Reaction to : Bedini-Ultra Clarifier II

I agree with Sean.

By the way Bob B., they say not to use antistatic sprays on SACD's. I don't know why, and wonder if it is OK to use the "green audioprism" pen on the edges of the SACD's.

Richard

I've got the handheld version of the Bedini clarifier. Total waste of money. Didn't do a thing except keep me from listening to music.

Dennis: I agree with your findings 100%. The instructions with the hand-held Bedini Clarifier state that you should allow the CD to spin for about 10 - 15 seconds with that model. Doing so does nothing in my opinion.

Since the desk-top "Ultra Clarifier" version spins the disc for just over a minute in length, i tried that with the hand-held version. The results were similar to using the Ultra Clarifier. The only problem with doing so is that you have to manually hold the trigger button for that length and the batteries don't last too long. As such, i adapted mine to make use of a toggle switch and converted it to accept a "wall wart" power supply. While one might wonder why i would "need" two of these, i have them set up near different systems as a matter of convenience. Sean
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come on now Sean you "need" it & y'all "know it" :)

Richard I dunno about sprays & SACD, but I'm talking about the *label* side not the data side.
Regarding marker pens, my only experience was with the black Auric Illuminator pen marker, which did make a big sonic difference which was no good at all. Thinned out the sound badly & was hyper-detailed at best. Fortunately it cleans right off with alcohol & a cotton ball.

My experience is that markers increase reading errors and do nothing beneficial for sonics. Like any other tweak, use them at your own risk. Sean
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