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Days Of Avalon - Richard Marx

On 2/17/2021 at 10:08 AM, Darkstone said:

Maybe if Maxwell played for the "Melbourne Renegades", but he plays for the "Melbourne Stars".    

Maybe go out to bat or field to Hearin' Aid's Stars

The shop gets  many people with too see if they can remove the marks, some of leave depressed that the mark is on label and is unable remove mark.

He doesn't gets the credit he deserve

Another band that Carsten play on was Domain. 

4 hours ago, nyoilers said:

A lot of talent in Giant

All the members were or are sessions musicians. Dann played on Tiffany's debut.

On 2/17/2021 at 4:14 AM, heavyharmonies said:

 

My last exposure to supposed disc repair/cleaning machines was years ago with the "Skip Doctor"...

 

And then later the Venmill Skip Away...

The problem with both is that they grinded down the disc and left tell-tale circular abrasion marks. Sure, they made nonfunctional discs playable, but you could always tell when a disc had been run through one of these machines.

A few weeks ago I was out Blu-Ray hunting and visited several stores of the midwest "Disc Replay" chain (think Gamestop but no PC games, just used consoles, console games, Blu-Rays, and DVDs). When I was checking the blu-rays I was planning to buy, a couple had smudges and a few had scratches. The store staff just threw the discs into an "Eco Pro 2" for 30 seconds, and damned if the discs come out spotless and looking brand spanking new... and you couldn't tell anything had been done.

So I started looking into this a bit more. Had I had one of these back in my fulltime CD hunting days, I could have made a fortune.

The machine is made by ELM USA, located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. They make a range of disc cleaning and repair machines ranging from US$395 up to US$20,000.

All of the DIsc Replay stores have two units:

1. Eco Pro 2 ($1,595). Sits on the counter for easy access by staff

2. In the back room for bulk clearning/repair, either an Eco Master ($21,995) or Eco Autosmart ($6,000).

The latter two are obviously beyond consideration, but the first one, after seeing it in action and also watching Youtube videos, seemed viable for someone that either has a huge collection or does a lot of trading/flipping.

I purchased a factory refurbished unit for $995 and it got here in 2 days. It comes with a supply "kit" consisting of a bottle of cleaning compound, 4 resurfacting pads, and an electronic key card. The kit is good for 800 minutes of cleaning in 30-second increments. When the time on the key card runs out you have to get a new supply kit, which runs about US$90 (5.6 cents per 30-second cycle). That might seem a little draconian, but it forces you to get new supplies, thus ensuring you're not skimping on pad usage or thinning out compound... it's a way of ensuring supply replacement (and also tying you to come back to them for supplies).

So, what is the verdict?

It has 2 settings, one for blu-rays and one for CDs and DVDs (since blu-rays have a different surface composition from CDs and DVDs). I found the performance on blu-rays to be "ok". It works, but requires extensive wiping off of dried residue with a micro-fibre cloth afterwards. I wouldn't use it to clean blu-rays, just in the event of scratches.

For CDs and DVDs though.... holy CRAP! This thing works wonders. Seriously, it removes surface-level scratches completely and the discs look brand new. Now, for discs with many scratches you might have to run it through 2-3 cycles, but I found that most discs were considerably improved just with a single cycle.

The only thing it cannot do anything for are very deep scratches or gouges. The higher-cost units will do better with deeper scratches, but that's one hell of an expense.

Still, I was able to run through a bunch of discs I had listed on eBay and then go back and adjust the listings and raise the disc conditions I had given them.

The nice thing about this unit compared to the higher-end more expensive units is that it is self-contained and doesn't need waste/runoff containers; it's a small tabletop footprint, roughly a 1-foot cube.

So if you can pick up a refurb or a unit on the secondary market, I wholeheartedly recommend. It's still a hefty chunk of change, but depending on how much buying/selling/trading you do, it can salvage some discs that would otherwise be dead.

Here is the link to the factory refurbs:

https://www.elm-usa.com/products/copy-of-eco-pro2-factory-refurbished-demo

Supply kit:

https://www.elm-usa.com/collections/ecopro-supplies/products/single-800-minute-pack

 

 

 

 

 

The shop which I help out or be pest at try the Skip Away end bin it , wasn't good what says on instructions says.

So they ( the shop ) end open wallet and bought similar  Eco Pro 2. Which looks a mini washing machine.

The guys at Dixons , remember them Darkstone, which is recycle music store was so impress the owner bought two.

On And On - Shark Island

Dark Days - Duff McKagan's  Loaded

Eddie Money - Greatest Hits - Sound Of Money 

3 hours ago, nyoilers said:

I remember Alan Pasqua played on a Sammy Hagar release

Three Lock Box.

As a session musician, he has played on Rick Springfield albums and Eddie Money albums and heaps more.

Don't Believe a Word - Thin Lizzy

Dark Skies - Catalano

Did get lifted.

Sad my favorite Aussie girl Ash Barty is out

2 hours ago, All Nights Reserved said:

Is he famous of something?

He is a wrestler and sings in front of Fozzy.

The bass is P J Farley of Trixter

Don't Accuse Her - Stan Bush

W.E.T. - One Love

Dark Horse - Nickelback

Don't Dream Its Over - Crowded House

4 hours ago, nyoilers said:

Don't know if anyone is watching this.I just happened to catch a glance and they were showing the stadium and the surrounding areas.

Very nice scenery compared to the way winter has us in its death grip in New York !

We are in lockdown at moment, hoping to be lifted today, so we couldn't have any crowds since last Friday. It was snap decision. 

On 2/14/2021 at 5:50 PM, Darkstone said:

 

I may have mentioned this before, but we have a Domestic Cricket team down here called the "Sydney Thunder".

Everytime I hear this one I think of what a great track it would be as a TV promo for those guys or any other sporting team called the "Thunder".

 

 

So that mean's everytime Maxwell and his team go out to Renegade by STYX

1 hour ago, All Nights Reserved said:

Recalling the days when KISS was about shredding and fxxxing things up. You gotta love the 80's.

 

It features  Chris Jericho

Dream Away Heartache - Smashed Gladys

Ablaze - No Chaser