Reaction to : Bedini-Ultra Clarifier II

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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I hear definite results, more so on frequently played but untreated CD's. than on brand new ones. Try doing it 3 times, once label up, then again label down and then again label up. Smoothed out the highs, and blackened the background in my system, acoustic instruments open up a tad, more bloom, but I agree it isn't a huge difference. My take on all these tweaks, is that they all add minor improvements, but when you start to pay attention to numerous details, adding good power cords and recepticals, cleaning wire connections, vibration control, demagnetising etc, the sum of ALL the tweaks becomes quite significant.

My experiences are like Sternart's. I use the Furatech unit which I use three times on the top and bottom each time I play. I had both Bedini units as well as the RS bulk eraser and find the Furatech much better and less noisy.