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CD Sound??

I have noticed that the CDs that sound the best in my system are all black like P. Barber Modern Cool, Sarah McLachlan Surfing and Yo-Yo MaMa SACD. My hearing or do the black CDs sound better? Where can I get CD-Rs to use that are black?

Thanks and Happy Listening
bigkidz
subaruguru
1,375 posts
 
Does "our" Vader wear black too?
I usually listen with my eyes closed, so EVERYTHING is black as far as I'm concerned. So no stimulus cross-contamination issues, resulting in higher s/n ratio in my brain, I suppose. You really think that's true for Redbook lasers too?
tfkaudio
591 posts
 
Your theory has some support, for sure. Check out:

http://www.tweakaudio.com/Cd%20tweaks.html

Tom
ghost_rider
117 posts
 
I have found the black cds to be slightly better than any other. I have used the exact audio copy for transfer and even went as far as testing my friends who think i'm nuts for this infinant pursuit of happyness.The only cds I can find is memorex. I sure would like to know if I could get any other kind in Canada to test.
roy2001
32 posts
 
When I just powered on my Theta transport, it will read my black Imation CDR and redbook CD, 5 min later it will read all CDRs.
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