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How Do You Protect Ayu Stuff?
Hey...Just a question I have in my mind for a long time but I'm to shy to ask out but now I just wanted to ask eveyone here...So I have almost all Ayu's albums, and some Live DVD....so yeah, should I make a copy of all of that stuff and keep the original inside the plastic forever, or just use the original whenever I need....Which one do you think is better?
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Using the original, if you dont, why buy it for? Just for the cover?
For protecting it, try keeping it in a CD box, and clean it using a moist cloth every 2 weeks or so. Remember to dry it before you place it back inside the box. |
I did that sometime to all of my Ayu's stuff.....but like if I used the original one, I'm afraid they will get scratch and stuff....but I dun want that happen.
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Just be extremely careful when handling CDs.
Dont touch, the sensitive part of the CD, hold it using the correct way. And dont put it anywhere. After listening ro watching, put back into the original cover. This should do. |
I don't see the reason of buying it, copying it, and keeping it on the altar. Unless of course you're an obsessive collector. Just use your original copies, except be careful like Kodayumi said. Her stuff aren't cheap, so I'm sure you realize the value of them all and take utmost care.
Don't touch the surface of the CD, always put them back in the cover, don't leave them lying around, handle the booklet carefully, don't remove the booklet and leave it around, etc. A scratch isn't the end of the world too, light to medium scratches won't even affect the CD at all, it's the deep and very visible ones that are dangerous. Just be careful. |
Well..this sounds kind of stupid but...what is the correct way to handle a CD? xD
I've noticed some dust particles on my CD's before, so then I blew air to clear the small dust but then they were still there. Is blowing on the surface of the CD a stupid maneuver..or is it actually okay? |
It's okay, just if any little drops of spit get on there, be sure to wipe it off. And the correct way to handle a CD is simply to handle it on the edges rather than with a finger on either side.
I think you SHOULD rip them as mp3s, personally, and then keep them in the plastic. It's not impractical to have bought them; hard drives crash, CD-Rs get lost, data can go away eventually and it's good to have hard copies (which is to say, store-bought copies of the albums) so that you can recover your lost data easily. Wear-and-tear is gonna happen; through regular use, my LOVEppears album got HORRIBLY scratched, and I had to use Clear Plastic Restoration stuff for BOATS to fix it. Seriously. I held it properly, put it in the case, and it still got messed up. So I'd rip the mp3s if I were you. Even aside from scratching, the sides of the CDs do show noticeable... hmmm, i guess denting? Just from regular handling. After a few years, it's easy to see which cds are used most often by the edges of the disc. And a "damp" cloth, mentioned above, means just that; ONLY water, no chemicals, and make sure it's not really very wet. Also do make sure it's dry before doing anything with it. |
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Just barely wet. It shouldn't be dripping at all. Wring it out as much as you possibly can before wiping the cd with it. You'll know it's the right amount of wet when you wipe the CD with it, and it leaves a trail of water on there, but it evaporates almost immediately.
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I keep them in safe place! mmh.. I should dust them once in a while! and I.ll try to make copy of the DVDs...
it.s not obssesive... but they are not cheap at all! now I ta<ke good care of every new CD I buy even from other artists movies too. |
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you know I never thought about actually protecting my Ayu stuff. It's not really in my nature since I'm such a slackard. I thought I could do that with my (miss)understood album; but the CD ended up in my CURRENT-USING pile of CDs and I can't even find the photobooklets.
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and if you want to bring that cd out to play on the car/party or event. i'll recommend you to burnthem out, then keep the original at home. you won't be able to know what might happent o the disc when you are not looking.
listen to the original at home, where they are safe within your eyes. |
I know....I alway bring copy of Ayu's stuff to other house because most of Ayu's DVD is region 2 or 3 coding, and my friends, cousin's house only have region 1 DVD player....Hehehehe! Anyway, thanks for the info!
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I don't protect it, that's because my H limited edition CD package is dying D:
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Be a little more careful with DVDs they will degrade faster then CDs, but otherwise you would be pretty surpsised at how much abuse a CD can take. Obviously if your really careless with them they will get scratched up, but even with alot of use, simply storing them away properly will ensure they stay in good condition.
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If I have those CD's that I want to keep and not damage, I rip them onto my computer/iPod. That way I can always listen to the songs. (:
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^there's still a chance that your ipod might run out of space,.....
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haha.. i buy ayu's CDs to KEEP IT!! once i buy them, i will watch the DVD and den keep it. and not touch it for the most of the time.. haha.. they are not jus CDs.. they are my collection.. so i guess the best way to protect them is to not touch them haha.
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