[shokunin]

Found this link to a thread that contains some negative comments about the Bedini: http://hometheaterhifi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1235
Anyone care to comment? I note I don't use the Bedini nor the Furutech CD products, but I am interested in if they work.

I read through that thread and I really don't see any negative comments.  the member there simply tried to trick the salesman without doing any comparative listenting himself.  He took the CD's home, ran them through his computer, ripped a track and compared waveforms, not sound quality.  After that he listened and couldn't tell a difference, in which case the bedini would have lost it's effectiveness simply by running them back into the computer.

Now I have listened to the Bedini once a few weekends ago at Mad DOg's place.  There was a difference, wasn't huge, but noticeable nonetheless.  I don't own nor use one yet, but that will probably change.

[Bob Wilcox]

It also disturbs me I need to lathe the edges of all my CD's ("I'm too old for this s$#%"), not to mention having to re-apply my Audioprism Stoplight to the edges again ...

Jon

In no longer use a marker although the Audio Desk treatment includes that step. I use the Furutech once every half dozen plays. This reduces the overall effort. Vast numbers of disks have not been lathed - I will wait until I actually play them again.

Before his I was using Vivid but Vivid does not improve a lathed/Furuteched disc for me. I pul outVivid for scratches - mostly DVD rentals.

Bob

[sys1]

Which model of the Bedini are you folks using?

[djbnh]

I read through that thread and I really don't see any negative comments.  the member there simply tried to trick the salesman without doing any comparative listenting himself.  He took the CD's home, ran them through his computer, ripped a track and compared waveforms, not sound quality.  After that he listened and couldn't tell a difference, in which case the bedini would have lost it's effectiveness simply by running them back into the computer.

Now I have listened to the Bedini once a few weekends ago ...

I'm not quite sure you've read through all the comments, from page 1 through page 4 of that thread. You may want to rethink your comment, "I really don't see any negative comments. Just my opinion.

[nature boy]

I have found RRL Shine Ola and a Ringmat Statmat to be helpful increasing microdynamics and reducing static electricity issues with my APL Pioneer 563A.  The statmat looks like a simple piece of plastic.

NB

[Jon L]

I have found RRL Shine Ola and a Ringmat Statmat to be helpful increasing microdynamics and reducing static electricity issues with my APL Pioneer 563A.  The statmat looks like a simple piece of plastic.

NB

Yeah, Shine Ola really does work well.  If you get a chance, you should try the Furutech PC-2 fluid before or after using Shine Ola for even more additive benefit.

For cheap CD DIY "Statmat" some folks swear by using a computer floppy disc.  You take out the thin black plastic internal drive and cut it in the shape of CD.  I tried it but couldn't really tell the difference, though..