Teasing the Korean Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 For all of the drawbacks of vinyl, I can say this: I have never pulled out a clean LP after many years and had it randomly skip all over the place. Wish I could say the same for CDs. I'll come across something that I haven't heard in ages, pop it in, and - not always, but more often than I'd like - the thing randomly starts skipping. Has anyone else encountered this? I can't imagine that I'm doing anything beyond the usual with these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Has anyone else encountered this? I can't imagine that I'm doing anything beyond the usual with these things. I have. But it ended up being the player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 My reaction: it's the CD player. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Tape a quarter to the lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 It is most likely the player. Try the CD in a different player or your computer's CD-ROM drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Has anyone else encountered this? I can't imagine that I'm doing anything beyond the usual with these things. I have. But it ended up being the player. ...same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Unless the cd is marked in some way I would have to point to the player as well, how old is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Various CDs from the late 80s and early 90s. Yes, I've now tried them in different players and that seems to help. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) I have two CDs from the 80's where it's definitely not the player - they skip on every machine I've tried them on. It's the metal layer slowly corroding ... Edited July 4, 2009 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Various CDs from the late 80s and early 90s. Yes, I've now tried them in different players and that seems to help. Thanks! If you hold the CDs up to a light, do you see pin holes? I had one connoisseur from the early 90s that had this. I guess it is called fallout. I use to get this also on laser discs and it would sometimes skip that section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Tape a quarter to the lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 These weren't hatologys, were they? They are the worst. I have trouble ripping even new CDs right out of the shrink wrap even using one of my four CD-Rom drives. They often play with jitter errors too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 u guys are out of your gourds: chewy buys the cds of yesterday, every-day- i have yet had one do someything besides be awesome: case in point got a SKUF 2.99 cd, david bowie-lets dance original EMI cd issue: scratched to pieces, all screwed up: popped it in the CDP350 and away we went into bowie-land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 It is most likely the player. Try the CD in a different player or your computer's CD-ROM drive. Had the same problem wth my DVD player. Thought it was the disk but a dfferent player proved otherwse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Is there a way to fix the player or are we supposed to buy a cd player for each cd that does not play properly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Christensen Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I have had the same problem, but it was always the player, get the laser replaced(but only once, a little expensive), then buy a new CD player, I just have done that, mine was 10 years old, so no problems now. Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Tape a quarter to the lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATR Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Tape a quarter to the lens. I understand the new mantra is update the firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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