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CD Player Tweak

After seeing an episode of Steve Gutenberg, and reading a multitude of experiences on the interweb, I’m planning on trying what might be the most common audio tweak in existence: Lining the inside of my CD player with $20 worth of dynamat. Praise for this tweak seems to be almost unanimous. Better sound for only pennies.

The thinking is that the dynamat deadens vibrations and that less vibrations equals better sound. That line has a certain surface appeal, it seems to make sense. But one question is nagging at me and I’m hoping to get an answer before I break out the screwdriver and void my warranty:

If this is such a good idea, so common sense-ical, and so cheap, why didn’t NAD (or whoever) do it first?
paul6001

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eichlerera
101 posts
 
I use Noico dampening material in/on ALL my components.
Often in multiple layers.

It is somewhat costly and takes a while to do the job right.

This adds cost to a product.
One that NAD does not want to absorb or add to the retail price.
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eichlerera
101 posts
 
paul,

First you have to measure the size of the applied sheet(s).
Then you have to cut them.
Then the serious roller pressure needed to correctly apply them.If you're not working hard with that roller, they are not correctly applied!
Multiple, stacked sheets on each location add to the time.
I spent over $100 on Noico sheets to do my entire system.

I found they enhanced soundstage effects.
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