Re: Audio recording hardware

[Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu>]

On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, Ron Johnson wrote:

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> On 03/01/07 13:44, Andrew Perrin wrote:
> > On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > > On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:11:04 -0600
> > > "Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
> > > > * Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> [070228 18:21]:
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> > http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd1.html
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> > But I have to say that it strikes me as quite bizarre, frankly. The idea
> > is that somehow magnetization of impurities in the label and aluminum
> > layers will cause the laser to fail more frequently, thereby invoking
>
> Since when does aluminum get magnetized?

I suppose, if you're "some audiophile snob," you can believe that 
impurities in the aluminum layer can be magnetized. As I said, sounds 
bizarre to me.

ap

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