jasee wrote:
"Doesn't the sound alter, I would have thought it would have
'dampened' the
higher frequencies? "

My comment was in response to the above.
I've no evidence that water would necessarily diminish HF - but
theoretically it's possible.- after all, one of the 'claims' of Snake-
Oil Salesmen is that their formulations remove so-called 'mold-release
agents' in order to 'read' the groove more accurately.
So, at a molecular level, wet-playing may create some sort of
'barrier' to the stylus/groove interface.
It is also quite likely to subtly change the 'dynamics' of cantilever
performance - so that would constitute overall 'dampening'.

I'm not really fussed about Distilled/etc water, as I don't now use
it.
From experience I suspect some are/have sold *'filtered* as being
distilled - as obviously it should be free from visible 'impurities'.
Tap-water now essentially is..thanks to costly infrastructure
investment...although there is still 'chalk' in some areas - but,
unless this is allowed to actually dry on the LP surface it isn't a
factor in my method.