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Why I Ripped The Same CD 300 Times

CDs store digital data, but the interface between CDs, lasers, and optical diodes is very analog. Read errors can be caused by anything from dirty media, to scratches on the protective polycarbonate layer, to vibration from the optical drive itself. … Continue reading

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Demagnetizing CDs?! – YouTube

Follow up to this. It’s just a scam. Everything in the marketing copy is a lie. Nothing about it will do anything to the sound produced by the disc. Yet there are still articles at the top of Goole search … Continue reading

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It’s time for some hard truth – YouTube

OMG. How many times can the universe scream at me that I’m in the wrong business? “Ultra-fast capacitors.” Sigh. I’m no electrical engineer. In fact, I’ll admit that circuits were the worst part of my mechanical engineering studies. However, I … Continue reading

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Audiophile Snake Oil

This video reviews an “audiophile” “tool” from back in the day to “improve” CD audio quality by cutting the edge of the CD at an angle, and marking it with a black marker, to prevent “light scattering” of the laser … Continue reading

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