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Originally posted by VirusKiller:
I may be wrong, but from what I've read, the purpose of such products (and I am in no way defending or recommending them) is to reduce fluctuations in the power supply to the DACs in the player caused by EM induction from the static on rotating CDs/DVDs. It has nothing to do with optical data retrieval.

I guess such an effect is possible, but as with cables and other controversial tweaks I'm sure the after-lunch effect (dulled hearing) and psychological effects have more relevance to perceived differences.
VK
You may be correct in what you say about the claims of these products. But in all my years working with these technologies I have yet to see static build up to the extent that it would effect the electronics of devices that are designed to reject rf/em.
Or should I say "device that SHOULD be designed to reject rf/em."
Here we are on the Meridian forum. A company which has the HIGHEST reputation as an engineering company. This is the view of a lot of us electronic engineers outside the audio world.

As a company they are head and shoulders above virtually everyone else in the audio industry. Bob Stuart is a top man and I have ABSOLUTELY no doubt whatsoever that he would not allow a crap design through the design stage to wear a Meridian badge.
The only way within the realms of possiblity that this treatment the OP mentioned could work ( and I doubt even a very bad product would be effected) would be if a crap product was produced.

NOT FROM Meridian !

Stuart Stebbings