RCA D4+ vinyl record care fluid bottles, stock photo.
We’ve kept our LP and single records nearly spotless for decades, with the Discwasher D4+ record cleaning solution.
We copied much of our record collection into digital format through the years. And before the digital age, copied them onto cassette tape. This helped us avoid over-playing, and thus, prematurely wearing out, the records. Through all of that, we learned how important keeping the records clean was for best fidelity. Indeed, if not clear of dust, the needle does not track well the audio in the record’s grooves. Thus, dirt left behind by lesser cleaners does degrade the sound.
One drawback of today’s ear buds and iPods. They’re so well engineered that they reproduce these unwanted sounds faithfully, along with the best sounding aspects of recordings. So, always start off with clean records. Then you won’t regret how they sound later.
Put D4 in your record cleaning tool kit. You then get the best audio reproduction possible from your record player. At least, any lost fidelity will not come from dirty records. Why clean with mere tap water with all its chemicals and hard minerals and metals? Why do that when a potions like D4, D4+ are available?
A very gentle solution. No smell of overly powerful chemicals. In fact, most of this solution is just distilled water.
You hear very little static snaps and pops while listening to treated discs.
Often results in reduced surface noises while playing the records cleaned with this D4. But this cleaner never makes more static, rasp, hash, rumble, or any other distracting sounds.
D4+ does not harm your collectible vinyl. It protects both the grooves and the center label.
The stylus pickup needs less cleaning when the records that you play with it are dust and lint free. This D4 Plus cleaner leaves no traces of either of these musical pests behind.
Evaporates completely within seconds. D4+ leaves no deposits once dry. None left either on the surface, or deep in the grooves. You can safely play cleaned records in a half-minute.
D4+ is an integral part of the complete Disc Washer record care system. But you can use this record fluid separately with high success. D4+ removes the following.
Preserves the life of your old vinyl. How so? D4+ stops dirt particles from lodging themselves at the bottom of the music grooves with regular use. These dirt bits can add distortion to the recording. Further, they can also destroy the sensitive needle pickups on turntables and record players.
D4’s thin liquid lets it to flow into even the deepest and narrowest grooves. It can then loosen years of grime buildup.
Treat your records regularly each time you play your vinyl discs. Do it both before and after play. Regular cleaning can even remove some skips and pucks, clicks, and pops over time.
Works well on compact discs, Bluray, DVDs, and LaserDiscs.
Does not scratch when used with the DiskWasher record care cleaning brush.
Dissolves and washes away typical contaminating compounds. Loosens those others that do not dissolve in the cleaner liquid. This way, a cleaning record brush or cloth can easily take them away.
Probably does not react in any way with the record’s vinyl surface. So D4+ will not soften or harden the grooves, or misshape or otherwise distort them. So, original recording sound is well-preserved.
Easy to use. Simple instructions follow.
Currently, D4+ is only available in the small, 37 milliliter bottle. However, in the past, much larger flasks of it were sold. Please bring those back.
No scratch fix here. But this disc washer cleaner does reduce their bad effects on the sound. How? It keeps dirt from building up in them.
D4+ RCA record cleaner costs roughly $5 per 1.25 ounce bottle. But at this price avid vinyl lovers who play records often, will reorder D4+ way too much.
Hard to get, since the last known owners of the D4 brand have discontinued the product. However, you can still find it around if you persevere.
We’ve experienced leaking lids. Sometimes, the little spout-stem becomes partially open. Rare this is however.
Some have objected to the immediately discernible isopropyl alcohol in the latest formulations of this product. However, we’ve noticed no degradation in how the records cleaned with this sound. Just make sure that the discs have dried completely before putting them back into their folders. If the disc is pretty clean to start with, we clean with pure, distilled water. No alcohol unless we see dirt. The alcohol versions of Discwasher may be bad for the shellac 78 RPM records. But previous formulas were safe to use on these. So, we suggest that you avoid using D4+ on the 78s.
Even D4 has limits. Indeed, take care of your record collection. But if you fail in this, no amount of disc cleaner, will save your music from premature deterioration. Not even D4+ fluid will save you. However take these simple cleaning steps in record storage, handling and playing your records. They help ensure that built up dirt will disappear, when you use D4+ to keep them spotless.
We used several revisions of D4+ through the decades (D2 and D3). Never found anything to grip on, in terms of its performance. Our suggestion: Trust your music collection to the Discwasher line of vinyl care products. With a rekindling of interest in pressed vinyl recordings, many folks are just now starting their own record collections. So if you’re one of these, start using this product on your first record. In return, you get better sounding, longer lived recordings. Plus, you’ll see more life from those expensive pickup styluses. Our rating thus: 99 out of 100.
You can still find D4+ at Amazon and eBay.
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