It's as if they are saying "I can fly without the aid of any device" - fortysomething

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Topic - Regarding disc manufacturers and CD treatments... - Wellfed 22:33:40 02/06/07 (176)

Discs used to come dry with a lot of stiction, now they all are slippery from the factory. shiners made a difference nt - Elizabeth 11:16:05 02/09/07 (0)

Re: Regarding disc manufacturers and CD treatments... - Logan 17:48:13 02/07/07 (6)

the ic effect is real all right, but the manufacturers really didn't have a clue why - jeme 21:06:57 02/07/07 (0)

Am I to assume you're also not interested in these? - powermatic 18:47:32 02/07/07 (3)

That should be interesting... - Wellfed 19:05:17 02/07/07 (2)

Re:..."serious pull... " - powermatic 23:14:12 02/07/07 (1)

Wassup... - Wellfed 07:48:26 02/08/07 (0)

Sounds like you MIGHT just be the man... - Wellfed 18:44:39 02/07/07 (0)

CD treatment that works. - porky_pig_jg 15:39:30 02/07/07 (0)

Products that do nothing. BRILLIANT! - Presto 14:26:00 02/07/07 (83)

don't forget this one... - BS64 09:37:10 02/11/07 (0)

"Sell a product that does nothing." So was that your experience with the product, or a product of your imagination? nt - gme109 18:40:13 02/07/07 (5)

??? No no. This is just a NEW concept I came up with. - Presto 20:01:24 02/07/07 (4)

Re: ??? No no. This is just a NEW concept I came up with. - gme109 20:06:41 02/07/07 (3)

Re: ??? No no. This is just a NEW concept I came up with. - Presto 13:38:09 02/08/07 (2)

Its the placebo affect in reverse. You've been told, or you believe that you won't hear anything, & you don't. * - gme109 21:31:12 02/09/07 (1)

It's semantics at this point then. - Presto 00:24:38 02/10/07 (0)

And even if you buy it, try it, but heard nothing and post about it.... - Inmate88 17:47:34 02/07/07 (36)

That NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER HAPPENED (S) here....... - Sordidman 19:14:41 02/07/07 (29)

You are uninformed. - Rick W 19:26:58 02/07/07 (28)

Hmmm..... I'm not too sure that your interpretation is accurate there - Sordidman 19:39:43 02/07/07 (27)

C'mon, S'Man, its crystal clear. - Rick W 20:50:26 02/07/07 (26)

He's the manufacturer... - Sordidman 21:31:05 02/07/07 (25)

Re: He's the manufacturer... - Len_ 12:40:15 02/08/07 (0)

Re: He's the manufacturer... - morricab 05:01:20 02/08/07 (23)

Re: He's the manufacturer... - Presto 14:06:16 02/08/07 (0)

Many of us have had our moments Morricab - Sordidman 09:10:05 02/08/07 (0)

Re: Can you trust the opinion of... - geoffkait 05:33:09 02/08/07 (20)

Re: Can you trust the opinion of... - Len_ 12:28:36 02/08/07 (0)

Thanx for the laugh. Only satisfied direct customers of yours can be trusted. - Rick W 08:53:06 02/08/07 (18)

Re: Yet another case of - geoffkait 09:18:18 02/08/07 (17)

Well, your posts do stimulate flatulation. nt - Rick W 10:28:41 02/08/07 (16)

Re: Perhaps a pre-existing... - geoffkait 11:21:26 02/08/07 (15)

Well, of course Clark was here before you were beamed down. nt - Rick W 20:54:59 02/09/07 (0)

And Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned... - chuck55 19:11:35 02/08/07 (13)

"And China continues to advance technologically." Yes. That's where the ICs are from! nt - clarkjohnsen 12:11:58 02/09/07 (0)

Re: Gosh, that's deep...are you the real Chucky or the - geoffkait 04:04:08 02/09/07 (11)

You could put your talents to better use IMHO - chuck55 19:17:11 02/09/07 (1)

Re: Gosh, that's deep...are you the real Chucky or the - chuck55 19:14:55 02/09/07 (5)

Re: Thanks for the sermon, pal - geoffkait 04:54:04 02/10/07 (3)

That is good advise - chuck55 13:04:09 02/10/07 (1)

Re: Whatever... - geoffkait 16:17:18 02/10/07 (0)

Was he talking to Robert Plant?... - Wellfed 08:48:29 02/10/07 (0)

