On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:28:57 -0600, Ron wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/01/07 13:31, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:11:04 -0600 > > "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> * Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070228 18:21]: > >>>> I remember reading an article in a German audiophile magazine > >>>> about a device to demagnetize CDs. The author claimed the sound > >>>> to be much better after demagnetizing. > >>> Demagnetize something that relies on lasers? > >> With a mass-produced CD, there is nothing to degauss. A reflective > >> layer of aluminum is deposited on a plastic substrate. > >> > > > Are you sure the article wasn't talking about the realm of > > > analogue tape? Magnetic tape playback heads tend to become > > > slightly magnetized with use, so that periodic demagnetizing is > > > necessary. This is somewhat akin to the need for periodic > > > degaussing of a CRT. But since the introduction of ferrite heads, > > > this may no longer be a problem. > > > > For all you non-believers (sorry, too much religion in recent > > threads) here is a similar article: > > > > http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd2.html > > Just because some some snob audiophile says we must degauss > *optical* media in order to get "realm of gestalt" better sound, > doesn't mean it's true. ..and this is not religion how? ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
