[headdict]

Oh wow. "It give more air between my instruments…" I think "a veil" has been lifted!

By neutralizing the red laser light it takes away the aggressiveness. Finally people notice the coloration of the sound by the unmodified laser light. Quite a revelation! I wonder how it synergizes with THE MAT, though.

 

[StanD]

That doesn't eliminate the need for a CD Mat. 

 

[Thad-E-Ginathom]

Mat removes all the Gloss.
 
(If you find the sound from your CDs to be too shiny, you could use fine sandpaper on them them)

 

[Exacoustatowner]

By neutralizing the red laser light it takes away the aggressiveness. Finally people notice the coloration of the sound by the unmodified laser light. Quite a revelation! I wonder how it synergizes with THE MAT, though.

Oh! That explains it!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

  Mat removes all the Gloss.
 
(If you find the sound from your CDs to be too shiny, you could use fine sandpaper on them them)

So it removes that "glassy digital hardness!" 

 

[Thad-E-Ginathom]

Exactly. We have a product, and a marketing line!

 

[cel4145]

By neutralizing the red laser light it takes away the aggressiveness. Finally people notice the coloration of the sound by the unmodified laser light. Quite a revelation! I wonder how it synergizes with THE MAT, though.

The color of the CD mat affects the coloring of the sound. For example, if they had used purple, the recognizable frequency response change would be different. Although I understand some colors produce very undesirable results.

Also, apparently it HAS been proven that anyone who trust their ears can hear the difference, and it also does not help cheaper CD players. One user testimonial said:

"Easy to use and relatively cheap. Tried this with a group of people who could not see whether the disc was in the player or not-everyone agreed that the disc did slightly improve the sound.
It may make more of a noticeable difference the higher the quality of the HI-FI system-I can imagine on a poor set up there would not be a noticeable difference."
http://www.analogueseduction.net/system-tune-up-and-upgrades/sid-sound-improvement-disc.html

 

[Ruben123]

You mean trust the eyes. You can only trust your eyes when evaluating sound differences. With help from your ears of course. But mainly the eyes. ABX sucks.

 

[icebear]

I think I'll have to try a kind of blue SACD mat, that should be cool

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[Opportunist]

  I think I'll have to try a kind of blue SACD mat, that should be cool

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For best results (and to hedge all bets) use a rainbow-colored mat. Politically correct, too.

 

[cel4145]

I think I'll have to try a kind of blue SACD mat, that should be cool .

Blue might make the music make you feel sad.

 

[Exacoustatowner]

Blue might make the music make you feel sad.

I would try that with a warm outlet to balance the Blue SID- That pesky VEIL won't stand a chance.

 

[cel4145]

I would try that with a warm outlet to balance the Blue SID- That pesky VEIL won't stand a chance.

Speaking of "veil," here's another one: "picky" headphones. For example, seen a few people saying the AKG K7XX is picky about amps. I know it's a bit difficult to drive, but that's not what they mean. Apparently the K7XX (and some other headphones) only work well with certain amps among all the amps that can drive them well. It surprises me that they don't understand that the "picky" part is the specific "head" that goes in between the headphones. LOL

There are no "picky" headphones, just picky people!

 

[Exacoustatowner]

Speaking of "veil," here's another one: "picky" headphones. For example, seen a few people saying the AKG K7XX is picky about amps. I know it's a bit difficult to drive, but that's not what they mean. Apparently the K7XX (and some other headphones) only work well with certain amps among all the amps that can drive them well. It surprises me that they don't understand that the "picky" part is the specific "head" that goes in between the headphones. LOL

There are no "picky" headphones, just picky people!

You are discounting Magical Effects! It has nothing to do with the normal properties of the amps.

 

[DreamKing]

Welcome. I came here for similar reasons. Somehow using EQ's is heretical- bass and treble can only be adjusted by magical means.

 
Yes thank you, I don't know why EQ is so hated on H-F. I mean I know it has to do with purity or it being a digital process (whatever that means at this point, in an industry ruled by the digital process anyway), but it makes no sense to me to roll tubes, opamps, buy multiple dacs and amps for different perceived audible differences with no genuine direct-comparisons made.... I love my EQ.