Cryo-treating CDs?

I guess all you guys missed my thread on this one. Call Charles at Cryogenics International in Scottsdale, AZ. Website:www.Cryogenicsinternational.com. When I have been in his shop I have noticed some well know merchandise being treated for the manufacturer, but I swore I wouldn't say who I saw. It is a confidentiality agreement thing. I did all my CDs and DVD's and the sound is so much smoother, quieter and 3 dimensional. I can't explain the process as well as his article about this on his website, but go there and check it out. Here is the tip: Get some of those plastic containers that store blank CD's and load a 100 CD's into each of those things. It will save you hundreds of dollars in weight. I can't verify Charle's price now, but when I did this 6 months ago, it was $9/lb with some price breaks at certain weights. Get your friends to do it to so there's more weight to lower the price. He will ship it back to you. He doesn't even have to take them out of the box or container to put them through the process. It is by far the best tweak I have ever tried (and reasonably priced) and I think before getting new equipment, this should be the first thing one should do. My only caution with cryogenics is be careful if you do your cabling. Ask your manufacturer if anything can be ruined. I ruined my Sonoran cabling putting it through the process. I highly recommend treating your tubes. It will make them last longer, make them sonically quieter and burn brighter. Try it and post your experience.

Guitarplayer, Charles did my Sonoran cables and the pvc lining inside that coats the wire was shattered and the microbearing steel that shields the entire cable was in contact with the copper wire inside. As a result the entire soundstage collapsed. In addition to that, the nylon sheathing on the outside of the cable cracked and the microbearing leaked out. So I lost a 7M XLR interconnect that cost me $1300 and 10Ft. speaker cables that cost me $860. This happened on all my Sonoran power cords too at a cost of around $325 each. I lost over $2000 of wire and power cords and I am not real happy about this. Charles should have advised me on the risks of the nylon sheathing and many other issues. My VAC power supplies for a pair of monoblock amplifiers had to be sent back to VAC too as they started to hum. Again, Charles said he had done many power supplies and none had trouble. Mine got noisy. I don't think they are ruined because I used them for a month afterwards with no problems, but Kevin Hayes thinks some of the caps could be damaged and he is looking at them. My Tice powerblock plastic casing split and the adhesive holding the mounts inside melted and the power supply hums more now than it did before. I dipped it because I was told that it would help the hum. So I am a believer in the CD's, but cabling and other stuff, I would be very careful. Wire is best treated before it is made into the finished product. I hope that helps.

Guitarplayer, Kevin says the eltrolytic caps look okay, but I a taking your advice as they could fail at any time. I have requested a quote to replace them all to make sure they are at peak performance. Thanks for the tip as my units are there now.