Tweakers' Asylum

RE: I've never been overly impressed with Cramolin Red, or DeoxIT either

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Duster

In Reply to: RE: I've never been overly impressed with Cramolin Red, or DeoxIT either posted by 1973shovel on February 14, 2020 at 08:56:58

Tweek was a bad tweak, IME. Anything that actually stops conductivity rather than enhancing it is a bad idea.

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I agree - 1973shovel 14:47:53 02/15/20 (2)
And that's why my bottle has sat in a box for about 25 years. I never remember any negative consequences the few times I tried it, but I also don't remember any perceived improvement either.
- RE: I agree - Duster 09:01:55 02/16/20 (1)
  It was well over 20 years ago, but I recall using Tweek on a female RCA-> RCA coupler since I didn't like using an adapter to configure a longer cable run. One day, the audio component simply didn't function, however it powered-on just fine. I discovered the coupler was at fault, and determined that the coating of Tweek actually seemed to block conductivity rather than enhance it. Perhaps if I wiped-off some of the fluid shortly after applying it for a thinner layer of coating, the issue would not have occurred, but I was so turned-off by the experience that I lost faith in the product, and didn't notice any real improvement when the treatment was applied to other connector interfaces anyway. I've come to believe that only cleaning a surface is sufficient rather than also using a contact treatment, since a treatment will eventually need to be cleaned-off and replied again, which is too fussy to be concerned about for so little reward. When it comes to audio system tweaks, I have to draw the line somewhere, and using a contact treatment is one tweak I decline to implement for my own wants/needs.
  - I've read about blocked conductivity with Tweek before - 1973shovel 09:38:32 02/16/20 (0)
    Here on the Asylum, and probably elsewhere (Stereophile article?) which is why I stopped using Tweek a long time ago, even before I ever discovered the Asylum.
    
    I'm with you in that clean, metal to metal contact is my goal. Long ago I was tempted with reports of Audiophile Crisco with silver bits in it to "fill in gaps", and other such claims, but read about too many migration issues, "caramelizing" tube pins, etc. for me to jump aboard.
    
    I'll stick with improved power supplies, better capacitors, etc for system improvements, and leave the enhancing goos and potions for somebody else.
    
    Note: I do use Caig ProGold on my RCAs. I did it the other night, and noticed a slight discoloration on the Q-tip so I'm not saying it's all snake oil. But like the Hippocratic Oath, the first order of business is "Do No Harm", and to me, reducing (or blocking) the signal, or causing shorts (conductive Crisco) is doing harm.

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