Allsop CD Laser-Lens Cleaner

Bought for our Bose Wave IV radio. Here is what i found: First tried a Trisonic cleaner which has a single cleaning pad and it did not work. Then tried this Allsop with 8 cleaning pads and it did work, perfectly and without cleaner fluid. Our trusty Bose Wave is happy again.

Had problems with a Pioneer Multi-disk CD changer skipping. One reviewer showed an image of their packaging indication not to use in Multi-disk CD changers. The Allsop CD Laser-Lens Cleaner I received apparently had changed their packaging as that warning has disappeared and was replaced with a warning not to play track #2 (see attached photo). I ran the Lens Cleaner several times and finally the CD’s play just fine now. The cleaner skipped quite a bit when I first ran it, however after letting it run for a while and several passes, it finally played the cleaner audio okay as well as my music CD's. I originally saw the Allsop cleaner recommended on an old CD forum, glad I found it on Amazon. UPDATE: After viewing the images from another reviewer, I found the package I received has a copyright date of 2013 (old stock?) and the cleaner with the multi-disk warning has a copyright date of 2021. So use at you own risk, thankfully mine worked okay.

Quick and easy to use with clear verbal instructions. I thought the old CD player may finally be dying but took a chance on a new lens cleaner, glad I did. It plays much better now with almost no skips or jumps. I don't know if the sound is any better but the improved performance was worth it.

Didn't work at first and had a hard time getting it to reject I returned it got my money back in no time When it did came out I was messing around with it when I rejected it ,I turned the disc clock wise a little bit did this a couple times and it finally worked Well anyways call up customer service and told them it did work so I did pay for it To tell you the truth my cd player did no work at all when I got this I thought I had nothing to lose very surpriseit works great now So instead of a cleaner it works great as fixing your cd player also Thanks guys for your great disc

This is the second lens cleaner that stopped working almost immediately. The other was a different brand. I have a couple of lens cleaners that I bought more than a decade ago that still work in my drive. I purchased the newer two just in case the brushes on my old lens cleaners were wearing out. Guess I'll try to find another new one that maybe will work for a while!

I have bought and received three different CD lens cleaners in the last week--this one (the Allsop eight-brush disc with green packaging), the Endust disc, and the Maxell CD-340 disc. The only written instructions on any of them are on the packaging. The Allsop is the only one where those instructions relate to what actually happens, and basically all they say is to listen for the verbal instructions on the disc. They also warn the user not to play Track 2, but don't say why. Now here's where it gets strange. The verbal instructions for the Allsop and the Maxell are identical--same words, the same female voice--even though the discs are sold by different companies and the Allsop has eight little brushes and the Maxell just two. The verbal instructions make no sense. Track 1 tells you go to go to Track 3 when the music stops, and Track 3 immediately tells you that cleaning has ended and gratuitously invites you to enjoy the music, which continues. So when was it cleaning? Presumably during Track 1, while the female voice was talking and the background music was playing. But no one tells you that, so you are left to wonder whether it actually did anything at all or whether you were supposed to let it run through Track 2, and whether you should repeat the process to see if you missed something. But remember! the packaging said that dragons lurked on Track 2! Oh, and the face of the Allsop disc (not the packaging, and not the voice) states that the disc should be stored with the brushes facing up, while the Maxell says nothing about it, leaving to user to assume that it should be placed in the jewel case like any other CD, with the playing surface down. And, anyway, the general consensus is that CD's should be stored upright, not flat. These things may or may not work, but the people who designed the consumer interface are remarkably clueless: 1.) If everything the user needs to know is contained within the verbal instructions, say so on the packaging and don't complicate it with other instructions, there or on the face of the disc. 2.) Let the user know what track or tracks are doing the cleaning. 3.) If Track 2 must be avoided on pain of death, say why. 4.) Get rid of garbage like the music at the end. If it's there for a reason--to check how the player sounds--then say so. This whole experience smacks of laziness and penny-pinching on the part of the companies that sell these products, as they have evolved from older ways of doing things, like "instruction manuals" that no longer exist, to newer ways that have only been partly thought out. And no one caring enough to check the end result.

I have a front-loaded TEAC PD-301-X CD player and I've been pretty happy with it for a couple of years now; a few weeks ago it started skipping some tracks on CDs (even clean or new ones) and making funny noises during playback. I tried this and voila... problem solved!! Highly recommended!!

Does what's it supposed to do. Hard to tell since my DVD player was old but seem to be freezing towards the end of disc. Seems to have helped.

