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CODENAME TURQUOISE
CD Tray Masking Kit
More analog than analog
Copyright © 2007 ... Geoff Kait, Machina Dynamica
New & Improved!! Codename Turquoise now comes Ready Made --
Two Pre-cut Rings that fit the two inner circular areas of the CD Tray.
Also available as Single Pre-cut Ring for Top Loaders.
CODENAME TURQUOISE FOR CD TRAY
"Codename Turquoise is worth its weight in gold."
"The improvement is big to huge."
CODENAME TURQUOISE is a phenomenal new product from Machina Dynamica. CODENAME TURQUOISE is a CD Tray Masking Kit that reduces the stray scattered laser light inside the player transport area (that would otherwise be picked up as "real signal" by the photodetector). This reduction of scattered light significantly improves the player's optical performance. CODENAME TURQUOISE can be used for virtually all CD/SACD/DVD players.
New!! NEW!! One-piece ring version Codename Turquoise for Top Loaders, fits the area around the CD spindle with cut-out for laser assembly. CODENAME TURQUOISE for top-loaders $59 + shipping ($5 Priority Mail in US).
CODENAME TURQUOISE FOR TOP-LOADER
Use Machina Dynamica's CODENAME TOP BANANA For all Blu Ray and HD-DVD players.
CODENAME TURQUOISE Masking Kit consists of 2 Pre-cut Rings of Special Color-Coded Paper and a semi-permanent adhesive for securing the rings on the CD tray. The adhesive will not harm the CD tray surface and the paper rings can be easily removed at a later date if desired.
NOTES: NOTE 1 - The Rings will fit a "standard" CD tray perfectly; however, for some CD trays, the tips of the rings might have to be trimmed so the tips do not protrude into the cut-out section of the tray where they can interfere with laser reading of data. NOTE 2: One Marantz CD player tray uses a special silver paint that is known to react with the semi-permanent adhesive provided in the Masking Kit; therefore, CODENAME TURQUOISE cannot be used with that particular Marantz CD player. NOTE 3: some CD burners and Universal players provide insufficient clearance in the tray area to apply the Turquoise masking.
Codename Turquoise (for CD, SACD and DVD Players), $59 + Shipping ($5 Priority Mail in US)
Codename Turquoise for Top-Loaders, $59 + Shipping ($5 Priority Mail in US)
Go Bananas!!CODENAME TOP BANANA Masking Kit for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Players. Now comes as two Pre-cut Rings $59 + shipping
CODENAME TOP BANANA
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Customer Comments
NEW!! "Geoff provides excellent service and fascinating products. I am truly amazed by the great overall improvement that CodeName Turquoise makes in my CD playback. I highly recommend this product and Geoff Kait." - April 2008
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NEW!! "The results (using DVDs as source material): Increased contrast, deeper black level, sharper images. My wife walked by as I was watching a movie and said, "really clear," then went about doing her chores. I used the new Criterion release of "Two-lane Blacktop," (intentionally shot slightly grainy), the remastered "To Catch a Thief," and the wonderful Sergio Leone film "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." The contrast and detail were so high I had to decrease the adjustment levels. The picture quality was noticeably more punchy, richer, and clearer, yet more natural. I briefly listened to Sarah Chang's "Fire and Ice" CD; her string tone was richer and more vibrant than before." - February 2008
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NEW!! "Geoff, I am completely flabbergasted at the huge improvement had by applying this product to my CD drawer. I must admit I feared I spent $39 just for some expensive colored paper. Well, I was dead wrong! My Meridian G07 just came to life as never before. Normally, it is a somewhat laid back player. Not anymore. The music is so very much more alive, with detail now more up there with the rest of the music, making for a powerful and dynamic listening experience. I also feared that cutting the paper to fit would be a difficult job. Wrong again! I just had to experiment with laying the pieces on the tray in various ways then I knew what to do. Thanks so much for this incredible improvement! If I hadn't heard it myself I'd have thought it impossible. I've long known stray laser light was a problem but never did I imagine that so much comes off the cd tray. Feel free to post my comments if you want. You can even post my Audiogon name, Jay_c for reference." - Most Sincerely, Jay, January 2008
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NEW!! "The improvement is big to huge." - December 2007
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NEW!! "Put my Pioneer Stable Platter CD Player back into service. It took me a while to figure where to put CodeName Turquoise from Machina Dynamica. The only real estate available on the Stable Platter is the 4 corners of the drawer; each corner slopes upward, creating a large surface area. I cut triangles of Turquoise material that fit on the smaller horizontal surface of each corner. This was sufficient for very good results. The most obvious improvement was high frequencies, which immediately went from typical hard-edged digital to a very analog-like presentation. DAMN! And this analog-like sound extends through the entire frequency range." - Robert Hart, Vitality Science, December 2007
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NEW!! "Geoff, I finally had the opportunity to do some extended listening at "real-life" levels this evening with Codename Turquoise in place, and put on the Bob James/Earl Klugh (redbook CD), "Cool." The listening experience was, in a word, remarkable!! I was truly amazed at the transformation this unassuming, $39 treatment brought to my modest system comprised of the RAM-modded Samsung HD-841, Denon AVR-1905 receiver, Mission M-series HT speakers, MAC cables and Dakiom Feedback Stabilizers. Without a doubt in my mind, Codename Turquoise is--hands down--the most cost-effective tweak I've ever used. Codename Turquoise brought a level of performance out of this gear I never thought possible.
