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What's the deal with coloring CD's and/or tray mechanism

I just stumbled across an old thread discussing this process, and the sonic advantages. It's intriguing, and I wonder what other members think. I am primarily into vinyl, and don't listen to cd's that often, but if I can improve the audio quality, then I am interested, to say the least.

I am concerned though, about painting the tray of my McIntosh, for fear of damage, and also de-valuing it's re-sale value


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geoffkait
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Hey, mods! Randy’s stalking me again!
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kijanki
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If edge supposed to reflect infrared then it should be gold marker, but if it supposed to kill reflections it should be black.  Green doesn't make sense.
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"If edge supposed to reflect infrared then it should be gold marker, but if it supposed to kill reflections it should be black. Green doesn’t make sense."

green makes sense if you if you want to absorb red light. Reflecting any light doesn’t make sense since reflections will make their way to the photodetector. The scattered light completely fills the transport compartment.

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Don't bother with it.  It's an old tweak that died out years ago.  My apologies in advance to anyone still doing it.
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kijanki
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geoffkait, black would still absorb red light better than green.  Green makes sense if you want to absorb red light ONLY.
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