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THE hi-fi industry has always attracted small companies that sell magic-wand cures for poor sound quality, such as felt-tip marker pens that allegedly improve CD sound by absorbing stray laser light. The companies seldom offer any scientific proof of performance, preferring to imply that anyone who cannot hear an improvement can’t be a true connoisseur – so those who buy these audio cures prefer not to admit they can hear no difference and have wasted their money.

Reader Craig Wright has pointed us to the website run by Creative, a large company well respected for its PC sound…

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