Just for emphasis, anyone who thinks he’s listening to all the information that’s on the disc is badly mistaken. The scattered light problem itself without even going into any of the other problems associated with CD playback accounts for an apparent loss of at least 30% to 50% of performance, in terms of bass articulation and slam, treble performance, air, resolution and size of the soundstage, signal to noise ratio, dynamic range, distortion, compared to the case where scattered light is controlled. It’s not even close, gentle readers. Geez, even a green pen around the outer edge gives a glimpse of what you can get if you control all the scattered light, not just the visible red portion. Hel-loo!