On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Bond Peter S-petbond1 wrote:

> > And here I thought all I had to do was use black Magic Marker
> > around the
> > edge of my CD to keep the light beams from leaking out! (seriously,
> > someone swore that worked...  apparently they saw it on the
> > Internet on
> > some audiophile site, which explains a lot!)
>
> No, no, no - it is a GREEN pen you're supposed to use.

You are right, I stand corrected.  It was indeed a specific green pen.

> And not just any old green pen, it has to be a specific type of green pen,
> available from selected, overpriced stockists.
>
> This was from some audiophile magazines a few years ago - you know, the sort
> that debate the merits of titanium spiky bits vs "aircraft grade"
> alumin(i)um to support the separates...

I swear, if I were less ethical...  if ever there was a market segment
populated by people with no technical knowledge, above-average gullibility
and too much cash for their own good, it's the car audio freaks.  I could
sell 00-gauge copper cable in different color jackets at a couple bucks a
foot if I marketed it right, as long as it was "optimized for thundering
bass"...

Dale
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