is saw this posting on the ps audio website.does any of this make sense?
all thoughts and opinions are appreciated.
be well
robfilms
"If you want to improve the sound of a CD, you need to remove the static build up on the CD's quickly, easily, and inexpensively. Just fold a small sheet of normal aluminum foil in half, and put the CD in between the folded foil. Run your flat hand once across the upper surface of the entire foil.You won't believe your ears. It sounds weird but, hell, it works!
In the Dutoit recording of Stravinsky's Rite Of Spring there's a spot where you hear a clarinet together with a bassoon. BEFORE the aluminum foil treatment you hear: both instruments are there, nicely sounding, airy and open (my system consists of a PS 300 feeding a WADIA combo and a McIntosh MC2000 valve amp feeding the REVEL ULTIMA SYSTEM) but their spacing is not well defined.AFTER the treatment you hear the exact distance between the two instruments, their exact placement on stage (the bassoons actually form a line with the French horns here) - it's just that amazing."
Paul McGowan"
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Topic - "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - robfilms 19:57:01 07/28/02 (90)
- Anyone familiar with the ZeroStat? - pctower 07:20:44 07/30/02 (2)
- Re: Anyone familiar with the Ionoclast? - geoffkait 08:10:38 07/30/02 (0)
- Re: Anyone familiar with the ZeroStat? - john curl 07:57:35 07/30/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - ggraff 06:47:13 07/30/02 (0)
- Surely this belongs in 'tweaks' not here? <nt> - Oscillatus 23:02:19 07/29/02 (0)
- The more important question is... - applejack 20:43:41 07/29/02 (3)
- Exactly! <nt> - Beatlephile 07:36:05 07/30/02 (0)
- Good question!! (nt) - Charles Hansen 20:55:23 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: Good question!! (nt) - reb 04:34:33 07/30/02 (0)
- I am not an expert, I just play one on AA , - TommyK 17:29:06 07/29/02 (1)
- You could take five minutes to try it out, - Charles Hansen 19:38:56 07/29/02 (0)
- It works ! Subtle improvements but very worthwhile and cheap!![n/t] - skady 16:50:06 07/29/02 (2)
- My hat's off to you skady, - Charles Hansen 19:10:19 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: My hat's off to you skady, - skady 15:06:19 07/30/02 (0)
- Layered metal metal sheets and stuff - dpy 14:28:39 07/29/02 (0)
- yes , it works.. - Mellson 12:25:58 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: yes , it works.. - Sean 08:18:37 07/30/02 (0)
- yes, but there's no indication... - old geezer 11:41:50 07/29/02 (0)
- The placebo effect can have a strong influence on the enthusiastic audiophile (nt) - wavephorm 09:16:53 07/29/02 (3)
- It`d be fun if there was an audio accessory called "The Placebo"; what confusion! [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:40:02 07/29/02 (1)
- You need... - The Killer Piglet 17:43:04 07/29/02 (0)
- That's right! - Stereo Review has already proved that all amps sound the same! (nt) - Charles Hansen 10:40:57 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Charles Hansen 08:16:57 07/29/02 (53)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Jim Carlon 19:58:44 07/29/02 (4)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - john curl 00:35:47 07/30/02 (1)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Jim Carlon 12:29:31 07/30/02 (0)
- Hmmm.... - Charles Hansen 21:26:53 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: Hmmm.... - Jim Carlon 22:25:32 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - john curl 14:11:10 07/29/02 (39)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - John H 15:20:26 07/29/02 (38)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - john curl 15:50:08 07/29/02 (37)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - John H 16:44:31 07/29/02 (34)
- I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - Charles Hansen 19:35:51 07/29/02 (6)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - Fiddler 20:30:17 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - Charles Hansen 21:40:09 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - John H 20:23:52 07/29/02 (3)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - Charles Hansen 21:34:06 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - john curl 22:36:40 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: I appreciate the fact that you are trying to share the benefits of your knowledge, - john curl 21:21:26 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - john curl 17:28:57 07/29/02 (9)
