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Why should a perfectly good cd, skip a beat ?

Anyone know how it is that i can have a cd play perfectly one time, put it away then take it off the rack one month latter, and find that it skips ? This happens every now and then. Most recently with a Luther Johnson cd on the Telarc lable. Not to sound really stupid, but can skin oils screw up the plastic on a cd ?

How best to clean them when they do skip?
Thanks...



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shak73
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Does this happen with all CD's or just one? If more than one, then maybe look to the laser alignment on your CD player.

Outside chance on one to two CD's if the hole is not perfectly centered, or is to small or large to fit correctly on the transport, so it spins a little off. Could also be a combination of all of the above.
sean
6,229 posts
 
Use warm water and dish soap WITHOUT any type of "skin softening agent" ( oils or creams ) to remove surface dirt and oils from CD's. Make sure that you rinse thoroughly and blot them dry using a soft cloth. Wiping them dry can mar the surface and you end up doing more damage than good. Sean
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lazarus28
339 posts
 
i had a similar problem - turns out that having the cd player between my massive ATC's was the problem. just too much energy would cause the player to skip on anything with a nice kick drum turned up too loud. put the cd player on mana stands and the problem vanished. plus it sounds better, too.
sean
6,229 posts
 
Lazarus, you mean that CD's are just as susceptible to acoustic feedback / vibrations as "junky old analogue" is ??? : ) Sean
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