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1. Here is a link for repairing scratched CDs and DVDs:
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Fix_a_Scratched_CD

2. If you have some records that need cleaning but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a machine, you might consider Spin Clean, a manual cleaning system for $59.99, available from Acoustic Sounds. Michael Fremer says it works very very well. Stereophile Feb 2010

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