Walker prelude vs. Audio Intelligent

Either one is a major step beyond the Disk Doctor including other NON emzyme base soak cleaner products and methods,this includes steam cleaning.

My experience using Walkers fairly recent addition of the Step 4 rinse ,I realized it completes his already fabulous Prelude product.

I have not compared Audio Intelligent to Walkers Prelude,less the Step 4 rinse.

However what Doug Deacon had to say about the A I.
I would guess it equals Walkers product on its own. Perhaps the Step 4 takes it to another level.

Seriously, I do not know what you are waiting for.

All that you have read about these products by seasoned members is true.
The results from using these Lp cleaning methods are far from subtle.

In the past 25 years using various record cleaning machines including many products on the market.
It's incredible to me what emzyme base cleaners will do.

You WILL re-discover your music collection....

Agree with Stiltskin. AIVS and MoFi's enzyme based fluid systems go far beyond DD. Waiting until you run out of DD is just wasting precious music listening time. Use the DD to wash the car or something.

I haven't compared Walker's fluids, but since the theory is similar I'd expect similar results.

Sorry, I haven't done a head to head comparison of the current AIVS to the Walker Audio Prelude that I use. As Stiltskin and Doug say, both products work well.

Walker Audio offers a full satisfaction guarantee, return the unused portion and they will refund your purchase price (not shipping). AIVS used to offer a sample trial kit of the fluids, they may do still.

Whichever fluid you use, upgrade your VPI 17F with the replacement vacuum wand now being offered by Walker Audio (recent thread here).
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I just decided to move up as well and ordered the Walker products. Should get them today. Can't wait!

This isn't a perfect comparison, so take it with a grain of salt, but:
I have taken albums cleaned with a VPI machine and AI listened to them, and been happy. Upon visiting a friend, I heard obvious improvement after he cleaned my LPs with Walker's system including step 4, and the same VPI 16.5 that I have.

Even better, after listening he re-cleaned the LP using the new Walker Vortex tube on the VPI and the improvement was startling! Stuff that I can't see is getting removed from the album, because at casual glance, the records were already clean, but you can certainly hear the difference. Remarkable. Cheers,
Spencer