Concerning the built up static the Ayres CD may be impacting, has anyone used the Zerostat anti-static gun on their equipment and wiring to good effect. I think it was originally designed for use with records.
I’ve not used mine for decades, but still have it. You can check out the second half of the following video to see how it works on records and maybe CD’s. Maybe it would work the same way as the Walker Talisman device fleschler described. could work on demagnification.
Free advice: Do not point the Zerostat gun at your wife and slowly squeeze the trigger when she is giving you static.