Favorite CD treatment Products

I've used and liked Auric Illuminator. It is a good product. I've also used others I liked less. But I've started to use the Essence of Music. I can tell you how it sounds but you might not believe me. It can be that much of a leap. It is a fundamental shift in listening to cd in my system. I never thought cd played depth well or fullness of timber or had a easy unforced analogue like flow to the music that kept drawing you in...But I was dead wrong. I now understand that it is not so much getting the music onto the cd as it is getting the information off the cd.....If any of you try this product I will warn you..it makes you stop and wonder "what just happened?" it's just silly good...I can't go on without sounding like I'm babbling..it's a stunning product. Do understand a disc driven into constant distortion[Nashville/country for example ]... it will still sound bad... and that's the loudness war at work....cheers, bluenose

Melb0028 I know exactly where you're coming from. Now that I've tried the Essence of Music I feel the same way. It is one of those elusive "WoW" treatments indeed. cheers, Bluenose

Hi, I bought the smaller one not knowing how effective it was going to be. If I had know I would have got the larger one. But I'll probably get the larger kit before Christmas. Lots of cds to treat.:)...cheers, bluenose

Re Pc123v. There is more fullness in notes and more depth. My Roxan Zerxes tt is sulking while I enjoy my cds. I was shocked at how much musical clues are still hidden on cds. There is a flow to the music that is amazing. I didn't believe cd could sound this good...Yes better disc sound better still but some notes can be "startlingly" good or real. But I'll let others chime in on this...cheers, bluenose How good did it sound to me in my system? It was if I had upgraded one of my components. That is how well it worked for me. YMMV.

I've found the better the disc the better the results. In my system it was immediatedly a large jump. Made me love my Luxman amp even more[if that's possible]....:)...do try again and see if it improves fro you. Again ymmv...cheers, bluenose

LOVE Cassandra Wilson. Have a lot of her stuff. I'm just listening to Somi "The Lagos Music Salon" What a superbly recorded cd...Will be interested to hear how it goes...cheers, bluenose

Pc123v...Glad it worked for you. I'm assuming it is a one time treatment. But you might ask email Robert Spence at Essence of Music to confirm that. I used my Auric Illuminator only once per disc. I actually treated some discs that had the Auric Illuminator on them and still had an improvement with the Essence of Music. The music just has a continuous flow that wins me over. cheers, Bluenose

Ahh. I should have read more. Thanks for the update Abucktwoeighty. That's a very serious system you have. Sweet gear indeed!. cheers, bluenose

FYI I found out that an application of EOM is long-lasting and is believed to offer a permanent improvement. I just treated a blueray of Sade but haven't played it yet. Apparently this is good for dvds also[which makes sense]. Cheers, bluenose

Hi, Pc123v. To answer your question let me explain about my speakers. My system is modest, a rare Luxman L503S, Roxan Zerxes TT, Oppo 105 and I had the Newform Research r8-2's for a long time. A year ago two of my audio friend arrived with the Aero 6's from Cambridge with the BMR drivers and as good as the ribbons were the aeros were what I had to have. They each preferred the Aeros and were shocked at how good they performed. Note, I do use them on IsoAcoustics stands[a must for this speaker]IMO. Even so I can hear more front to back depth from top to bottom. I can show a coherence and flow that was missing until revealed. Now I realize cd is different from analogue but each is good in its own right. I haven't had as much fun listening to music in a long time. Hope that helps. I do use Gershman levation devices and all Audio Sensibility cabeling and power boxes and deicated circuit. You will hear more note fullness with this product.

Abucktwoeighty has a very fine system. What he is reporting is very similar to what I hear over my smaller system. Do read his comments as I find them very accurate. Thanks again to all the discussion. I never realized cd could be this much plain old fun to listen to.....regards, bluenose

The error correction on the dvd player or cd player has to be much less engaged. I think the laser has a clearer or steadier view of the information it is to extract from the cd [with fewer errors]....It's not just playing more detail it is "how" that detail is appearing before me . This makes me believe it is not getting the info onto the cd as much as getting "all" the info back off the cd. The ebb and flow of the music with timber fullness is unlike anything I had previously hear from my cds..Quick story. A carpenter friend dropped in and did some flooring repairs. After finishing he sit back listening to Doug Macleod. He asked what the EOM sticker was on the cover. I took a Greg Brown cd and played a few lines. He loved it. Than I treated the disc with the EOM and replayed the same cut. He was stunned at the results. "It was clear before but now I can hear everything so easy". Than he said "You have a lot of work ahead of you," You'll have to treat every cd you play."