TAS Recommended CD Tweak….



In The August issue of The Absolute Sound, RH gives a glowing review of a product from Digital Systems & Solutions – “UltraBit Platinum Optical Impedance Matching Disc Treatment System.” According to RH, he was floored and, “….This wasn’t a subtle difference; there was a wholesale increase in apparent resolution, space, clarity, soundstage dimensions, and vividness.”
Apparently, this is a liquid solution that is applied to CDs and DVDs ($65/bottle).

Regardless of the whole “advertising thing,” I don’t believe someone like RH would put his reputation on the line by giving a bogus review. I wonder what, “This wasn’t a subtle difference…” means to the average person’s ears?

Also, in the same article, RH makes the statement, “…Similarly, it’s incontrovertible that a CD-R burned from a CD sounds better than the original CD.” I did not know this. Have any of you come to the same conclusion?
2chnlben
El,

Yep, re-read the link with a different perspective and I understand the point.

Jim
Error correction codes do not prevent errors caused by stray scattered laser light getting into the photodetector. That much is clear.
Geoffkait...That isn't clear at all. A read error is a read error whether it is due to scattered light or a scratch on the disk. The error correction algorithm doesn't care.
Eldartford, Whether it's 'all that clear' or not is often in direct relationship to the products a poster is trying to sell. Obviously since Goeffkait is trying to market a devise which will remove the effect of stray light, it would be clear to him. How else could it be. Free, indirect, marketing sure is a wonderful thing! :-)