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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.
tubed1
isochronism
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Let's get to the crux of the biscuit, as it were.
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russ69
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If I cryo treat a glass of water, does it taste better? Is it heavier? Clearer? I'm just saying if you heat treat carbon steel, it gets harder. If you heat treat, wood, it's called burnt-up wood. There is no universal process that makes everything better.
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geoffkait
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I don't think anyone is saying that cryo is a universal process that makes everything better. However, there are by now many audio companies, Meitner, Walker, Jena Labs, Purist Audio, to name a few, who have been using cryo processing for their products, including cables, DACs, CD players, turntables and tonearms, among other things, for many years, so you have to ask yourself, why would a high end outift use cryo if it didn't work? By the way, an alternative to sending audio items like LPs to a cryo lab is freezing them overnight in the home freezer, then let them thaw out slowly in the morning.
mceljo
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"By the way, an alternative to sending audio items like LPs to a cryo lab is freezing them overnight in the home freezer, then let them thaw out slowly in the morning."

Really? You're really going to say that a home freezer is similar to a cryo process?

I'm sure you realize that cryogenic temperatures are in the range of -300 degrees F. I don't think the temperature in a home freezer, even a home deep freezer (about 0 degrees F), is even cold in comparison. I guess this is why we shouldn't send an LP to you.

By the way, unless your kidding consider your credibility lost on this subject with this statement.
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geoffkait
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"By the way, an alternative to sending audio items like LPs to a cryo lab is freezing them overnight in the home freezer, then let them thaw out slowly in the morning."
"Really? You're really going to say that a home freezer is similar to a cryo process?"

Yes, I'd say similar, but obviously not identical.

"I'm sure you realize that cryogenic temperatures are in the range of -300 degrees F."

Yes, I realize that. Recall I've been doing cryo for 15 years.

"I don't think the temperature in a home freezer, even a home deep freezer (about 0 degrees F), is even cold in comparison."

Obviously a home freezer is not nearly as cold as a cryo cooler, however it is a lot colder than room temperature. And it's that difference in temperature (70 degrees F) that's important.

"I guess this is why we shouldn't send an LP to you."

I already said don't send LPs to me. LOL

"By the way, unless your kidding consider your credibility lost on this subject with this statement."

Would I kid you? Does this mean I had some credibility with you prior to the home freezer statement? LOL
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