On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:11:04 -0600 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070228 18:21]: > > > I remember reading an article in a German audiophile magazine > > > about a device to demagnetize CDs. The author claimed the sound > > > to be much better after demagnetizing. > > > > Demagnetize something that relies on lasers? > > With a mass-produced CD, there is nothing to degauss. A reflective > layer of aluminum is deposited on a plastic substrate. > > Are you sure the article wasn't talking about the realm of analogue > tape? Magnetic tape playback heads tend to become slightly magnetized > with use, so that periodic demagnetizing is necessary. This is > somewhat akin to the need for periodic degaussing of a CRT. But since > the introduction of ferrite heads, this may no longer be a problem. For all you non-believers (sorry, too much religion in recent threads) here is a similar article: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd2.html Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
