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Sorry I missed that part earlier. I appreciate the question and am actively looking and working on ways to recycle or reuse the materials for our industry. On the aluminum substrates, we actually started a pilot program giving credit for returned substrates. I used a few cutting houses for the test ...

Brand stamping for Dubs turned out to be a very difficult and expensive thing to do. We really ran into problems by doing this in the past. We produce Apollo and Transco on ever changing schedules to meet demand for Masters. For several weeks I may not have any of one brand or the other that I get a...

Good question, and the answer is I cannot find the data. We did those test years ago and we were more concerned with the playback tests where we measured the degradation of sound over multiple playbacks. (The "hard" lacquer degraded at a slower rate than the regular lacquer). Unfortunately our tests...

Hi everybody, Good questions and I can see how it can be confusing. The quote should not say we are now offering instead of lites, that is incorrect. We do not offer a hard lacquer as a regular product choice any longer, but may again in the future. An explanation of what is happening now - Since we...

We do and will continue to offer 7 inch sizes and do not intend to stop at any point. All 7s are currently classified as Dubs and they will continue to be available in large or small hole as you specify. We no longer offer the 7 inch in a Master. The 7 inch size is also the only remaining lacquer th...

We reserve the 14s only as Masters, we will not sell them as anything but professional grade, sorry. :) ... and actually, Dubs should only be used for reference, or test cuts, Masters are what are supposed to be used for anything more than that. We do produce a lot of all sizes and have overrun lacq...

Hi Apollo, Thanks for the post regarding Audiodiscs - I am sure everyone on this forum agrees that your products are excellent but saying that there is no real alternative! For the semi pro or beginners I think you may be missing out on a market because the price is simply too high thus many people...

Hi Guys, Sorry I didn't see this thread before. Let me first start out by explaining we really do not manufacture Dubs. A Dub by definition is a Master that has not made the cut. (sorry for the pun) as a Master for either visual or fidelity in our quality inspection. These discs are still very good ...

Hi all, Once again I apologize for this issue and I assure you we are working through it and it will not be with us much longer. Our tests are showing current production has no ripples and is flatter than ever. Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, there will still be some of the produced aged discs...

We do not use Dibutylphthalate (DBPhthalat) plasticizer agent in either Transco or Apollo formulas, and are not planning any reformulations at this time. I cannot say for certain what will be required for us in the future. We follow very strict (California) guidelines in the manufacturing of our pro...

Thanks Guys, and again sorry for the hick up, we appreciate your patience. There are sure to be some still out there so let us know and we will get them replaced for you on your next orders. We are committed in getting you the best quality Lacquers possible.Thanks for your business.

Hi Guys, I appreciate all your comments and am looking for a way to be more active on this forum. I have been in contact with Steve regarding being more involved setting up communication channels for the industry. It may take a while to get it working, but I feel it is important to have open lines o...