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In Reply to: Do gold compact discs actually sound better posted by immatthewj on September 17, 2020 at 15:11:56:
No. There is nothing in the sputtering (the thin metallic layer that reflects the laser light) that affects the sound. However if the gold sputtering is genuinely gold (as opposed to just an added colour) then the life of the CD can be extended beyond that of a standard aluminium one. This may be of interest to you if you intend to live for the next couple of millennia ( see the Library of Congress white paper on optical disc ageing).
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 15:11:56 09/17/20 (142)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - mwheelerk 18:49:26 02/21/21 (1)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - geoffkait 02:40:00 02/22/21 (0)
- I Suppose The Way To Know For Sure... - Inmate51 15:17:24 10/11/20 (4)
- RE: I Suppose The Way To Know For Sure... - immatthewj 15:41:18 10/11/20 (3)
- RE: I Suppose The Way To Know For Sure... - Inmate51 11:15:19 10/13/20 (2)
- RE: I Suppose The Way To Know For Sure... - immatthewj 15:34:58 10/13/20 (1)
- RE: I Suppose The Way To Know For Sure... - geoffkait 06:08:39 10/14/20 (0)
- It's along the lines of SHM CDs that use a more transparent clear layer - geoffkait 07:41:15 09/24/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - mwheelerk 20:12:02 09/23/20 (46)
- Pop Quiz - geoffkait 05:56:48 09/27/20 (45)
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- RE: Hang on to your hats - Inmate51 07:58:36 10/14/20 (5)
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- RE: Pop Quiz - fantja 14:13:01 10/11/20 (0)
- RE: Pop Quiz - fantja 02:58:22 09/28/20 (1)
- RE: Pop Quiz - geoffkait 08:32:06 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - HiOnFi 07:07:30 09/23/20 (1)
- Best non sequitur of the week. Nt - geoffkait 09:29:03 09/23/20 (0)
- Gold lasts FOREVER and justifies hefty price . . . - Billy Wonka 16:23:23 09/19/20 (2)
- RE: Gold lasts FOREVER and justifies hefty price . . . - Joe Appierto 00:31:07 09/20/20 (0)
- RE: Gold lasts FOREVER and justifies hefty price . . . - immatthewj 21:05:49 09/19/20 (0)
- Really !? this isn't a Joke question. ? - bare 19:03:11 09/18/20 (2)
- It is actually a very fair question... - samstone 07:17:38 09/24/20 (0)
- RE: Really !? this isn't a Joke question. ? - immatthewj 20:58:07 09/18/20 (0)
- Gold MFSL disc problem - M3 lover 09:07:47 09/18/20 (12)
- RE: Gold MFSL disc problem - Jack G 13:14:30 09/19/20 (0)
- Internal Stress? ......... - Todd Krieger 23:51:00 09/18/20 (1)
- RE: Internal Stress? ......... - immatthewj 12:00:57 09/19/20 (0)
- My Otis Redding - Otis Blue did the same thing. - dean_martin 14:51:46 09/18/20 (1)
- RE: My Otis Redding - Otis Blue did the same thing. - immatthewj 14:57:39 09/18/20 (0)
- RE: Gold MFSL disc problem - immatthewj 14:43:04 09/18/20 (5)
- Nope - M3 lover 10:18:33 09/20/20 (4)
- RE: Gold MFSL disc problem - immatthewj 09:19:07 09/18/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - Jonesy 08:02:41 09/18/20 (4)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 08:47:41 09/18/20 (3)
- RE: Do greened compact discs actually sound better? - hifitommy 17:51:15 09/18/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - Jonesy 12:50:10 09/18/20 (1)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 14:37:30 09/18/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - HiOnFi 04:46:38 09/18/20 (0)
- Rip all discs to computer file and listen that way - Feanor 04:37:39 09/18/20 (6)
- You can still get your jollies though .................. - Cut-Throat 04:51:58 09/18/20 (5)
- Excellent - I'm ordering a dozen right now! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:12:50 09/18/20 (3)
- RE: Excellent - I'm ordering a dozen right now! [nt] ;-) - immatthewj 14:44:33 09/18/20 (2)
- Sounds good! (But how do you know I won't croak first?) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:13:48 09/20/20 (1)
- RE: Sounds good! (But how do you know I won't croak first?) [nt] ;-) - immatthewj 22:14:38 09/20/20 (0)
- Haha !! -nt - Feanor 08:34:42 09/18/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - hahax@verizon.net 20:43:49 09/17/20 (3)
- I'm not surprised... - Story 03:05:55 09/18/20 (2)
- RE: I'm not surprised... - hahax@verizon.net 19:34:47 09/19/20 (1)
