I came across this today when I googled it. Any testimony supporting this as good?
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/lasergde.html
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/lasergde.html
Has anyone tried a CD treatment for better sound?
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Haven't tried that product but a simple and cheap tweak is to simply clean your CD's (and DVD's) before playing.
Get a new CD and gently breath on the playing surface.
Usually there's a rainbow of gunk on the surface, akin to the mold release on vinyl LP's (not surprising as CD's are made in a very similar fashion to LP's).
Just removing this stuff ( I use my Nitty Gritty Hybrid CD/LP cleaning machine) often results in better sound with similar results to the AQ stuff.
Get a new CD and gently breath on the playing surface.
Usually there's a rainbow of gunk on the surface, akin to the mold release on vinyl LP's (not surprising as CD's are made in a very similar fashion to LP's).
Just removing this stuff ( I use my Nitty Gritty Hybrid CD/LP cleaning machine) often results in better sound with similar results to the AQ stuff.
I've tried various treatments, tweeks
On CDs over the years, going back to the unfortunate Armour-all incedent. I tried the one from Audience-got it free, and was worth every penny. I don't don't do any treatments any more. There are several things I've learned from trying treatments:
1) They tend to be a pain in the butt to use.
2) They do *change* the sound.
3) The change is NOT always for the better.
4) The change is rarely predictable
and last and most importantly
5) NEVER DO A TWEAK OR TREATMENT THAT YOU CANNOT UNDO!!!
Going back to the Armour-All fiasco, it worked, but clouded in time-I had already treated a hundred discs or so by then-I had to rub it off all of them-I was not amused.
With the Audience Auric-Illuminatior, I found that roughly 1/2 the time it improved the sound, the other 1/2 sounded worse-much worse. That comes off with soap and water. I pitched it. The only tweak I like now, is the old Navcom rings that fit on the edge of the disc by Sims/Sumiko, but they stopped making them years ago.
enjoy,
Jack
On CDs over the years, going back to the unfortunate Armour-all incedent. I tried the one from Audience-got it free, and was worth every penny. I don't don't do any treatments any more. There are several things I've learned from trying treatments:
1) They tend to be a pain in the butt to use.
2) They do *change* the sound.
3) The change is NOT always for the better.
4) The change is rarely predictable
and last and most importantly
5) NEVER DO A TWEAK OR TREATMENT THAT YOU CANNOT UNDO!!!
Going back to the Armour-All fiasco, it worked, but clouded in time-I had already treated a hundred discs or so by then-I had to rub it off all of them-I was not amused.
With the Audience Auric-Illuminatior, I found that roughly 1/2 the time it improved the sound, the other 1/2 sounded worse-much worse. That comes off with soap and water. I pitched it. The only tweak I like now, is the old Navcom rings that fit on the edge of the disc by Sims/Sumiko, but they stopped making them years ago.
enjoy,
Jack
Re: I've tried various treatments, tweeks
You've hit the nail on the head, Jack, regarding CD treatments! And I should know - every other week, it seems, some company is sending me their new CD treatment to try out, hoping that I will decide to carry it in my little shop. Thus far, I've jumped on only one such product, and even though it is consistently effective, it is still a pain in the butt to use...
You've hit the nail on the head, Jack, regarding CD treatments! And I should know - every other week, it seems, some company is sending me their new CD treatment to try out, hoping that I will decide to carry it in my little shop. Thus far, I've jumped on only one such product, and even though it is consistently effective, it is still a pain in the butt to use...