Man, do I love scripture... - Wellfed 23:26:47 02/09/07 (0)

So thats what you look like GK, thanks for the pic! -nt - Inmate88 06:51:44 02/09/07 (3)

The Real Kait? - Ken Perkins 07:28:16 02/09/07 (1)

Re: Don't - geoffkait 08:01:18 02/09/07 (0)

Re: Your mother wears combat boots. nt - geoffkait 07:26:09 02/09/07 (0)

It's as if they are saying "I can fly without the aid of any device" - fortysomething 18:00:51 02/07/07 (5)

????? C'mon FortySomething, - you're better than that, get real eh? - Sordidman 19:32:20 02/07/07 (4)

Flattery will get you everywhere, Sordidman - fortysomething 20:05:31 02/07/07 (2)

I hear you. - Sordidman 21:45:49 02/07/07 (1)

Pretty neat history Sordidman.(nt) - fortysomething 06:54:55 02/08/07 (0)

Interestingly enough, Codename Turquoise is as dramatic as upgrading your source... - Wellfed 19:47:19 02/07/07 (0)

Just curious, but does your wife buy any wrinkle or age - Bruce Kendall 15:38:04 02/07/07 (1)

"Sell a product that does nothing" = you are absolutely positively wrong about this - Richard BassNut Greene 15:32:11 02/07/07 (0)

My wife heard the difference while she was still in the car coming up the driveway - Richard BassNut Greene 15:23:03 02/07/07 (1)

We don't need that much information, Dick! (nt) - E-Stat 18:25:42 02/07/07 (0)

One of the better posts I've ever read at AA. nt - sjb 15:14:57 02/07/07 (7)

Could you POSSIBLY explain why?... - Wellfed 15:25:30 02/07/07 (6)

Sure... - sjb 15:47:35 02/07/07 (5)

That denies all of reality how exactly? [nt] - Wellfed 18:32:44 02/07/07 (4)

Here's what I find most interesting - sjb 19:42:18 02/08/07 (3)

I find psychoacoustics to be a fascinating subject too... - Wellfed 19:56:39 02/08/07 (2)

Yes, but I mean no offense. - sjb 20:02:24 02/08/07 (1)

I spend inordinate amounts of time accounting for the placebo effect... - Wellfed 09:10:41 02/10/07 (0)

Dude, not cool - Mark Tinordi 14:54:42 02/07/07 (2)

But it's such easy money - if you're ok with MORAL bankruptcy that is... nt - Presto 15:09:47 02/07/07 (1)

Re: Channeling Travis Bickle again, big fella? - geoffkait 05:23:50 02/09/07 (0)

You nailed it. - Dave Pogue 14:51:43 02/07/07 (20)

I thought it was downright idiotic... - Wellfed 14:59:50 02/07/07 (19)

Re: I thought it was downright idiotic... - morricab 06:02:08 02/08/07 (1)

I picture Pee-Wee Herman... - Wellfed 08:09:47 02/08/07 (0)

Does this mean you'll try my 'Audiofreeze' freezer bags? $100 each or 5 for $449. nt - Presto 15:07:59 02/07/07 (14)

I'm dead serious. - Presto 15:36:28 02/07/07 (0)

You've never given me any reason to believe that you're on the up and up... - Wellfed 15:14:58 02/07/07 (12)

So you don't believe then? I find that hard to believe... - Presto 15:40:23 02/07/07 (11)

Nothing unusual about that I guess. [nt] - Wellfed 18:31:17 02/07/07 (10)

Re: Nothing unusual about that I guess. [nt] - Presto 23:34:05 02/07/07 (9)

First off, let me say... - Wellfed 09:28:46 02/08/07 (8)

Well of course I am being devil's advocate... - Presto 12:27:24 02/08/07 (5)

PING presto... - Wellfed 23:14:56 02/09/07 (0)

I believe the placebo effect is something worth considering... - Wellfed 19:32:23 02/08/07 (0)

This paragraph should be required reading... - sjb 13:38:55 02/08/07 (2)

Your tagline sort of sums up the whole subject. heh, heh nt. - Frank E 19:38:01 02/08/07 (1)

:-) - sjb 19:52:26 02/08/07 (0)

Great post Wellfed, you nailed that one -t - Sordidman 10:44:00 02/08/07 (1)

Thank you... - Wellfed 11:17:24 02/08/07 (0)

