![]() The Vivid was either their clear favorite or otherwise in the top two of whatever they compared it against. Readers made of sterner stuff did conduct comparisons between various commercial cleaning solutions and reported back. A combination of Furutech RD-2 disc demagnetizer treatment and subsequent application of Vivid have since become de rigeur whenever I want to enjoy CD playback at its optimum (admittedly, sometimes I'm simply too lazy to bother). As reported in its review, the before-after differences were silly obvious even to non-audiophile visitors. By default, the Walker Audio Vivid is the only one I have acquaintance with - because it was sent for evaluation. The moment you opened their case, the central CD restraint lifted all by itself and the CD could safely be removed without any pressure or torquing.ĭisclaimer: I have never performed a strategic survey of existing CD cleaning solutions. ![]() Truly, I've never understood why Mobile Fidelity's ingenious flip lock case for their gold CDs didn't enjoy universal adaptation. Always lift out the CD/DVD by applying pressure to the central nub of the case, not via asymmetrical pressure to the disc proper. This can make a disc unreadable altogether or incur read errors in specific areas. Prying it loose from one side will slightly bend the disc to risk separation of the data layer from the substrate. It's also become common knowledge that how you remove specifically a DVD is important. What clearly doesn't require fancy theorizing? Why scratches and dirt would cause signal dropout, laser stutter or utter unplayability of tracks or entire CDs. One sensible theory posits that sonic improvements in the wake of such treatments are due to a reduction in error correction interpolation. All have proven that laser scatter and micro charges can negatively affect a CD/DVD laser's ability to properly retrieve the embedded information. Various popular - or popularly ridiculed - tweaks include demagnetizers, colored pens and veritable circumcision to true a CD's edges. 6moons audio reviews: LAST Factory CD/DVD Cleaner/TreatmentĪffordable mainstay of vinyl records and turntable maintenance, the LAST Factory of Livermore/CA has now applied its chemical experience of audiophile cleaning solutions to the shiny bits-is-bits polycarbonate discs.
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