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Problem with CD Baby cds

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post.

I just received 6 cds ordered and manufactured, (apparently) by CD Baby.  I opened a couple and played them on my computer.  Worked well.  The next night I tried playing them on my system using my Cambridge Audio CD transport.  I got nothing but "error" messages.  The transport can not read the cds.

Any suggestions?  Comments?  I would like to keep the cds but obviously would like to be able to play them on my system.

Thanks in advance,

Bob
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jzzmusician OP
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Thank you all for your suggestions.  Ripping the files and then burning them to a CD-R does the trick.

BUT.....  I'm the guy that likes to cruise through my cds.  I like to read liner notes.  And I sort of think that when buying a "cd" it ought to play on a decent transport.

Oh well...
jzzmusician OP
105 posts
 
Took mgreen's suggestion and looked at the files.

The are all 1kb in size and use the file system "CDFS."

The laser lens is very clean and plays all my "regular" cds.

This seems very odd.

Bob
jzzmusician OP
105 posts
 
Update:

I originally made two separate orders from CD Baby.  The first order with two cds were the ones that were CDFS files.  The second order with 4 cds were fine and played like a normal cd. 

I'm thinking now I will have to send a message to ask what file format used for future orders.

Bob
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