Transients are crisper; treble is smoother; dynamic range is subjectively greater...I love this product!"
Sam Tellig, Stereophile Magazine
"It was a miracle of rare device"
303 Sonic Blast CD Cleaner and Restorative
"@#!!*," I bellowed.
My CD of Ellington's The Great Paris Concert had developed a glitch -- a nasty one. Just as "Kinda Dukish" segued into "Rockin' in Rhythm," the music halted, stuttered, jumped back 12 bars -- and repeated that sequence ad infinitum.
Drat!
Worse yet, that particular disc is not currently in print, so I couldn't replace it.
Double drat!
Then I remembered that I had a tube of goo somewhere around the house that claimed it "repairs and enhances all CDs and DVDs." A quick and reckless search through the strata surrounding my desk revealed 303 Sonic Blast -- a tiny tube containing 4ccs, billed as enough to treat 20 CDs.
I snipped the tube open, spread a small dab on the Ellington disc with my finger (that's what the instructions advise) and buffed the disc with a lint-free optical wipe (you could use a tissue, I suppose).
I reinserted the disc in the Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD player and, sure enough, it played clear through the formerly catastrophic gouge, proving once again that the universe feels no obligation to perform in what I consider a logical manner.
I hate when that happens. But I sure am happy I can listen to my Ellington disc.
It was a miracle of rare device
303 Sonic Blast's website doesn't exactly go into much detail about what the product is. Actually, it devotes more space to what it isn't: "It is not a polishing compound, or a coating, or like any other 'CD Repair' product."
The description is maddeningly non-specific: "It is a specially formulated liquid that leaves behind a micro-layer of product that adheres to the polycarbonate surface of a disc. This coating not only cleans the CD, but also makes it highly resistant to dirt, dust, fingerprints, grease, and future scratching. In addition, it makes the disc virtually static free, but its real purpose lies in its ability to actually repair scratched or mistracking discs. The coating left on the disc re-directs the disc reader's laser so minor scratches and scuffs no longer create mistracking."
Some of these claims are pretty hard to quantify and others, like being resistant to "future" fingerprints, seem insanely easy to disprove. (Treated discs seemed to take my fingerprints without any trouble at all.) However, the fact is, that Ellington disc was unplayable and now I can play it.
That's gotta be worth something.
One more thing -- the website mentions the importance of keeping the label-side unscathed, and that's a detail most audiophiles overlook. Some discs don't even have a painted mask over the data substrate, so any scratches on the label side actually peel off data. Sonic Blast says it protects the label side of a disc without leaving a residue or coating. I have no proof either way, but it's great that the company is even alerting people to the issue.
An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle
I tend to ignore stuff like Sonic Blast's claims to improve the sound of every disc you treat. I reckon it's possible -- I'm sure I could spin out some remotely plausible theories about the coefficients of reflectivity -- but the fact is I'm reluctant to clean or spread anything on a perfectly fine compact disc. If you want to, go ahead and treat your discs. I'd like to keep mine around for as long as possible, and until you can show me decades of user data, I'll refrain from doing anything rash to my music collection, thank you very much.
But I can't think of any reason on earth not to treat discs that no longer provide music -- the worst that will happen is that they'll continue to be useless --but you just might bring them back to life, as I did with my Great Paris Concert.
303 Sonic Blast pays for itself with the first disc you bring back from the dead -- the next 19 are gratis. I've now used it on about 12 discs and 11 of them are once again making music and making me happy. The twelfth was just too far gone -- Sonic Blast is a doctor, after all, not a miracle worker.
Or maybe not. When I thought my beloved Great Paris Concert was DOA and impossible to replace, I started praying for a miracle. Finding Sonic Blast, and then finding that it worked, was close enough for me.
Wes Phillips - www.onhifi.com
Scratched Beyond Belief
I believe that I have performed the ultimate test for 303 Sonic Blast. Curious as just how much surface damage Sonic Blast could correct, I took a perfectly good CD from my music collection and skipped it, data side down, about 25 feet across my asphalt driveway. The surface was scratched beyond belief. I tried to play the disc, but the CD player could not even find the CD. With only one application of Sonic Blast the CD played perfectly and without a single bit of mistracking. Sonic Blast is simply the most amazing CD restorative product I have ever used.
jw
A New Use !! - The Ulitmate Home Theater Care Product:
Though I know you mention using Sonic Blast for computer and TV screens, little did I expect the immense improvement it made in the picture of analready sharp set, a SONY 32" WEGA flat-screen. Contrast and brilliance are enhanced, glare is reduced. Most striking are the richly deepened velvety blacks that, though darker, somehow retain more detail. The net result
seems to be a greatly enhanced contrast ratio -- the picture looks THREE TIMES as good. You should consider marketing this substance in a sealed wipe form particularly for televisions, calling it something like PictEnhance. Though I don't personally own a plasma, LCD or HD set, I imagine the results for these would be even more impressive. Bravo!
Informational Technologies Uses
"We were a bit skeptical, when introduced to 303 Sonic Blast. But we put it to the test with a number of our software and audio CD's. Our CD's are used on a regular basis and as you can imagine have been dropped, thrown down, and just abused. All of this will cause CD's to skip during play, and make some of them not work at all. After applying 303 Sonic Blast as directed, there was a noticeable difference.We then tried to use the damaged software to load a new workstation. We were able to use software that we were positive we would have to replace. In short this is the best product we have ever used. We highly recommend it to our industry peers".
R. Patterson
Just wanted to thank you for a great product. It saved me tons of money. The CD's I listen to in my car tend to find their way to the dash, floor, and back seat. Hence, they get pretty scratched up. Several of my favorite CDs would not play any longer. After I applied the 303 Sonic Blast they worked excellent again. If your a traveling CD freak like me, I would suggest you give this product a try.
Thanks
R. Rifredi
"Two thumbs up
the best product I have ever used on my CDs."
R. Tyler
"303 Sonic Blast repels dust and dog hair, which I have a problem with because of my 120 lb. German Shepherd. It also repels fingerprints and other stuff that mysteriously ends up on the CDs that my girlfriend plays in her car. Its KILLER!"
K. Sutherland
"I will have to admit I was a bit skeptical. But we put it to the test with a CD that was returned by a customer. The CD had a sticky substance on the surface which caused the CD to skip during play. After applying 303 Sonic Blast to CD was clean in appearance. The real test came when we played it. The result
the CD sounded great and played, no problem. No skipping or distorted sound. Since then we have handed out samples to customers and employees. The response has been great. The employees put the product to test at home. The results... the same as ours in the store. They were quite impressed with the product considering they were a bit skeptical at first. The product is GREAT!"
