My CD-rituals are extreamly identical to vinyls.
Here are my ten CD-commendments:
1. Wash hands preferably with soap(I love Oil of Olay or Irish Spring not sure if any audiophile grade exists on that issue).
2. Keep CDs in jewel boxes or non-abrasive sleeves.
3. If neccessary, replace loose or broken jewel box to new and firm one that will preven accidental scratching due to the falling on the floor.
4. Take CD with fingers holding edges only and place it onto the CD-tray of the CD-player.
5. Inserts are also fingerprint sencitive so I prefere to remove them very carefully and read them with minimal fingerprints.
6. Please note, I do NOT hold the remote while consuming chicken or other finge-held meal. If there is a need to switch to different track or change CD please refere to paragraph 1.
7. Sort CD-s so you can find anyone you realy want to play fast.
8. Don't use valuable CD-s in car-stereos. Burn them or tape-record for such purposes.
9. Never use any demagnetizers and scratch-masters. You will end-up with blurring the plastic coating and unreadable tracks. If you do already have well, you should probably get another one(very often much cheaper than to load yourself with demags and scratch-master kinda $hit)...
10. Such rituals are easily applicable to vinyl as well except vinyls realy needs to be cleaned once a year(particularly in my case).
Here are my ten CD-commendments:
1. Wash hands preferably with soap(I love Oil of Olay or Irish Spring not sure if any audiophile grade exists on that issue).
2. Keep CDs in jewel boxes or non-abrasive sleeves.
3. If neccessary, replace loose or broken jewel box to new and firm one that will preven accidental scratching due to the falling on the floor.
4. Take CD with fingers holding edges only and place it onto the CD-tray of the CD-player.
5. Inserts are also fingerprint sencitive so I prefere to remove them very carefully and read them with minimal fingerprints.
6. Please note, I do NOT hold the remote while consuming chicken or other finge-held meal. If there is a need to switch to different track or change CD please refere to paragraph 1.
7. Sort CD-s so you can find anyone you realy want to play fast.
8. Don't use valuable CD-s in car-stereos. Burn them or tape-record for such purposes.
9. Never use any demagnetizers and scratch-masters. You will end-up with blurring the plastic coating and unreadable tracks. If you do already have well, you should probably get another one(very often much cheaper than to load yourself with demags and scratch-master kinda $hit)...
10. Such rituals are easily applicable to vinyl as well except vinyls realy needs to be cleaned once a year(particularly in my case).