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Better Sound For Free!

Read about this pearl in Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound:
If you are using a CD player, try turning it off and unplugging it from the wall outlet. Wait for one minute, not any longer. His theory is that this allows the computer in the the CDP to reboot.
I would presume this should also benefit outboard DACs.
I tried it and could tell a difference the first time I did it. Everything sounded better, clearer.
 I do it weekly now, but not detecting any further gains in SQ.
Bottom line: my system sounds better. And it cost nothing. 

Tom
tomcarr
audioengr
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I don't advise using CD players anymore, but here are some other great tweaks if you do:

1) Put a treatment on the Disk, like Ultrabit platinum plus

2) coat the top of the disk with a rubbery paint to reduce vibration while spinning (this is the best tweak)

3) put the disk under a fluorescent light for 20 seconds just before playing

4) use a demagnetizer to remove magnetization and charge

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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zavato
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What does #3 do?

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geoffkait
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That’s what I’d like to know about it. 😀 For the record, for a while I used a very powerful adjustable white strobe light on CDs. Rather effective if I don’t say so myself. In fact, now that I think about it, I sell a relatively low power multi-color strobe light for CDs, CD Re-animator.

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maurice1937
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If you live in Niagara Falls, Canada you don't have to power down anything ..... the local utility provider does it for you regularly

audioengr
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I believe #3 changes the energy level of the plastic.  Subjecting materials to electromagnetic radiation of the right frequency and intensity can cause this.  Just speculation.


Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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