Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment?


This is a set of adhesive-backed thin plastic pieces that one attaches to one’s transport or player disc tray. The disk rests on them during non-spin mode, but presumably don’t touch the applied thin pieces during playback mode. The company says the new Dark Matter pieces reduces background scattered light from reaching the photodetector, thereby improving performance. 

Anyone tried this product? Please specify transport or player if you have and your impressions. 
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Showing 8 responses by tweak1

LOL, it seems several of my posts about my personal experience using NDM were summarily removed by the mods

It is the most fantastic CD tweak i have tried. Far superior to Code Name Turquoise, green/black edges and even using the german ~ $1000 edge cutting device, which I had access to and cut a lot of discs

Anyone suggesting NDM a $5-600 item has no clue regarding either it's price ($39 for 10) or its amazing benefit
uberw, et al,

I remember way back in 2004ish at the Chicago Shw seeing the Disc Cutter. My biz partner at the time bought 2 identical discs, one was edge cut.He brought a cheapo portable radio/ cd player. seem impossible tht we would hear anything. And yet,: the improvement wasn't night and day, but it was obvious, pointing out the limitations of the equipment used for evaluation

Had I heard the NDMs in my system prior to making ONE cable change (from a quality toslink to a prototype coax) I probably wouldn't be as over-the-top as I am for the HUGE improvements I am hearing with NDM

YMMV
For someone with the name 'quest' in his UN, Im betting you never even tried NDM, but somehow feel entitled to make this comment. I call BS on YOU SIR
Ignorance that borders on stupidity never ceases to amaze me, especially in hi-end audio

Arguing against when it is clear noone of those arguing plunked down $40 to see/hear, when there is nothing that cna be purchased to improve hi-end for $40, points to thr futility and stupidity of those who think they have a clue. 

I for one am thankful for Geoff's willingness to struggle on in the face of such abject stupidity  
Probably 2 decades ago, someone made aftermarket lens caps to focus the laser which probably acted similarly to NDM. I used them on several player/transports
@geoff 

I was wondering what took you so long.
  
Three days ago I replaced my PS AUdio Stellar set (all 3 of which was resting on your Promethean Springs), with my Audio Alchemy DPA- 1 and DDP-1 + PS 5. I decided to place them directly on the John Boos boards. The music was very warm tube sounding, rolled off. 

Yesterday, one by one, I put a set of P springs under them. One  by one the sound became more open and lively. Another amazing product