March 16, 1990
        REVIEW OF THE METHOD OF GREENING YOUR CD'S FOR BETTER QUALITY
                                                by Phillip Boucher
         We have come to think of technology as surpassing anything as 
    simple as a magic marker, yet the recent announcement many of us have 
    heard, seen, or read seems to reaffirm the belief that simple things 
    are sometimes better things. 
         Two days ago I read in the paper that by covering the inside and  
    outside edges of a CD with a green felt tip marker, you could improve 
    the performance of your CD, the reason given being that since the 
    laser beam is green (I always thought it was red) the green marking 
    absorbs stray laser light, thus increasing laser performance upon the 
    CD disc. Today I saw a demonstration of this on a newscast, with 
    several audiophiles stating that, yes, in their opinion, the 
    'greening' of the CD does, in fact, increase the clarity and reduce 
    the hiss upon that CD being played.
           Being a sceptic, plus also being interested in such a weird type 
    of thing, I purchased a green felt tip marker and tried it on my CD's. 
    Well, friends, not only did my CD's sound better (jazz, rock, and 
    classical), but several CD's in which my player had a hard time 
    handling (skips, not locating tracks, locking up,) virtually 
    disappeared! I was thoroughly amazed! A $1.99 marker actually 
    increased clarity and performance of each CD, in my player anyway 
    (first generation Realistic).
            Try it yourself and I am sure you will be amazed. For the 
    investment of 2 or 3 green felt tip markers, you could set up all of 
    your CD's for the optimum in listening enjoyment!

         COPYRIGHT PHILLIP BOUCHER 1990
         PUBLISHED BY JOE SKYFOOT WORD AND MUSIC CREATIONS
                        ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
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