[watchnerd]

I can't believe they're still making these things and people are still buying them:
 
http://www.elusivedisc.com/AudioPrism-CD-Stoplight-Pen/productinfo/AP-CDSL/
 
And then there are the experiences of this poor troubled soul:
 

"Yes, this effect could have been a by-the-book placebo effect of course. But the effect of the green marker disappeared when I started ripping my collection to my HDD eight years ago in order to play all my music with my computer. I´ve often ripped a CD twice, once brandnew without the marker and the next time washed in warm water (with dishwashing liquid) with green paint coating the edges. When I compared these rips I always thought at first that I were hearing something but when I listened a bit closer the effect disappeared or was so small that it could have indeed been a placebo. But here´s my dilemma: I cannot stop painting the edges or washing the CDs, even though I know that there probably isn´t any effect at all. I simply grew accustomed to this process during those ten years prior when I was using normal CD players, it´s an addictive compulsion to treat all my new CDs because if I´m not doing it I´m growing nervous."
 
 

What then ensues is a fascinating attempt to test one's own placebo effect via a series of tests:
 
 
http://marlene-d.blogspot.com/2012/03/mythbusting-with-marlene-green-marker.html

 

[RRod]

You really need CD pen calligraphy training before any test could be meaningful.

 

[watchnerd]

  You really need CD pen calligraphy training before any test could be meaningful.

 
Maybe cryo-treat the pen first?

 

[icebear]

  I can't believe they're still making these things and people are still buying them:
 
....

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/business/us-car-sales-hurt-by-blizzard-fall-2-percent-in-january.html?_r=0

661,812 SUV's sold in January 2016 !!!
Obsviously there worse things still sold than green CD marker pens

 

[Roseval]

  I can't believe they're still making these things and people are still buying them:

 
You probably missed Russ Andrews
E 4538,50 buys you a box doing, ah , well, something 

http://www.russandrews.com/eu/dde-1/
 
Don't miss this one either: http://www.russandrews.com/eu/audio-desk-cd-sound-improver/

 

[watchnerd]

   
You probably missed Russ Andrews
E 4538,50 buys you a box doing, ah , well, something 

http://www.russandrews.com/eu/dde-1/
 
Don't miss this one either: http://www.russandrews.com/eu/audio-desk-cd-sound-improver/

 
Huh...both pages seem to give a redirect to the US site.

 

[sonitus mirus]

Should I be using green fonts for my files?

 

[Marlene]

Originally Posted by watchnerd /img/forum/go_quote.gif  
And then there are the experiences of this poor troubled soul:
 

"Yes, this effect could have been a by-the-book placebo effect of course. But the effect of the green marker disappeared when I started ripping my collection to my HDD eight years ago in order to play all my music with my computer. I´ve often ripped a CD twice, once brandnew without the marker and the next time washed in warm water (with dishwashing liquid) with green paint coating the edges. When I compared these rips I always thought at first that I were hearing something but when I listened a bit closer the effect disappeared or was so small that it could have indeed been a placebo. But here´s my dilemma: I cannot stop painting the edges or washing the CDs, even though I know that there probably isn´t any effect at all. I simply grew accustomed to this process during those ten years prior when I was using normal CD players, it´s an addictive compulsion to treat all my new CDs because if I´m not doing it I´m growing nervous."

 
Hehe... I´m not doing it anymore, I´ve cured myself from this nonsense. To reflect this I edited the quoted article accordingly in 2014 and wrote: "

Almost two years have passed since I wrote this article and something has happened... well, I make it simple: I´ve stopped coating the edges of CDs. Yes, I don´t use the green marker anymore. The reason is that the Technics SL-XP 300 

is the singular player reacting to it, none of the others is susceptible to the 'effects' of green colour coating the edges of a CD. Really, one player out of 30 or so is not enough to merit the time needed for the procedure. I´d rather spend my days listening to music."

 

[watchnerd]

   
Hehe... I´m not doing it anymore, I´ve cured myself from this nonsense. To reflect this I edited the quoted article accordingly in 2014 and wrote: "

Almost two years have passed since I wrote this article and something has happened... well, I make it simple: I´ve stopped coating the edges of CDs. Yes, I don´t use the green marker anymore. The reason is that the Technics SL-XP 300 

is the singular player reacting to it, none of the others is susceptible to the 'effects' of green colour coating the edges of a CD. Really, one player out of 30 or so is not enough to merit the time needed for the procedure. I´d rather spend my days listening to music."

 
Do you still think the Technics 'reacts' to it?

 

[Marlene]

   
Do you still think the Technics 'reacts' to it?

 
No idea. And I don´t care.