Pc123v...Glad it worked for you. I'm assuming it is a one time treatment. But you might ask email Robert Spence at Essence of Music to confirm that. I used my Auric Illuminator only once per disc. I actually treated some discs that had the Auric Illuminator on them and still had an improvement with the Essence of Music. The music just has a continuous flow that wins me over. cheers, Bluenose |
Many Thanks! All-
no doubt that there has always been hidden or buried music in both CD and SACD. We have much better technology to bring out and make available to our ears the true musical treasures buried in those bits. Hardware goes along way on our journey to musical nirvana.
Keep me posted & Happy Listening! |
@Bluenose...thanks! Sounds great. Is it a one time only treatment? |
LOVE Cassandra Wilson. Have a lot of her stuff. I'm just listening to Somi "The Lagos Music Salon" What a superbly recorded cd...Will be interested to hear how it goes...cheers, bluenose |
I used Cassandra Wilson's "Glamoured", and a Windham Hill sampler '89. Had similar results with both. I'll be using it on many more. I did find out that I didn't need to use as much as I did the first time. A little over-kill there.
I'm going to treat some more right now. |
I've found the better the disc the better the results. In my system it was immediatedly a large jump. Made me love my Luxman amp even more[if that's possible]....:)...do try again and see if it improves fro you. Again ymmv...cheers, bluenose |
I received my Essence and found the music was improved over the control disc, but there wasn't a profound change. Like a veil was lifted, but a thin veil. The descriptions above are more accurate than my attempt to relay the improvements. Notes are fuller and depth increases. The music seemed to flow easier, sounded more like the performer was in the room.
I then took the control disc and treated it with Auric Illuminator and found the Essence disc came out on top again. I lost my control disc, but it seemed the control and the Auric treated were rather similar. I've had the Auric for some time, but quit using it after a while, only using it to help with discs that would "skip". I guess this is why I quit using it, not much change.
I believe I'll keep using the Essence, but only on the discs I listen to more than others since it is a time consuming process. But so is cleaning vinyl.... |
Jafant, You get four times the liquid product in the pro kit
for twice the price. Better deal if you have a large CD library. I'm now on my second smaller kit. Could have bought the pro kit for the same money. Oh well...who knew
this stuff was this good !? |
Re Pc123v. There is more fullness in notes and more depth. My Roxan Zerxes tt is sulking while I enjoy my cds. I was shocked at how much musical clues are still hidden on cds. There is a flow to the music that is amazing. I didn't believe cd could sound this good...Yes better disc sound better still but some notes can be "startlingly" good or real. But I'll let others chime in on this...cheers, bluenose How good did it sound to me in my system? It was if I had upgraded one of my components. That is how well it worked for me. YMMV. |
Gous19-
besides double the price of $300 vs $150, what is the major difference between the Pro kit?
Interesting discussion here guys, keep me posted and happy listening! |
Where is Clark Johnsen when you need him? He reviewed a bunch of CD treatments including Jena Labs, Nanotech 8500, Ultrabit, Liquid Res, Optirx, CD Clarity, Auric Illuminator and others in his article Lotions Eleven in Positive Feedback Online but that was quite a few year ago. What we need now is some exceptionally patient individual to step up to the plate and compare all the latest and greatest CD treatments. One wonders if there's any advantage to using more than one treatment, say Nanotech 8500 and Essence of Music. |
Car polish is a tremendous improvement |
Nanotec Intron 8500
Nano particles of gold and silver just amazing IMHO |
Essence for $150.00 should be great. |
Essence of Music Kit sounds very interesting. I am most interested in 2 areas...1)Fullness(body) of voice and acoustic instruments. 2)Grainy and gritty top end (to me...most noticeable on female vocals.