My Panasonic player SA PMS92 is a great little unit. But the other night, I put a Cd in and it just said reading and after a minute or so NO PLAY. After trying several discs with the same result, I knew it was the player. Straight to Amazon and purchased the Allsop 56500 CD Laser Lens Cleaner. As soon as it arrived I put it straight in my player, 3 minutes later CD’s playing as good as ever. Easy to follow instructions, quick and effective. Very happy to recommend this Lens Cleaner, it's a great product. So relieved it was just a dirty lens. A+++

Je voulais nettoyer la wii mais le disque ne tourne pas, nettoie rien

Tal y como esperaba

Ca ne fonctionne pas sur mon lecteur...

Ordinato il 24 ottobre questo accessorio mi è arrivato ieri. Il periodo di attesa (da parte mia non certo spasmodica) lo giustifico con il fatto che il Lens Cleaner è stato spedito dalla Florida (?) via nave. Quindi: se servisse subito dopo aver fatto l'ordine, allora questo prodotto non fa per voi. Il prezzo è molto basso, anche rispetto a prodotti simili. Tanto più se consideriamo che viene dall'altra parte dell'Atlantico. La cosa più importante è però vederlo all'opera con un lettore di CD per capire se l'acquisto vale la pena. Il pacchetto è arrivato con un cartone protettivo perfettamente adeguato al trasporto. L'Allsop Lens Cleaner che mi è arrivato è in una confezione di colore diverso rispetto alla foto pubblicata su Amazon. Il CD Lens Cleaner comunque è identico. Il blister (fronte e retro) lo si può vedere nelle fotografie allegate. La motivazione dell'acquisto (se a qualcuno interessasse, ma non credo) è il tentativo di recuperare come CD Transport un Philips CD 840, con meccanica CDM 4/19 in materiale composito, del 1990 che avevo in casa parcheggiato a prendere polvere (tanta polvere). L'altro Player che avevo mi ha lasciato per strada dopo un'onorata carriera è stato venduto. Del Philips uso solo la meccanica di lettura e l'uscita coassiale digitale per mandare il segnale ad un DAC Musical Fidelity V-90 (eccellente prodotto). Dopo opportuno tweaking del Philips, con vari pesi sopra l'apparecchio e piedini aggiuntivi sotto, la soddisfazione per la qualità d'ascolto era parecchia, al limite dell'entusiasmo, soprattutto in rapporto al costo zero del Philips. Soddisfazione interrotta sporadicamente da qualche problema di lettura. A casa ho altri 2 lens cleaners (datati anche questi), dotati di 2 spazzoline contrapposte e con una traccia di pulizia di circa un paio di minuti. Probabilmente entrambi hanno perso efficacia perchè vari tentativi di pulizia non avevano sortito l'effetto desiderato. Prima di acquistare un CD Transport nuovo ho deciso quindi di provare l'Allsop qui descritto. Veniva consigliato da TNT-Audio e quindi l'ho preso in considerazione per simpatia, ma soprattutto per le 8 microspazzole di cui è dotato (vedi foto). Nella confezione non è presente alcuna istruzione scritta, se non per l'allarmante avviso sul retro del blister di NON usare la traccia 2. Le tracce sono in tutto 3. Dopo l'inserimento del pulitore, la traccia 1 da il benvenuto con un'orribile musichetta in sottofondo, mentre una voce avvisa di passare alla traccia 3 subito dopo la fine della suddetta musichetta. La traccia 1 dura circa 1 minuto. Si deve passare alla traccia 3 manualmente: qui la medesima voce ti dice che la pulizia è stata completata... Enjoy the music. Mi sono chiesto se non ci sia una fregatura, visto che non si capisce dove e come avvenga la pulizia. Le 8 spazzole sono proprio in corrispondenza della traccia 2. Dopo qualche ricerca in Internet parrebbe che le 8 spazzoline facciano il loro lavoro di pulizia quando il laser si trasferisce dalla traccia 1 alla 3. Evidentemente la logica di funzionamento dell'Allsop è totalmente diversa rispetto ai pulisci laser con due spazzoline contrapposte e traccia lunga un paio di minuti. Un paio di passate a me sembrerebbero essere bastate per pulire per bene il laser del Philips. Dopo svariati CD ascoltati il difetto non si è più ripresentato ed il suono (effetto placebo?) mi sembra migliorato. Spero di non essere smentito dopo questa recensione. Sicuramente in tal caso adeguerei il mio giudizio e riporterei l'info qui sotto. Ma in questo momento devo dire che funziona perfettamente e nel mio caso ha rinviato l'acquisto di un nuovo lettore CD. Quindi per la modica cifra che viene richiesta mi sento di consigliare questo Lens Cleaner a chi come me ha ancora molti supporti ottici da gestire.