Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?


Just curious about these CD tweaks. The Furutech destat machine is tempting at around $350--I like their products. What is the story behind Furutech's discontinuation of their RD2 disc demagnetizing station? I see it was taken up by Acoustic Revive as the RD3, a supposedly improved version. Did it not prove effective by Furutech's standards, or did they let it go in favor of their much more expensive demagnetizer for vinyl and CD? Just wondering if the RD3 does work to improve sound. There isn't much mention of it in the past few years.
jafreeman
What Czarivey and Mceljo are asking for is scientific proof that the minute magnetic fields produced either by the spinning disc or the paint on the top of the disc have any audible effect.
07-10-14: Timrhu
scientific proof......

What scientific proof can be presented why ICs and speaker cables can sound different when connected to audio equipment?

How about,

Power cords?

Mains power duplex receptacles?

Dedicated circuits?

Lots of theory why..... scientific proof?

How about NOS vacuum tubes vrs current production tubes?
Scientific proof?

How about a little real life experience with an item before slamming a product as being snake oil. Or at least research the item for bad press and then post the info found.

As for Czarivey and Mceljo, I furnished Links providing info on the Furutech RD-1, RD-2 and the Acoustic Revive RD-3. I challenged Czarivey to find any bad review/s by any recognized audio review magazine, he supplied none. Google is your friend.
Mceljo response, reviewers are biased. LOL, he never did answer my question where he learned of Blue Jeans cables. It couldn't of been a review in a magazine.

Best regards,
Jim
I use Blue Jeans Cables because from my research on what aspects of cable design impact spin quality the most. My conclusion was that the gage of the cable reducing the resistance so I have 10 awg cables. Did I hear a difference? Not definitively, but they are well made affordable cables that make swapping my speakers from my receiver to my tube amplifier a quick process.

When it comes to bias, simply listening for a change is enough to hear a change. If it is a tweak then any change is likely to be interpreted as positive because that is the suggested outcome. This is true for a lot more than just audio...
The thought occurs to me that demagnetizers like the Walker Talisman can also be used for demaging cables, especially interconnects. Can anyone think of why cables might need demaging? They also appreciate ionizing.
Uh, I'm pretty sure the primary reason you don't see too many negative reviews is that the magazine, wisely, doesn't wish to put someone out of business with a negative review, especially if it's a small company.
Jim,
I read all articles, but couldn't find scientific proof and properly presented magnitudes. The values and graphs are NOT real and I pointed that out prior. It's faked and it's visible even by high school pupil.

Lots of theory why..... scientific proof?

...because I don't like to be fooled by no one including even Allmighty! Lots of theory is never an argument till some of it or all is proven not just by reviewer or bunch of positive review articles or earlier mentioned Him.

Even if something is already scientifically proven still requires a research towards desired results vs. investments:

I found some proof about wire properties affecting sonics, but also found no point to spend thousands of $ per wires. By default to me they're all overovermarkettedoveroverratedoverovervalued and don't make sense therefore. One can achieve same results or better by properly researching electric properties of pro-audio wires to synergise with your system. They're priced and valued far closer to reality per performance. Why pro-audio wires, because there are more truth in description vs. home hi-fi wires. No point hiding anything or boosting parameters.

I had HHScott amp with vintage telefunken tubes and liked that one a lot, but had to sell it due to the very curious toddlers in my dwelling. I also like vintage transistors and capacitors. When I get chance to research circuit improvements and find vintage goodies I go mod my units, but most of the time I'm very busy with my vinyl/cd shop.

For powerline safety and performance I also shop at pro-audio. It's manufactured by major brands that have great support for pruduct such as Furman.

As for powercords, stock one usually has best value for performance no matter how good is aftermarket one.

I like good recepticles and good connectors and use hospital grade Marnico.

Regardless weather reviewers are biased or not, I believe that most of them hear what others sayin' or listen to what manufacturers are saying, then believe, then write something what they believe.