CD Treatments :-

Pm:

Yes, the Cable Company is an excellent outfit. I've used them a lot. That's whom I bought my lathes from.

Funny you mention Codename Turquoise. I finally ordered it this morning. I've been wanting to try it, but the fact that it attaches via contact cement scared the hell out of me. But Geoff assures me that the cement can be taken off quite easily. I'm gonna try it on my modified Oppo. If it works well there, I'll try it on my Esoteric X-01. Now THAT'S gonna require a brave hand! :)

I had the Reality Check, and it worked pretty well, but I've since discovered a better arrangement. Try the HHB 830+ Burn-It CD burner. Link that with the best transport and digital cable you can find for sane money, and you should be amazed. The difference wasn't subtle for me.

BTW, I've heard the Memory player. It's quite good, but I'm not sure if it's the best digital playback on the market. Time will tell, I guess.

Hooper:

Since the duplication process is new to me, I would not know where to begin picking a transport for this procedure. It might be more efficient to chat since you are way ahead of me on this subject!!
Thanx :-) You are officially contributing to my audiophilia madness...LOL

Hooper:

No fear with attaching the Codename to the drawer. My wife made it a project and covered the entire tray surface(probably not necessary) and temporarily used tape. The result is frightening :-)

Hooper/Pmrodier and others,
Have you tried the audio desk disc cleaner from germany? I saw the contraption working and it was a great piece of machinery. Gave out a super looking shiny surface. No idea of what it did to the sound though. Suggestions were a better mid and bass response.
here's a link to it
http://www.musicdirect.com/products/detail.asp?sku=ADESKDISCCLEANER

Cheers,
Neville

Thanks for the link, Neville. I've never heard the Audio Desk cleaner, but it looks interesting. Personally, I use Shine Ola cleaner before treating my discs, and that seems to work well. I'm sure the ADS piece works great, but the last thing I need is to add another few minutes onto the tweaking ritual. It's already out of hand! :)