General Asylum: CD Treatments & Scratching by Quint

General Asylum: CD Treatments & Scratching by Quint

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CD Treatments & Scratching

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I'm a big fan of CD treatments--my current favorite is the Walker Audio Vivid--but I find that every disc I use some kind of treatment on winds up with fine scratches on it (they're the kind of scratches you can see when you hold the disc up to a light source at a certain angle). It doesn't matter what kind of treatment or what kind of applier I use. It seems unavoidable. I've used everything: Optrix, Auric, etc. Right now, I'm using Vivid and applying it with the recommended Viva paper towels, but same thing: light scratches. Now, these scratches don't affect the playback, and don't seem to compromise sound quality (the Vivid works great), but there *are* scratches nonetheless. My question is, are these normal? Or is there a way to apply CD treatments that results in absolutely NO scratches? (My thought is, probably not, since there's dust everywhere and the very process of rubbing a cloth against plastic has to leave SOME trace behind.) Any thoughts would be appreciated. I love what certain treatments--particularly the Vivid--do for the sound, but the scratches can be disconcerting to look at if the light hits the disc wrong!

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Topic - CD Treatments & Scratching - Quint 18:43:38 12/30/03 ( 17)

I stopped worrying about it - Dave Pogue 03:41:58 12/31/03 ( 0)
I use the micro fiber cleaning cloths supplied with my... - DeKay 19:10:30 12/30/03 ( 15)
- Shine Ola includes a 3M Micro Fiber cloth - Jack Seaton 20:04:08 12/30/03 ( 13)
  - Have You Compared the Vivid to Shine-Ola? - Quint 07:44:29 12/31/03 ( 2)
    - Re: Have You Compared the Vivid to Shine-Ola? - Jack Seaton 12:47:16 12/31/03 ( 1)
      - Thanks - Quint 14:12:05 12/31/03 ( 0)
  - Re: Shine Ola includes a 3M Micro Fiber cloth - CONfused V 02:32:02 12/31/03 ( 7)
    - Like a moth drawn to the flame ... - Jack Seaton 06:58:56 12/31/03 ( 6)
      - Disc readability / outside influences - Sean 14:49:04 12/31/03 ( 3)
        
        I have never markered my discs. - Jack Seaton 16:52:34 01/5/04 ( 2)
        
        BLER: What is it and how do i get rid of it : ) - Sean 21:05:12 01/5/04 ( 1)
        
        BLock Error Rate. - Jack Seaton 09:01:58 01/6/04 ( 0)
      - Re: Like a moth drawn to the flame ... - CONfused V 07:59:46 12/31/03 ( 1)
        
        Another STRAW MAN from the number 1 scarecrow/troll/sockpuppet (nt) - Sordidman 09:15:26 12/31/03 ( 0)
  - Yes, 3M is the manufacturer I read about before... - DeKay 20:47:13 12/30/03 ( 1)
    - Re: Yes, 3M is the manufacturer I read about before... - Jack Seaton 21:28:48 12/30/03 ( 0)
- Good answer / great suggestions (nt) - Sean 19:48:25 12/30/03 ( 0)