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Skips with CDR's

I purchased a used Cary 303/200 in great condition. This thing sounds great, but I seem to have problems with skipping when playing CDR's. My CDR's are not kept in jewel cases and are not super clean. They also have some scratches and some skip more than others. I didn't have this issue with other players. Is this normal? I opened it up and wiped the laser with a cotton swab, it made no difference.
I love this thing but this drives me crazy. I almsot posted it for sale, but I thought I would throw this out there very any other advice on what else I can do besides play only store bought cd's.
Thanks in advance for your help
Jeff
jdodmead
jdodmead OP
241 posts
 
If that's normal, I am ok with that. I just want to know if there is something wrong with my unit. If I do sell it I want to know that it is working properly.
Thanks
Jeff
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chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
No I think it is normal, so I would just re-burn the disc's and keep the new copy pristine.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Skipping is really all about "error correction" done on-the-fly by the units proccessors.
Some high-end units use different ways to do error correction. And even the result of a real glitch in a CD datastream may cause some players to 'mute' and some to squeeze out some noise with the hope you don't notice it isn't the 'right' sound.
Guessing, I would hazard to say the highend players assume the discs will be pristine, and are geared to sonic perfection, and correctness,(in the decoding, as that proccessing has to be done in 'real time' and what the maker of the machine wants to focus on) rather than just spit out 'whatever' to make up for scratched CDs.
jeffjarvis
257 posts
 
A dirty laser caused my CDP to skip.
Cleaned it with a cotton swab and some camera lens cleaner.
Ok now.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Like VHS heads, cleaning the lens when it is not dirty is bad.
One thing I do is use a super soft cosmetic blush brush that I softened the brush tips even moer with emery paper. The brush is used EVERY TIME I insert a CD or DVD or SACD or CD-R etc. EVERY TIME!
The microscopic dust that collects on the discs as they lay around and the bits of skin etc. need to be removed before inserting the disc. Then you will NEVER have to worry about a dirty or dusty lens!!
I am surprised more folks do not do about this?
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