That REALLY nails it :-) (nt) - Dave Pogue 15:04:28 02/07/07 (1)

Something to do with my petard per chance? [nt] - Wellfed 15:07:43 02/07/07 (0)

Great post ,Presto - fortysomething 14:34:37 02/07/07 (2)

Re: Great post ,Presto - Presto 23:39:07 02/07/07 (1)

Presto, we can't fail. We are working from a position of strength - fortysomething 22:26:07 02/08/07 (0)

Re: Regarding disc manufacturers and CD treatments... - clifff 14:17:51 02/07/07 (3)

Mo' better? [nt] - Wellfed 14:27:49 02/07/07 (2)

I have no idea what that means! nt - clifff 16:23:05 02/07/07 (1)

American slang... - Wellfed 18:34:49 02/07/07 (0)

Re: Quantum silliness... - Jim Willis 12:22:07 02/07/07 (1)

and beyond this - tunenut 13:02:53 02/07/07 (0)

I received one of those as a secret santa gag gift - Enchantment1.6s 10:48:29 02/07/07 (1)

Cut that puppy open and treat some discs. Better yet... - Wellfed 11:04:52 02/07/07 (0)

Well it's pretty clear from the graphs.... - rlw 09:28:23 02/07/07 (1)

Smoke 'em if you got 'em... - Wellfed 10:05:42 02/07/07 (0)

Do you buy it? - soulfood 08:57:52 02/07/07 (9)

As I mentioned earlier... - Wellfed 09:02:51 02/07/07 (8)

Sorry, I missed your eariler mention. - soulfood 14:36:39 02/07/07 (7)

Are you suggesting... - Wellfed 15:06:06 02/07/07 (6)

"Are you suggesting exceptional transports don't leak?" - soulfood 16:34:21 02/07/07 (5)

No comprendo for the most part... - Wellfed 19:00:22 02/07/07 (4)

"No comprendo for the most part..." Of course. - soulfood 08:53:17 02/08/07 (3)

Of course... - Wellfed 09:35:00 02/08/07 (2)

Off course. - soulfood 10:36:27 02/08/07 (1)

For some reason we've always seemed to have some type of communication gap... - Wellfed 11:11:43 02/08/07 (0)

Dots have a long and stories history with fraudsters - Jake_LA 08:28:06 02/07/07 (0)

How far out on that limb to you want to go? - Rick W 08:17:10 02/07/07 (3)

Hey, Rick, OT about your own CD - Dave Pogue 18:35:29 02/07/07 (1)

Thanks. One coming soon in Jazz Improv too. nt - Rick W 20:14:31 02/07/07 (0)

Dunno... - Wellfed 08:28:19 02/07/07 (0)

"neither we nor a fellow reviewer could make these things work" - Dave Pogue 06:11:54 02/07/07 (48)

It worked for me... - Wellfed 06:56:00 02/07/07 (40)

Everything seems to work for you. Gee, wonder why that is? - Jake_LA 08:10:30 02/07/07 (29)

You seem to insinuate you know the answer... - Wellfed 08:16:35 02/07/07 (28)

Because you're a gullible sucker nt - Jake_LA 08:20:14 02/07/07 (27)

Deeper yet... - Wellfed 08:36:14 02/07/07 (26)

Re: Deeper yet... - john curl 09:45:28 02/07/07 (25)

Isn't the internet fun, John? -t - Bruce Kendall 18:52:07 02/07/07 (0)

Oh, pleeze. A classical straw man type of argument. - porky_pig_jr 15:44:26 02/07/07 (0)

Re: Right - Jim Willis 15:24:47 02/07/07 (10)

John Curl heard the effect... - Wellfed 21:58:14 02/07/07 (9)

Re: John Curl heard the effect... - Jim Willis 15:29:07 02/08/07 (8)

Whatever floats your boat... - Wellfed 15:50:04 02/08/07 (7)

Re: Whatever - Jim Willis 17:48:03 02/08/07 (6)

Re: Whatever - john curl 21:55:14 02/08/07 (2)

Re: Whatever - Jim Willis 05:50:15 02/10/07 (1)

Not exactly... - Wellfed 16:58:35 02/10/07 (0)

Other than rules 2:b,c and f... - Wellfed 19:31:06 02/08/07 (2)

Re: So... - Jim Willis 05:39:44 02/10/07 (1)

Because I'm too nice of a guy?... - Wellfed 08:20:56 02/10/07 (0)

