How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck?

Norm, I'm not saying he hasn’t invested the time and research to find the best drives possible. I am saying that the drives are "standard" drives with NO modifications.
When we do the comparison, it will be with at least 2 other audiophiles, one will be a reviewer, will give an honest assessment. If George’s sound better, so be it. I have no vested interest who’s sounds better.

Sksos- my experience with telephone calls and emails with George are similar to yours.

I really appreciate Norm's bring this product/issue to the forum, and thanks to folks who provided info about the hardware, CDR, etc.

If you read my posts, I saw the potential to improve the burning process with psu and other audiophile upgrades.

We can wax on about what George does or doesn't do to the stand alone burner he sells, but I think everyone can agree CD duplicators and cleaning /disc treatments have the potential to improve the sonic performance of some CDs. Like many, many other CDs tweaks, YMMV.

Steve's posting on AudioAsylum about the competitor duplicator, Cool Copy, was wrongfully removed in my opinion as he does not sell this unit.

In essence he found the Cool Copy superior to the RealityCheck. George Louis does not agree. I have ordered a Cool Copy to try myself.

This all is one of the most muddled and troubling discussions I have ever experienced. All that I know with any certainty is that cleaning and copying cds can greatly improve their sound, and I emphasize "can" as results vary.

I'm one of the referred-to past beta testers for George Louis. A major part of last year and the first 2 months of this year were spent doing endless listening and evaluating sessions of duplicators, drivers, controllers, power sources, cdrs and fluids.

I was the one that originally turned Steve onto the Cool Copy device, including the link for purchasing. It's sad that he stood accused as a self-promoting dealer when all he was doing was trying to share a product he likes that I believe many will eventually find to be the real deal (cost and performance-wise). Besides, the Cool Copy is on sale at a price below the wholesale cost... so why would Steve even bother being a dealer for it?

We have done quite a bit of testing that made it very obvious that the Cool Copy created copies that were more enjoyable to listen to than what the current RC duplicator produces. The response was 100% among all 3 of us (George's local SoCal testers).

We listened and compared on several very diverse systems. The bulk of George's listening is done primarily with headphones. We don't listen the way George does. We have our opinions and he has his. And we all benefit in the end.

Any questions re. RealityCheck or Cool Copy? BTW, the Cool Copy is fun to tweak.

Rhirsch, thanks for the post. Can you say more about the way the Cool Copy may be tweaked? Also, if you will, tell us about how you cleaned both the originals and blanks.