Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.

What's a good cleaning method for cd's?
Gregadd (Threads | Answers)

I recently heard an A/B demonstration of Shine-Ola, and I was very impressed. ~$30/bottle.

I decided to try some eyeglass cleaner from our optometrist that we had in the house, and I was satisfied that it was effective as well.

One thing to keep in mind when cleaning CDs is to wipe linearly from the center hole to the outside edge; if you wipe in a circular motion, scratches can be put into the data stream and will cause long dropouts.

I really question the need to clean CDs. Except for a few with obvious major defects I have never had one skip. People who clean their CDs as if they were LPs seem to have a lot of problems. Draw your own conclusion. The error correcting encoding of CD data "cleans" the data stream.

04-18-07: Eldartford
I really question the need to clean CDs.

I was highly dubious of the affect Shine-Ola would have on CDs, but hearing an A/B in my own system put all disbelief to rest. I should also add that before doing the A/B test I burned identical copies of the audition music, and I told my buddy not to tell me which one was treated/cleaned. Only after I had listened to both (and heard a difference between them) did I ask my friend to tell me which was cleaned with Shine-Ola. Sure enough, the Shine-Ola cleaned CD was the one that sounded clearly better. We repeated the A/B listening on a few more discs and the results were the same each time.

I started to to get some Shine-Ola. I could not distinguish it from some other subtance.