lowrider57
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| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) I'm going to try the CD shields offered by LAST ...https://thelastfactory.com/product/special-cd-dvd-cleaner-treatment-free-digi-last-cd-shields/ | |
| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) Thanks everyone but I've found my answer.Regarding pinholes:Pinholes are caused by contaminates (dust particles usually) on the surface during metallization during manufacturing prior to sealing the edges. The metallization layer does not adhere a... | |
| Clean Power without the drawbacks of Conditioning Filtering. Advice? That's right, Wiremold is the power strip recommended by Naim.Commercial grade, no filtering or extra circuits, but does use a 6 ft. captive cord. I use one and find it transparent.https://www.mscdirect.com/industrialtools/wiremold-power-strip.htm... | |
| extra links in the supply chain and do they affect performance? AudioQuest 90 Degree RCA are gold plated, as are some of the better RCA connectors. | |
| Need a Record Brush. Got a recommendation? I’ve had great success using the Zerostat, then wiping up the loose dust with the Audioquest fiber brush.There’s a new Audioquest-anti-static-record-brush which may be what you’re looking for... https://www.musicdirect.com/record-cleaning/Audioque... | |
| extra links in the supply chain and do they affect performance? The AudioQuest 90 Degree RCA male to RCA female adapter was recommended to me by iFi for use with their reclocker to DAC input. The adaptor can be rotated to help position the hanging ICs. Very tight connections and solid build quality. I could us... | |
| What is the first album you purchased, and do you still have it? I guess I've blocked-out part of my childhood. I got my TT in high school, but my parents had a large console record player. So my first record was "Meet the Beatles." It was kept in the built-in record holders with my parents' Perry Como and Ray ... | |
| What is the first album you purchased, and do you still have it? I made fun of @jond for not having a TT, but I didn’t have one until high school. In JHS I had a Panasonic tape recorder, first tape I bought was the Ventures "Walk Don’t Run." I loved surf music, even wore a surfer’s cross.The first LP I bought w... | |
| Am I the only one who loves french horns? @brownsfan ,I know what you mean. Listening to 3 or 4 movements of a horn piece can be overwhelming. Mozart did it well, but best suited in a symphony.I saw Bruckner's 7th & 8th live which featured 8 French horns and they had the sweetest soun... | |
| Am I the only one who loves french horns? Forgot to add Mozart's Horn Quintet in E flat major.Re: Mozart horn concertos, I highly recommend Karajan/Philarmonia Orchestra,recorded 1953. | |
| Am I the only one who loves french horns? Love the sound of "the horn." Off the top of my head, favorites are Stauss's horn concertos 1 & 2 and Mozart's horn concertos.I could listen to the VPO's horns all day long. They use Vienna horns which are smaller and use different valves than... | |
| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) Anybody have experience using a CD mat such as this...https://www.musicdirect.com/vibration-control/millennium-carbon-fiber-cd-matMy damaged CDs play fine thru my PS Audio PWT since it corrects read errors. The discs that wont play have the pinhol... | |
| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) Thanks for the comments, everybody.@djones51, true cloning would be the best quality. I've seen it done with professional gear at a video facility. Also, high quality CDR's are used. | |
| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) CloneCD and Nero are Windows only. Roxio Toast for Mac has been around a long time, but expensive. | |
| Is There a fix for CD Pin-holes (CD Rot) Digital Rights Management restrictions... As far as the law, I think it's legal to make copies for personal use if I keep the original. |