With Codename Turquoise, the music leaps out into the room with a freshness, vibrancy and realism I'd never experienced before. The presentation is lively, dynamic, airy, spacious and dimensional. I turned off the lights and it was as if the walls came down and I was immersed in a living, breathing performance.
The bass on this album (a real challenge to any system) was the most deep, articulate, punchy, detailed and controlled that I've ever heard. Cymbals strikes were crisp, clean, detailed, simply brilliant, with shimmer, sparkle, "reach," just the right amount of overhang/decay. Analog-like, yes!! Klugh's guitar and James' piano sounded real, resonant, supremely poised and focused throughout the entire album. I was tempted to say, "I can't believe it!" but I was there and this really was happening. In short, Codename Turquoise simply unleashes the music in a way that is amazing and needs to be heard to be believed and appreciated." - September 2007
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NEW!! From an Internet audio web site: "Anyone else had any experience with this DVD/CD player drawer treatment/tweak. I tried it and was absolutely amazed with the results. Biggest bang for the least bucks tweak I've ever tried!" Sept 2007
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NEW!! "Codename Turquoise turned my $200.00 CD player into a $10,000 CD player. SIMPLY INCREDIBLE." - August 2007
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"CODENAME TURQUOISE IS GREAT! - CDs and SACDs sound much more analog-like." - July 2007
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"If you think the Turquoise Masking Kit is snake oil, you'd be DEAD WRONG. These simple looking pieces of paper resurrected an old Denon 3520 CD player that wouldn't play a single disc without skipping! If you're having this problem, BUY THIS PRODUCT!" - May 2007
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"Worth its weight in gold." - May 2007
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"Codename Turquoise made my Marantz DV-7600 DVD Player sound better and the picture is more solid with greater detail/color. Thanks so much!" - April 2007
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"Codename Turquoise is an awesome product! The improvement on our GNS moddified RA Opus 21 player is NOT subtle! Highly Recommended!! Thanks, Geoff!"- Ridge Street Audio, April 2007
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"I've really been enjoying your new product. As a faithful user of the Audioprism green pen in the past, I was pretty sure Codename Turquoise would prove to be effective. However, the improvements have exceeded all my expectations. A great product, highly recommended!!" - March 2007
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"CodeName Turquoise works way beyond any of my expectations... loads of detail and complex harmonics are revealed, even from really gratingly poor CDs, and you really can hear the dialog on DVD's a whole lot easier." - Feb 2007
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"Yesterday I received Machina Dynamica's Turquoise CD Tray Masking Kit and used it on my Electrocompaniet EMC 124/192. This tweak really works, the sound is more extended on top and so much more extended and harmonically pure on the low end." - Feb 2007
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"I was skeptical if these bits of colored paper were worth the price and could actually do anything. Wow!! -- it's like somebody turned up the "Clarity Knob" a couple of notches! Everything is clearer, faster, and background vocals just pop right out!! Drums are tighter and deeper." - Jan 2007
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"Codename Turquoise has given me the biggest gain in system resolution of anything...EVER." - Jan 2007
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"With the Turquoise CD Tray Masking Kit I hear superior detail retrieval and dynamic contrasts. Also, clearer, non-smeared, more forceful and deeper bass. CDP analog out now sounds surprisingly close to the very expensive Genesis Digital Lens with outboard DAC." - Jan 2007
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"Hi, Geoff - I installed Codename Turquoise and proceeded to watch two test DVD movies -- Sahara and Mission Impossible 3. Both movies have amazing video and bombastic sound - dynamic and detailed. I frequently use MI3 for testing, not only for its great dynamics but because this disc has two excellent scenes for judging ambience and detail -- the first is the scene when Cruise talks to his girlfriend on the roof at nighttime. The Turquoise CD Tray treatment brought out SO much more from the soundtrack -- what used to be a relatively quiet scene came alive with all the sounds of the city at night!!
The other test scene from MI3 is inside IMF - After installing Codename Turquoise, I was flooded with the background office noises, phone calls and people chattering....really quite amazing!! Same thing for SAHARA -- all the heretofore unheard little details popped out of the soundtrack on this disc -- GREAT!!!!!" - Tom, Jan 2007
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"Geoff, I can describe the effect in one word - 'WOW!!'" - Al, Jan 2007
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