained some level of charge as a result of more use even though they are insulators. 

++1) Milty Zerostat Gun, the best. Effected both sides of the record from a one side application.

1) Kirmuss KA-B Combination Brush
2) Boundless Brush
3) Pro-Ject Brush
4) Audio Quest Brush w/gold handle
5) Analog Relax Brush
6) Walker Talisman
7) Audio-Technica Sonic Boom Brush/Pad. The Sonic Boom added static charge to the record.
I would agree.  However their advertisements states something a little different.

“Magnetic fields and static electricity can greatly affect audio and video playback equipment and source material. The Talisman temporarily dissipates magnetic fields and static electricity allowing the phono cartridge or laser reader to transmit a purer, more accurate signal. Use the Talisman to treat LPs, CDs, SACDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu Ray discs, as well as treating your audio and video cables in place!

Newest Application: Speaker Drivers
We recently began treating speakers with the Talisman with great results.”


https://walkeraudio.com/product/talisman-magnetic-optimizer/



I have been using the Analog Relax and the Audio Quest exclusively.  Apart from my experiment I find the results of those two satisfying.  Normally I pre-clean with the Analog Relax before playing.  Then I use the Audio Quest as a clean sweep before placing the record into it’s sleeve.  
Have I shined a light on my records before and after cleaning.  Yes but not necessarily in the dark.  

It seems that the Furutech SK-filter is no longer being produced.  But it appears to be available from eBay sellers at less than MSRP.