Was there improvement after treatment in the above-mentioned areas? Thanks! |
IMHO Bluenose has it exactly right. I urge you to re read his 9/11 post. Like many of you, I have tried several of the
usual suspects listed above. Some were effective to a degree
None had the almost shocking improvement in audio quality by
simply using the Essence of Music CD treatment. I've noticed
that some of you, like me, have tiptoed into this product by
buying the "starter kit". If you, like me, have a pretty
sizeable CD library, shoot for the pro kit. Much more product for the money. Wish I had done that originally. |
Bought some to try. Will report results. |
Hi, I bought the smaller one not knowing how effective it was going to be. If I had know I would have got the larger one. But I'll probably get the larger kit before Christmas. Lots of cds to treat.:)...cheers, bluenose |
Essence of Music has 2 kits. Which one are you referring to? The professional or the one half the cost? |
Melb0028 I know exactly where you're coming from. Now that I've tried the Essence of Music I feel the same way. It is one of those elusive "WoW" treatments indeed. cheers, Bluenose |
I've used the Mapleshade Records method of improving CDs for many years (some of you are probably familiar with these). I always found the discs treated to sound superior in everyway. And I figured that there wasn't much additional improvement that could be obtained. But decided to give the Essence of Music a try with a well what the heck, doesn't hurt much to try kind of feeling. But I wasn't expecting much. Wow was I wrong! First disc I treated was a Brian Blade album. I am intimately familiar with this album and have listened to it countless times through the years. Holy moly the improvement with Essense of Music was nothing short of shocking! It was as if I've taken that extra step to the real music/microphone feeds. There is a beautiful improvement in resolution, soundstage, PRAT. Just sounds more musical, and live. But I just honestly thought there was nothing else on the disc to hear but I was flat wrong!
Now the only bad news -- I need to treat hundreds of CDs and re-rip them :-) |
I've used and liked Auric Illuminator. It is a good product. I've also used others I liked less. But I've started to use the Essence of Music. I can tell you how it sounds but you might not believe me. It can be that much of a leap. It is a fundamental shift in listening to cd in my system. I never thought cd played depth well or fullness of timber or had a easy unforced analogue like flow to the music that kept drawing you in...But I was dead wrong. I now understand that it is not so much getting the music onto the cd as it is getting the information off the cd.....If any of you try this product I will warn you..it makes you stop and wonder "what just happened?" it's just silly good...I can't go on without sounding like I'm babbling..it's a stunning product. Do understand a disc driven into constant distortion[Nashville/country for example ]... it will still sound bad... and that's the loudness war at work....cheers, bluenose |
Does any of you guys want to mention any of these treatment(s) that do leave a residue?
Or leaves some kind of un-wanted surfactant?
Keep me posted and Happy Listening! |
oh c'mon Geoff, Im sure you can accomplish the same result over a phone line. I have faith in you! |
What's stays there when you apply EOM? It apparently doesn't leave any residue. If you think something remains after treatment I'd be curious to hear what you think the product is doing. Just curious. |
The biggest drawback is that is takes almost 5 minutes if you want to apply it by the book. Ok if you just listen to one album, but for some of us short attention span audiophiles who listen to variety of stuff, it can be a little bit of an issue. Still, it stays there for a while, so no need to apply every time you listen to the same album, although for better results, recommended. |
What is the chemical makeup? Heck, if I knew I'd make it myself. Hel-loo! |
What is the chemical makeup of the EOM treatment? i would like to try it, but worry about a residual film over time. Any drawbacks? |
Essence of Music, without a doubt. Tried probably 5 different ones.... |
LOL Roxy, Only when it comes to Vinyl! |
Auric Illumintor will also help with minute scratches that affect playback. |
Mattmiller,
I don't believe you. You are far, far too discriminating for that! |
Auric Illuminator gives more detail works great and at a reasonable cost. |
I huff on the cd and wipe it on my shirt. Awesome! |
I started out with Auric Illuminator then moved to the harder stuff like Auric Illuminator II, Jena Labs, Nanotech 8500, and wound up with Liquid Resolution, now out of production. Replaced Liquid Rez with EOM and couldn't be more pleased. I can't stop now. |
I don't know anything about Essence of Music, but I have used Auric Illuminator for a couple of years, and it is well worth the time and money.
Simply makes everything sound better. Smoother, more detailed and more dimensional. |
