[Review] CD lathe update

[larkrise]

Halleluja - at last someone is recognising my earlier post about black CDR's - and NO RISK to your CD collection - here that Tones my friend NO RISK - thought I had become invisible and come on guys - i started the whole thing off!!!!! Yep - it's the black thing ergo laserlight thingie which accounts for the sound improvement. Now come on no nasty postings about orange is the new green, black is the new silver etc etc Stellabagpuss do tell how you find the black CDR lathed copies?

Now feeling loved and appreciated! ;-)

PS Zanash's interconnects sound better than most I've heard - voodoo eh!

 

[wadia-miester]

We did this with some customers normal cdr's and black cdr's.
humm..................I'd say more natural with the orginal , though slightly cleaner at the top with cdr. very very little difference.
Trying some more on Saturday

 

[tones]

the difference is night and day. Increased soundstage width, clearer seperation of instruments and better portrayl of acoustic space.

Very good! You got nearly everything ââ'¬â€œ the only major one omitted is ââ'¬Å"Even my wife heard the difference, and she's deaf/dead/I'm not marriedââ'¬Â.

I accept completely that you believe you heard a difference. I'm happy you're happy - and I'm happier than ever that I'm completely immune to these alleged differences.

And would you believe his silver loudspeaker wire sounds different to my copper wire....

Frankly, no.

imagine that..

I think that's my weak point - total lack of imagination. Still, I have no problem living with that.

 

[tones]

and NO RISK to your CD collection - here that Tones my friend NO RISK

Here that Tones. Yes, as you say, no risk, but why waste money on black CDRs for something that doesn't work?

 

[STELLABAGPUSS]

Stellabagpuss do tell how you find the black CDR lathed copies?

Will do, just waiting for them to arrive. I was due to buy some New CDR, so I've got 100 Memorex Blacks..... I have used Traxdata ones in the past, which were very good, but that was nearly 4 years ago, and TBH it's only until recently that I've heard all these claims about Black Media.

I'm also going to be playing with some slow x 1 CD ROM drives soon , I'm sure that extracting at speeds of X10 to X40 must have some negative effect on the sound,even if audio software is using RAR exraction.
Of course I could be totally wrong, but until you try, you will never know!

 

[wolfgang]

Interesting stuff. Have anyone tried just blackening the edge without cuting the edge off to see how much was the effect was due the beveling and blackening the edge?

Also could you tell easily whether the CD have been bavel just by inspecting it with your eyes or hand. If it is not easy to tell them apart I would thought it would easy enough to post a pair of CDs around for people to listen at home using a greater range of players themselves .... like one only with the edge blacken against another bevel and blacken to see which one sound better.

 

[sq225917]

the lathed edge is pretty obvious once you know what to look for.

maybe enrol the missus for some ABX testing?

 

[STELLABAGPUSS]

I've tried blackening and Greening on the edge of CD's, personally I found that I didn't enjoy the sound as much as a normal CD-R,but once you put a Lathed in, the difference IMO is quite large.

In regards to trying a Lathed CD out, I will send you a PM !

 

[mr cat]

if anyone has a lather copy of dire straits brother in arms that they'd like to lend me then I'd be grateful, otherwise maybe I could buy a copy (only about 4 quid now anyway) and post it to someone..?

cheers

 

[melorib]

Also, the edge of the CDs becomes sharp when lathed...

 

[colonial]

Very good! You got nearly everything – the only major one omitted is "Even my wife heard the difference, and she's deaf/dead/I'm not married".

We must say that We in the Colonies are very amused at this interchange.

 

[larkrise]

Even Mounties can hear the difference!

 

[tones]

Even Mounties can hear the difference!

No, they're just horsing around.

We are audiophiles and we're okay
We hear these diff'rences night and day!

 

[colonial]

Even Mounties can hear the difference!

Nevertheless, I don't think you would ever catch a Mountie lathing hith dithk.

 

[tones]

Nevertheless, I don't think you would ever catch a Mountie lathing hith dithk.

Why? Do they do it behind the stables after the horse has bolted?

 

[penance]

I wear high heels.

 

[tones]

I wear high heels.

Ah wish ah'd been a Naimie
Jes' like mah ole papaaaaaa

 

[mr cat]

if anyone has a lather copy of dire straits brother in arms that they'd like to lend me then I'd be grateful, otherwise maybe I could buy a copy (only about 4 quid now anyway) and post it to someone..?

cheers

so, I'm guessing that a no then...?

Hmmm....

can't be that good then can it!!

 

[larkrise]

Brothers in Arms or CD lathing?

PM me and send on Bro in Arms with SAE and shall lathe and return .

 

[mr cat]

Brothers in Arms or CD lathing?

PM me and send on Bro in Arms with SAE and shall lathe and return .

cheers!
I'll order a cheap copy from amazon then I'll post it on!