here's another story on the fungus from stereophile:
http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1073 |
Yeah, the truth can sting, Curly Joe. Most of us are *trying* to get as close as we can to that analogue sound with our digital equipment. What's bleak? That's where it's at. |
That's kind of a bleak view Jim - you don't sound like much of a "fun-guy" nyuk nyuk |
Is this nature's own way of saying that digital isn't what our ears should be subjected to? Audio Darwinism? Does fungus exist in the Galapagos? I've never heard of a fungus munching on LP's -- although I am sure that some of the big brains with double pocket protection will enlighten me. "Perfect sound forever" didn't take the fungus into consideration. It's the fungi, not the cockroaches, that will inherit the earth. |
I remember seeing the movie. |
I worked inthe Republic of Panama during the Vietnam war era testing military equipment in the jungle. We found a fungus (or bacteria) that would etch glass, so what the scientists found regarding CDs is not all that unusual. |
I believe the fungus is rappus crappus musicae. |
I recommend Lamisil AT (available OTC) on your CDs. May improve sonics! |
I remember laser rot. Pioneer offered free replacement. |
Whew!!! Just bought my Oracle in the nick of time. Can we apply Lotramin to our CD's? |
i've been led to believe that the fungus can be defeated merely by coating all your cd's (and other aluminum discs) with a moderately thick layer of vasoline. FWI, speakers and digital components seem to respond best (on the anti-fungal front) to k-y jelly. or so i'm told. -kelly |
Good. Now if someone can direct me to a mold or bacteria that eats speakers and digital components, I can quit this silly hobby and rejoin the human race. |
There was a similar thing called "laser rot" affecting laser discs years ago. It was found to be caused by the plastic not totally enclosing the aluminum disc allowing it to oxidize. |
Probably not Sony. More likely the RIAA... |
I wonder if Sony developed it? |
Sean: If this is the same story that I heard it did not have a very happy ending (the fungus ate his cheap cooking utensils and lawn furniture as well:-). |
This was reported a year or two ago by someone at the Asylum. They too were located somewhere in South America and had a 300 disc changer fully loaded. We assumed that the "fungus" had somehow found its' way into the player, possibly via attaching itself to the oils from his fingers handling the CD's when initially installing them. Once there, it seemed to thrive inside the player due to the heat from the motor mechanism and light from the laser along with the already high humidity content that was present in that area. While most of us gave him the "thorough cleaning" of cd's and "disinfecting" the internals of the player routine, i don't think that the involved party ever reported back on what happened. Either way, i'm assuming that it was not good. Sean
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Lucky that we have something called Lp..... and another really good reason to stay away from the over-rated SACD,
DVD-audio...... |
Call Moulder, Scully and Doggett. |
Since it is being reported by the Brits, hopefully it will just affect that stuff they call "aluminium". |
Damn, it's like the killer bees! Are THEY here yet? I've been waiting........bzzzzzzzzzzz, ouch!
Well, as long as it stays away from my LPs! ;-) |