- Ampere's Law: Gauss's Law - John H 19:44:05 07/29/02 (2)
- Thanks for the "well tempered" post, John! - Charles Hansen 20:52:59 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: Ampere's Law: Gauss's Law - john curl 20:39:13 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "Extraordinary Claim" - Ray Kasprzak 18:44:13 07/29/02 (5)
- John Curl doesn't "need" to do anything.... - Charles Hansen 19:20:44 07/29/02 (4)
- Re: John Curl doesn't "need" to do anything.... - Ray Kasprzak 15:57:02 07/30/02 (0)
- Re: John Curl doesn't "need" to do anything.... - Rick W 00:22:45 07/30/02 (2)
- Rick, I think you're missing the whole point ! - skady 19:32:22 07/30/02 (0)
- Re: John Curl doesn't "need" to do anything.... - john curl 00:55:49 07/30/02 (0)
- SLAM DUNK!!!!!! [nt] - dennzio 16:58:46 07/29/02 (16)
- You not only display your ignorance, - Charles Hansen 19:17:23 07/29/02 (11)
- What are you, a lap dog apologist for JC? - dennzio 14:18:49 07/30/02 (4)
- Re: What are you, a lap dog apologist for JC? - john curl 14:47:50 07/30/02 (3)
- thanks Mr. Curl - dennzio 18:37:26 07/30/02 (2)
- Re: thanks Mr. Curl - john curl 21:02:42 07/30/02 (1)
- After just now reading the rules for trade posting I see why. {nt} - dennzio 12:54:22 07/31/02 (0)
- Re: You not only display your ignorance, - Fiddler 20:56:57 07/29/02 (5)
- Re: You not only display your ignorance, - john curl 21:28:15 07/29/02 (4)
- Man, you just don't get it do you. (nt) - Fiddler 01:05:15 07/30/02 (2)
- Re: Man, you just don't get it do you. (nt) - john curl 01:46:19 07/30/02 (1)
- Re: Man, you just don't get it do you. (nt) - Dave-A 17:17:38 07/31/02 (0)
- Now there's a mensch! So can we call you John Churl?:-) n/t - old geezer 22:56:29 07/29/02 (0)
- Or, as we longboarders put it, SHOOTING THE CURL! (nt) - old geezer 19:04:44 07/29/02 (3)
- You may know a lot about surfing, - Charles Hansen 19:13:01 07/29/02 (2)
- Man, you're fierce! What do you do when you're REALLY threatened :-) - old geezer 22:32:26 07/29/02 (1)
- Sorry... - Charles Hansen 23:42:51 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Bob Wortman 16:19:40 07/29/02 (1)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - reb 16:33:54 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - John H 13:53:26 07/29/02 (4)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Garland 14:47:43 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Charles Hansen 14:01:43 07/29/02 (2)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - John H 15:16:24 07/29/02 (1)
- It's your loss and no skin off my nose... (nt) - Charles Hansen 19:03:46 07/29/02 (0)
- I agree with you Charles... - Garland 10:13:40 07/29/02 (2)
- Pobrecita... - Mrs. Piggy 11:13:41 07/29/02 (1)
- My Dear Mrs. Piggy... - Jim Carlon 12:08:55 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: change the sound of your cd for 8 cents! - reb 06:44:09 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Fiddler 04:32:40 07/29/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - JeffMO 20:47:24 07/28/02 (0)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - John H 20:18:34 07/28/02 (10)
- Re: "improve your cd for pennies" can this be true? - Jim Carlon 21:02:50 07/28/02 (9)
- Re: Error correction readouts - navman 08:36:21 07/29/02 (0)
- Error count - cfraser 22:31:11 07/28/02 (7)
- Re: Error count - Jim Carlon 00:18:32 07/29/02 (0)
- Actually, I like it a lot, and may give me some data... - cfraser 22:54:22 07/28/02 (5)
- cool, then spare us all and post your findings... - some young guy 23:06:39 07/28/02 (4)
- Ummm, it won't have anything to do with the subject matter - cfraser 23:19:53 07/28/02 (3)
- Re: Ummm, it won't have anything to do with the subject matter - Jim Carlon 20:11:40 07/29/02 (2)
- Well, I'm sure going to try the foil...and error count trial. - cfraser 20:41:18 07/29/02 (1)
- I know this is a little off-base for this forum - cfraser 21:01:07 07/29/02 (0)