Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?

I'm not ignorant. I fight foolishness and sometimes with humor(or laughs with anger and somewhat courage), because same money fool pays for bogus or fake can be much more useful elsewhere real. Even fool can feel difference between $350 disk demagnetizer and $350 pair of shoes after all(or $350 is too much for shoes huh?).

It's alway's one's call weather one realizes or not who to support -- the bogus factory(ies) or as per example above shoe designers.
07-10-14: Czarivey

You are ignorant when it comes the subject matter of this thread. You have zero experience, squat, natta, none, in regards to the subject matter of this thread! But that does not stop you from trashing the devices and doing so the reputations of the designer / manufacturer of the equipment. Hell do you even have a respectable CDP in your 2 channel audio system? Do you even listen to CDs? But you are the official site expert on the subject right?

These guys do not have any skin in the game.
http://www.iar-80.com/. I bet you didn't even take the time to read the article did you. I know, your time is too valuable.

As a final thought, are you concerned with the magnetic field your speakers put out impacting the playback of your CD player? A lot of speakers are shielded so maybe yours are? This would be a perfect example of a much stronger magnetic field that it is very likely in a reasonably close proximity to your CD player.
07-10-14: Mceljo

My ProAc Studio 200 speakers are not shielded.

What you can not get through your thick head is a magnetized CD spinning inside a CDP is basically a spinning dynamo.

I have an old Bedini Ultra Clarifier I bought new at cost well over 10 years ago. I have too many hours to count experimenting with the device over the years.

Yes, actual experience. Didn't read it in a book or magazine. Didn't learn anything from Flat Earther naysayers on this site either..... Actual hands on experience.

Yes, actual experience. Didn't read it in a book or magazine. Didn't learn anything from Flat Earther naysayers on this site either..... Actual hands on experience.

Jea48

I just don't understand the term "Flat Earther" in the context you use it. As I understand it a flat earther is one who rejects scientific reasoning and instead relies on outdated ideas, pseudoscience or religious arguments to derive their facts. What Czarivey and Mceljo are asking for is scientific proof that the minute magnetic fields produced either by the spinning disc or the paint on the top of the disc have any audible effect.
This always seems to be the case when the term "Flat Earther" is thrown around.

"07-10-14: Mceljo
Magazine reviewers are biased to be positive if they want to continue doing reviews."

Are you guessing? If not, can you give some examples?

Specifically, I remember one particular person that left the industry and provided their thought afterwords. I thought I saw it on audiogon, at least the link. If I get time I will try to dig it up.

Generally, I have never read a truly negative review in an audio magazine which leads one to assume that they will praise anything that is put in front of them. Admittedly, I so t read a lot of reviews so maybe my sampling isn't representative.