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TAS Recommended CD Tweak….


In The August issue of The Absolute Sound, RH gives a glowing review of a product from Digital Systems & Solutions – “UltraBit Platinum Optical Impedance Matching Disc Treatment System.” According to RH, he was floored and, “….This wasn’t a subtle difference; there was a wholesale increase in apparent resolution, space, clarity, soundstage dimensions, and vividness.”
Apparently, this is a liquid solution that is applied to CDs and DVDs ($65/bottle).

Regardless of the whole “advertising thing,” I don’t believe someone like RH would put his reputation on the line by giving a bogus review. I wonder what, “This wasn’t a subtle difference…” means to the average person’s ears?

Also, in the same article, RH makes the statement, “…Similarly, it’s incontrovertible that a CD-R burned from a CD sounds better than the original CD.” I did not know this. Have any of you come to the same conclusion?
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Thanks Eldartford, Looks like I have some studying to do!
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I'm not a engineer, so I'm just guessing here. Maybe it has something to do with tracking error? If the correction part of your cd player doesn't have to work as hard maybe that leads to better sound? Like I said I'm just guessing. I read something about this long ago how if the laser doesn't get all the bits then it fills in the missing ones by averaging the bits before and after. I hope that someone with more knowledge than me about this will chime in.
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