Re: Deeper yet... - TomLarson 11:59:34 02/07/07 (9)

Re: Deeper yet... - john curl 21:35:06 02/07/07 (8)

Re: Deeper yet... - Jim Willis 08:07:41 02/10/07 (7)

Re: Deeper yet... - john curl 09:58:07 02/10/07 (6)

Re: Deeper yet... - Jim Willis 06:06:59 02/11/07 (5)

Re: Deeper yet... - john curl 11:49:30 02/11/07 (4)

Re: But John... - Jim Willis 14:28:34 02/11/07 (3)

Re: But John... - john curl 17:09:31 02/11/07 (2)

Re: Sigh... - Jim Willis 17:24:20 02/11/07 (1)

Re: Sigh... - john curl 18:19:52 02/11/07 (0)

Did you buy and do you use Nespa, the IC, Brilliant Pebbles, the Clever Clock? nt - Rick W 10:21:40 02/07/07 (0)

Re: Deeper yet... - Len_ 09:50:49 02/07/07 (0)

It seems everything MD markets works for you - Len_ 07:51:49 02/07/07 (7)

I don't have an opinion either way, I haven't head them, but I can respect someone else's opinion who has. - gme109 07:58:49 02/07/07 (3)

Re: I don't have an opinion either way, I haven't head them, but I can respect someone else's opinion who has. - Len_ 08:10:30 02/07/07 (2)

I don't dismiss everything you say, just on products you haven't heard. - gme109 08:25:10 02/07/07 (1)

Re: I don't dismiss everything you say, just on products you haven't heard. - Len_ 08:47:22 02/07/07 (0)

Is it possible that some companies won't release products that are ineffective?... - Wellfed 07:57:35 02/07/07 (2)

Re: Is it possible that some companies won't release products that are ineffective?... - Len_ 08:07:46 02/07/07 (1)

Bear in mind... - Wellfed 08:10:19 02/07/07 (0)

This is what this forum is about, sharing ones actual experience. I for one am tired of those posters who spout their - gme109 07:38:59 02/07/07 (1)

The giggles of school girls don't bother me... - Wellfed 07:47:16 02/07/07 (0)

Re: "neither we nor a fellow reviewer could make these things work" - Dan Banquer 06:47:17 02/07/07 (6)

Re: "neither we nor a fellow reviewer could make these things work" - Dave Pogue 07:22:35 02/07/07 (5)

Re: "neither we nor a fellow reviewer could make these things work" - Dan Banquer 07:25:24 02/07/07 (4)

Re: "neither we nor a fellow reviewer could make these things work" - Rufipennis 07:43:20 02/07/07 (0)

John Curl heard the effect at a show and stated as much... - Wellfed 07:31:37 02/07/07 (2)

So did this famous critic - Dan Banquer 07:35:41 02/07/07 (1)

I avoid monkey mail from suspicious characters. ;-) [nt] - Wellfed 07:39:50 02/07/07 (0)

Re: Regarding disc manufacturers and CD treatments... - Quint 05:04:04 02/07/07 (0)

Why the Need for Validation?? - Todd Krieger 02:05:52 02/07/07 (5)

Perhaps to counter all of the invalidation?... - Wellfed 06:48:49 02/07/07 (4)

I Don't Accept "Invalidation" Either..... - Todd Krieger 11:15:15 02/07/07 (3)

I'm an empirical type myself... - Wellfed 11:48:06 02/07/07 (2)

It is not a proof - clifff 14:24:16 02/07/07 (1)

No one else took on the task... - Wellfed 14:49:19 02/07/07 (0)

I did indeed heed your warning and thus remain unenlightenedâ€¦..~t - three_sox 00:14:36 02/07/07 (1)

Well... - Wellfed 08:08:37 02/07/07 (0)

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It's as if they are saying "I can fly without the aid of any device" - fortysomething 18:00:51 02/07/07 (5)

????? C'mon FortySomething, - you're better than that, get real eh? - Sordidman 19:32:20 02/07/07 (4)

Flattery will get you everywhere, Sordidman - fortysomething 20:05:31 02/07/07 (2)

I hear you. - Sordidman 21:45:49 02/07/07 (1)

Pretty neat history Sordidman.(nt) - fortysomething 06:54:55 02/08/07 (0)

Interestingly enough, Codename Turquoise is as dramatic as upgrading your source... - Wellfed 19:47:19 02/07/07 (0)