The new Kontak comes as an all-in-one fluid
in a single 25ml bottle instead of two different fluids requiring
two fiddly jars. The Socket/Plug cleaning and treatment all
take place with one action, the new fluid combining the two
acts so successfully that all you have to do is apply the
fluid (with Vigour...) and make the connection. Kontak comes
with pipe cleaners, though cotton buds can be used (I prefer
Q-Tips), and you simply scrub until you see the 'contamination
and oxides' turn your cleaning implement black. Remake the
connection and your ready to rock.
Even the evapouration rate has been reduced, a problem for
those who were slow to replace the caps on the bottles. Does
it work as well? You betcha. Faced with a number of older
units awaiting refurbishment (for the museum at the Hi-fi
Show), I had plenty of reason to welcome a simpler cleaning
method. And while it's hard to 'A/B' cleaning fluids, I have
no doubt that Kontak is still the best of them all. Rest assured
that any reviewing that I undertake in the furture will involve
a bout of Kontak before the listening begins.
"Here's an improvement akin to spending a few
grand" Ken Kessler - HiFi News and record review
Kontak
the Ultimate Cleaner