- RE: I'm not surprised... - Story 21:54:09 09/19/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - SgreenP@MSN.com 20:14:16 09/17/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - Todd Krieger 17:22:01 09/17/20 (0)
- Better reflectivity at near infrared wavelengths for better optical signal to noise ratio. Nt - geoffkait 16:26:52 09/17/20 (29)
- I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - Jonesy 12:54:55 09/18/20 (28)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - immatthewj 14:39:17 09/18/20 (27)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - Jonesy 14:52:19 09/18/20 (26)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - immatthewj 14:54:48 09/18/20 (25)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 08:59:33 09/19/20 (24)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - immatthewj 12:02:23 09/19/20 (23)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - JURB 02:09:38 09/20/20 (21)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 06:02:00 09/20/20 (20)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - JURB 12:58:26 09/20/20 (19)
- Regarding check sums... - Jonesy 20:41:20 09/24/20 (8)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - geoffkait 03:57:58 09/25/20 (6)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - fantja 23:32:24 09/25/20 (1)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - geoffkait 08:28:48 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - tube524 14:07:06 09/25/20 (3)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - geoffkait 04:57:20 09/26/20 (0)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - fantja 23:30:44 09/25/20 (0)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - geoffkait 16:15:34 09/25/20 (0)
- RE: Regarding check sums... - fantja 02:47:24 09/25/20 (0)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 14:31:18 09/20/20 (9)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - JURB 15:30:48 09/20/20 (8)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 03:50:42 09/21/20 (7)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - fantja 02:46:35 09/25/20 (4)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 03:51:08 09/25/20 (3)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - fantja 23:31:27 09/25/20 (2)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 17:01:10 10/3/20 (0)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 04:49:06 09/26/20 (0)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - JURB 08:22:14 09/21/20 (1)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 10:54:03 09/21/20 (0)
- RE: I didn't know that. I thought it was just to prevent deterioration. Interesting. (NT) - geoffkait 13:11:49 09/19/20 (0)
- I only bought one gold disc - Story 15:50:34 09/17/20 (3)
- RE: I only bought one gold disc - immatthewj 15:59:48 09/17/20 (2)
- RE: I only bought one gold disc - Story 17:59:36 09/17/20 (1)
- RE: I only bought one gold disc - immatthewj 19:17:00 09/17/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - PAR 09/17/2015:26:52 09/17/20 (9)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - geoffkait 05:27:46 09/27/20 (1)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 19:40:37 09/27/20 (0)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 15:28:30 09/17/20 (6)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - PAR 15:36:11 09/17/20 (5)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 15:58:47 09/17/20 (4)
- Geez - I took one of those "fun" online quizzes, and. . . - Chris from Lafayette 20:13:04 09/17/20 (3)
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- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - 6bq5 15:15:26 09/17/20 (2)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 15:22:13 09/17/20 (1)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - LtMandella 15:36:05 09/17/20 (0)
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- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - PAR 15:36:11 09/17/20 (5)
- RE: Do gold compact discs actually sound better - immatthewj 15:58:47 09/17/20 (4)
- Geez - I took one of those "fun" online quizzes, and. . . - Chris from Lafayette 20:13:04 09/17/20 (3)
- RE: Geez - I took one of those "fun" online quizzes, and. . . - Bill the K 23:33:42 09/17/20 (0)
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