Do not use on hybrid SACDs made by Sonopress. 
All other SACDs are okay! 

SACD's actually benefit more than other formats because SACDs are more sensitive to jitter. You can identify SONOPRESS SACDs by a marking around the inner spindle circumference. 

Auric Illuminator is not compatible with early made hybrid SACDs made by Sonopress. You can identify SONOPRESS SACDs by a marking around the inner spindle circumference.

As of May 2003 Sonopress states "now we are using other materials and it is no longer necessary to have a special frontcoating. These discs have no sticker (warning against topical treatments) and you can clean the laserentry side carefully with special liquids like a normal CD." Therefore it is safe to apply Auric Illuminator to new Sonopress SACDs.


In the event Auric Illuminator has been applied to a Sonopress hybrid SACD read instructions below. 

If a Sonopress hybrid disc has been damaged, it can be corrected by polishing the playing surface with "Fine Scratch Remover" found in the CD Repair Kit (42-149), sold at Radio Shack. This polish removes the incompatible silica dioxide layer and any damage that may have occurred. Auric Illuminator can then be safely applied to the disc.