Green felt tip

I would imagine the makers of green pens might. This is a topic for the ' cell.

Steve

quote:

Originally posted by Consciousmess:
Does anyone agree with this?

I don't - it's a Beltism.

Think about it. Every CD player would be sold with a green pen.

Confession time. When I had a more budget CD player (non-Naim) I did use a green pen - made it seem more dynamic.

More recently I have been spending hours very carefully removing the green, because with a Naim player I found it sounded horrible - 'forced' and as if the levels were too high on the mixing desk.

To paraphrase Quint in Jaws (originally of life jackets), "You won't catch me using a green pen again"...

They make good marker pens though.

James

Did it once ages ago but stopped as I couldn't hear any difference.

£250 = at least 25 CDs all working as opposed to how many ruined CDs later after moisture gets between the plastic and metallised layer?

Of course, if your are vinyl junkie then you'll need one of these



Furutech DFV-1 LP Flattener

Every vinyl enthusiast has records in their collection, or come across LPs they’d love to own, but were just too warped for any cartridge/arm to track. The DFV-1 the one-stop, one-button solution to your problems! The DFV-1 provides controlled-heat perfect flattening for all your warped records, even those with only slight irregularities just enough to unsettle your cartridge and cause mistracking. Warps are bad news no matter how you look at it. If the arm/cartridge remains parallel to the LP’s surface as with a flat record, VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle) remains unchanged throughout every rotation. Additionally, as the arm/cartridge tracks a warp on its upside, it places greater pressure on the stylus which changes VTF (Vertical Tracking Force) until the peak of the warp, whereupon the cartridge becomes “unloaded” with too little VTF on the way down. Of course, all this muddles the sound, changing the tonal quality, imaging and soundstage characteristics of the cartridge. A flat record also tracks better with less distortion.

You know it makes sense



ATB Rotf

The Corby trouser press for records

I can't be the only one who has got/bought records that have a warp of varying amounts on them, on the edge because the vinyl is too tight in the sleeve to dishing etc. Now this seems a bit steep at $1500 and I agree their vinyl demagnetizer makes me wonder whether it would really work at all! but I am equally scared about the two sheets of glass in the oven approach....so what's a guy to do? and apologies if this is highjacking the thread.
james

Clearaudio's Vinyl-Doctor for restoring warped records. A balance of heating, precise timing and an exact amount of pressure applied to the warped record will eliminate warps and avoid any damage to the record. Perfect for professional collectors and general vinyl enthusiasts.

quote:

Originally posted by Consciousmess:
Hi,

Have any of you tried using a permanent green marker and drawn a line round the circumference of your CDs??!!

I have heard that it improves sound quality as the CD laser can pick up more information.

Does anyone agree with this?

Jon

Jon



Naim's Transport tray is covered in a light absorbing coating so they have done that for you.

No need to thank them though it all comes with the service.



Dean..