Cryogenic treatment of an LP?


Is this even possible? I am just thinking outloud here and wondering of the benefits and welcome your comments. I'm unsure if an lp could even survive the process normally targeted at metal components. (Warp factor 10 captain). Ultra freezing and then slowly re-heating a chunk of plastic. Still, one wonders exactly what impact molecular alignment would have (if any).

Through the employment of ultra-low temperatures, 300 Below, Inc. cryogenic processing helps improve all kinds of products by realigning the molecular structure of an object, optimally resulting in items which last significantly longer and perform far better than they were previously designed.
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I'm sorry to report, Rwwear, that your ignorance of physics is only exceeded by your willingness to express an "opinion".
"So cryo'd bed springs would be more reactive and be stronger than their untreated counterparts?" --- Frank was ahead of his time and certainly out there so he probably had his treated {circa 1972} "

Hmmm, perhaps this was key to the Dynamo Humm?
Geoffkait - Unless cryo treating changes the physical shape of an LP then it should sound identical. The stylus doesn't do anything beyond following the surface of the groove. I don't get it. If cryo helps an LP then there's no limits.

Frozen waffles are not as good as fresh so what's the magic temp that makes everything better?
I think I am gonna try cryo treating my ears.
1- it reduces stress
2- improves their performance
3- and they will be homogeneous, and thus symetrical

Simply, it will make me a better audiophile!
"Geoffkait - Unless cryo treating changes the physical shape of an LP then it should sound identical."

It doesn't change the physical shape of an LP any more than it changes the color. Cryo treatment doesn't change the physical shape of brass, silver, copper or plastic. It does, however, change the atomic structure of the materials, and that is why the cryo'd LP sounds different, why a cryo'd cable sounds different, why a cryo'd gold ball travels farther, why a cryo'd knife stays sharper longer. Materials, like ideas, need to be examined in greater depth than just looking at the surface.

"The stylus doesn't do anything beyond following the surface of the groove."

Strawman argument, similar to the argument that "bits are bits."

"I don't get it. If cryo helps an LP then there's no limits."

Who said there are limits? You might not be aware that cryogenics has been used for many years by audiophiles and manufacturers to improve the performance of tonearms, cartridges, turntables, CD players, DACs, crossover networks, speakers, cables and interconnects, CDs and LPs. Audio related cryogenics in fact explains, in part, why so many cryogenic labs have sprung up in the last 10 years or so.

"Frozen waffles are not as good as fresh so what's the magic temp that makes everything better?"

There is no "magic temperature" since simple freezing in the the home freezer (obviously not nearly cryogenic temperature) can improve the performance of audio related items to a level quite similar to real cryo treatment.