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Anyone use CD tweaks

I was wondering about the effectiveness of products hyped to improved sound quality - i.e. products like Maple Shade's "Mikro Smooth" for polishing CDs and their "Optrix" surfactant product. You want to believe these claims, but sometimes they sound too good to be true. Anyone with any experience with these or similar CD enhancers??

Thanks in advance...
2chnlben
tvad
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Aw shucks (kicks the dirt)...

Thanks.
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david99
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Im surprised no ones mentioned Herbies CD mat.
No doubt this mat makes CD's sound less digital.
The biggest improvement I've found is how the mat brings out female vocals to a 'in your room' realism.
2chnlben OP
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CD Mats?? What...placed on top of the CD? What about the additional weight of the mat...could it have any negative affect on the transport/drive mechanisms (i.e. ability to spin at proper speeds/RPMs)?? I assume the intension is to reduce jitter as well as laser diffraction???
tvad
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The Herbie's CD Mat does not work in my Denon 3910. It makes the CD too thick to spin properly.
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rja
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I use Shinola, not sure I'd qualify it as a tweak though. It's simply a cleaner that IMO does a good job.
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