Clean Your CDs in Style with the Audio Desk CD Cleaner

CDs are optical media storage solutions and optical means light. Now, it's common knowledge that light gets along very well with clear materials with clean surfaces; and when it comes to light passing through objects, such properties are crucial. CDs obey these laws and keeping their surface clean is a must. Scratches and dents can compromise for good the integrity of the recorded data, while a filthy recording surface of an optical disc may result in the impossibility to access the stored data, be it music or movies or whatever comes on a CD. And things are even worse when it comes to audio discs, CDs and SACDs alike.

Audiophiles are especially sensitive when it comes to such things, and keeping their music in a high state of cleanliness is no joke. That's why this problem had to have a solution; and since we're talking about an audiophile world, this solution simply cannot be a cheap one. Now, the sophisticated audio playback gear has its counterpart in the body of the Audio Desk CD Cleaner, a contraption that's said to clean your optical discs like no other piece of machinery could. Forget about those kits including some cleaning solution and specially-formulated lint-free cloth you had to rub your CDs with.

The Audio Desk CD Cleaner is a completely automated way to keep your CDs clean and some say that caring in such a way for your music collection also comes with detectable audio results. Now, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out for yourself that a clean disc will definitely sound better that the one you picked with your barbecue meat stained hands. A very clear difference cannot be made unless tested in a lab, but we're not here to act like the Inquisition.

The fact is that the Audio Desk CD Cleaner is easy to use: pour some 1L of water in it, add the supplied cleaning agent, put in a CD and press start. The cleaning cycle lasts for about 2 minutes, with water and cleansing solution being gently sprayed on the disc at 65 degrees centigrade and at various speeds and angles. One cleaning agent refill will be enough for around 100 CDs, and the manufacturer strongly suggests you respect these specs and change the fluid periodically (about each 2 months) or whenever the audio quality of the cleaned discs seems to drop.

Now comes the fun part – the price; the Audio Desk CD Cleaner retails for around $1,600, which – to an audiophile with self-esteem – isn't at all a dramatic expense. It's true, though, that you should consider the investments you've made so far in your music collection; spending $1,600 to clean some $200’s worth of CDs and SACDs IS a bit wacky.

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