Acoustic Revive RD-3

"..Here’s what I can say: The Acoustic Revive RD-3 Disc Demagnetizer and RIO-5 II Negative Ion Generator worked remarkably well with quality components. And they’re staying right here....." Mike Silverton, Ultra Audio

About Acoustic Revive
Acoustic Revive is yet another Japanese company dedicated to researching the far limits of sound (and picture) quality via some rather unique pathways and also through super high refinement of devices we might be familiar with, but whose level of performance will be new to people outside of Japan.

Acoustic Revive RD-3 Disc Demagnitizer
Treating CD's with the RD-3 will help remove the electronic glare that magnetism causes. Use the RD-3 in conjuntion with the RIO-5 Negative Ion Generator to remove the glare, and extract the maximum resolution from your CD collection.

How do CD's Become Magnetized?
First, it is thought that an iron ingredient contained in the printing ink of the label side of the disc is one of the causes of magnetizing discs. For example, iron oxide is used for red, yellow or brown ink, cobalt is used for blue or green ink and nickel is used for silver ink. These materials, iron, cobalt, nickel, are called ferromagnetic substances, and they are relatively easy to magnetize.
Second, problems are caused by the use of aluminum used for the recording side of CD. Currently, the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) states that the purity of the aluminum used must be 99.0%. The other 1% contains ferromagnetic substance such as iron, nickel and cobalt. Aluminum is a weak magnetic material, so it is easily influenced by magnetism.
CD players contain magnetic substances, when a disc is played, the rotation of the mechanism, magnet and motor generates a flux which quickly causes discs to become magnetized.
The same problem occurs in CD-R, DVD and MD. In particular MD uses an iron ingredient for the Magnet Catch, so the influence of magnetism is increased.In the worst cases, it is impossible to read signals.

It is impossible to demagnetize your discs completely by other demagnetizers such as Head erasers or Bulk erasers. However, some of these machines may actually induce magnetism.
A Bulk eraser can't demagnetize CDs, DVD's or Cables completely because of their shape or orientation. In fact, they magnetize discs in many cases.
From information that we have studied it is easy to see that before a demagnetizing process has been carried out, it is impossible to obtain the highest quality information from a CD or DVD (audio and video signal quality) Even when you use expensive electronics (CD / DVD players etc), it is impossible to reproduce accurate information that is sound quality for CD, picture quality for DVD, unless you demagnetize the disc. For example amplifiers and loudspeakers never correct signals that have been damaged by magnetization. Your amplifier and loudspeakers will simply reproduce the information that they receive, good or bad signals. Demagnetizing the disc is indispensable if you are to reproduce the music and images to the highest possible quality and to retrieve all of the original information.
The Acoustic Revive RD-3 is a wonderful product. It completely demagnetizes optical discs such as CD, CD-R, DVD, MD, and it is easy to use.
If you use the RD-3 to demagnetize your discs, you will find that sound and picture quality are much improved. You will be able to hear aspects of the recording that were inaudible before the disc had been magnetized.

The demagnetization process of CD-ROMs, etc. had been performed during their production process.
The demagnetization process of CD-ROM or MD etc. used to be performed during their production processes. Manufacturers had realized that demagnetization enhanced the capability of Software. However, with increasing price competition, most manufacturers stopped the demagnetization leaving us again with the magnetized products and the problems that go with them. The RD-3 has a remarkable effect on digital recording media. With CD-R tone quality improves greatly regardless of the recording device or software.

The RD-3 also has remarkable effects on DVD Picture quality:
The RD-3 removes flicker noise leaving clearer and shaper image. A brighter color becomes brighter, a darker color becomes darker, so the contrast of the image becomes clear and more vivid. In addition, each single color becomes more extremely vivid, especially red. Moreover, the natural tone of the human skin is superb.

Sound quality:
The RD-3 improves audio quality, and increases the level of surround separation and dynamics. You are able to listen to detailed sounds that you never heard before and the human voice is more realistic.
These effects on sound and picture quality are more and more evident with increasing quality of equipment used in the system. You can use the RD-3 for video cables, power cables and sound cables which further enhances the effects of demagnetizing.

Demagnetize your cables too
Not only do magnetized discs deteriorate the performance in a system, but associated equipment such as magnetized cables, connectors etc have a harmful influence on the sound quality and picture quality. When an electric current flows through a cable, a magnetic field is generated. It has been said that expensive cable or connectors are useless treasures not until the magnetization problem has been solved. Other demagnetizers are less effective due to their shape or directions and cannot completely demagnetize cables or connectors. The RD III can be ore effectively used for a wider range of applications including metallic parts and speaker terminals. If the current stops, the magnetic field should disappear. But the magnetic substances used for cable wires and connectors all contain impurities, so the electric current magnetizes these substances, and this has a harmful influence on the signals or the flow of the current.

FAQ

Q1.How long will the demagnetization effect last?
A1. Once a disc plays on a CD/DVD player, it becomes magnetized slightly by the magnetic field from the magnet of the motor and pick up driver. So ideally we recommend you must demagnetize your disc by RD-3 before playing the disc. But once you demagnetize your disc, the effects will last over 6 months. There is no immediate loss of the effect.

Q2. When would it better to demagnetize a CD-R or a DVD-R, before recording or after recording?
A2. The best time is absolutely before recording. There are a great effects on the sound quality improvement in a disc demagnetized before recording. In sound/picture quality, the cheap disc demagnetized exceeds an expensive disc, which is not demagnetized. Also even lower quality recording devices can record at higher quality than expensive devices when using the RD-3. RD-3 is an indispensable item for digital recording media, such as CD-R or DVD-R. If you demagnetize your recorded disc before reproducing, the sound quality can be improved further.

Q3.Why do other demagnetization devices (head eraser and bulk eraser, etc.) have effects? why?
A3. Consider the shape and the movement of other demagnetization devices. Their points are narrow, so it is impossible to emit a magnetic force without irregularity. And it is difficult to use such devices, you must gradually separate a demagnetization device from a disc, and turn off the switch. When this operation is neglected, it becomes even more magnetized. The RD-3 is easy to use, and it completely demagnetizes optical discs. Attenuation characteristics of the RD-3 is excellent.

Q4. Is it necessary to demagnetize brand-new discs? Are these discs influenced by magnetism.?
A4. Even brand-new discs may become magnetized in their manufacturing process or at shipment stage.Though there is certainly a difference in the amount of magnetization, most brand-new discs become magnetized. You can find that sound quality becomes finer when you demagnetize a brand-new disc by using the RD-3.