The Audiophile Man 2019/02
Promising to remove static from your hi-fi, Paul Rigby reviews Furutech’s portable Destat III
destat III
The Audio Beat 2017/09
The path of product development is rarely linear and universally positive, and such has been the
case with Furutech’s simple but simply invaluable DeStat, a handheld device designed to
disperse static charges found on CDs, but is equally effective on vinyl discs, metal or plastic driver
diaphragms and a host of other audio-related items.
Canada HiFi 2012/06
There are numerous factors that may impede the optimum performance of various components in an
audio and video system. Some are well known, while some not so clear cut. As avid audio video
enthusiasts, many of us strive to seek and destroy any deleterious anomalies associated with our set up
and there are literally hundreds of “tweaks” or remedies available to assist us, whatever the issue may be.
HiFi World 2011/09
FURUTECH DESTAT II £400 Most of us will be familiar with the slight crackle of static electricity as they remove a vinyl record from the plastic inner sleeve, and many will have reached for the Zerostat pistol to cure it. Whilst it goes some way to solving the problem it does not solve it entirely
PFO 2011/08 – Award
This baby flying saucer from Furutech is, by far and away, the best new accessory for audiophiles introduced
in 2011. By bombarding any digital or analog media with negative and positive ions, it eliminates static on
LPs and digititus in digital media way beyond its $425 price tag would indicate. It even features sophisticated
ergonomics that allow portability and multiple uses that indicate a mature mark two design. I would use it on
my wife if she made music instead of dinner.
PFO 2011/08
I have been recommending the Furutech Demag at an MSRP of $2400.
Guess I’ll have to change that one! I don’t know how else to put it, but two ten second bursts of the Destat
II (MSRP of $425) and any CD is improved beyond the positive effects of the giant Demag. CDs become
more natural sounding and detailed. I hear better realism at all frequencies. Even bass reproduction is
tighter and more layered. The Demag does help CDs, but not to the extent of the new baby flying saucer:
the hot new Destat II!
Canada HiFi 2008/02
Do you have a precious collection of LPs?
If you do, you’re probably fighting an
uphill battle against dust and static. You
may even have some discs that are
unplayable because they won’t lay flat any
more. If this description fits you, or if you
are new to the vinyl scene, Furutech has
designed some audio accessories to give
you the upper hand over Mother Nature.
You may ask why you need to remove
static electricity at all. First, the electrical
charge can lead to pops and crackles dur-
ing playback. Second and more impor-
tantly, the static charge attracts dust into
the grooves like a magnet. Dust will give
you more interference and will build up
around your stylus as it traces the groove
Soundstage 2007/09
…The first disc I tried the deStat with was the Allison Krauss SACD Now That I’ve Found You – Collection [Rounder
11661-0325-6]. This is a well-recorded compilation of some of Ms. Krauss’s early recordings. The SACD is one of
the best-sounding recordings in my collection. The instruments are clearly rendered and precisely located. Krauss’s
voice is ethereal. Yet after a quick ten-second zap with the deStat the disc opened up even more, allowing me to
hear more of the recording’s personality.
