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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the
fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? I always check the audio CD's I buy and Im lucky enought that 99% of the ones Ive bought have no scratches when new. Of these 99% scratchless CD when new , I noticed that some of them ( specially those I listen to quite often ) have some scratches. Though these scratches did not result in skipping nor was there any changes in audio quality, I just wonder why these scratches came about. My CD player is NOT the portable type so its just in one place stationary and level . My Cd's are only played in that player ( Sony brand ) I clean my CD player often and I dont touch the backside (silverside) of the CD. Im sure no one else touches them either. I lock my Cd's up after use and Im the only one who has the keys to it. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the
fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? No, not unless your CD player is somehow defective. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
(albert) wrote:
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? You may look at http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm#cdccpdc If that link fails, try http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm and look for the topic "Can a CD player damage CDs?" HTH Norbert |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
The CD player uses light to read the data on the disk. There is no physical
contact other than the center spindle area. It is possible a defective player could scratch the disk. If the data side has minor scratches, it is rather easy to polish them out with plastic polish or automotive finish wax. I have also seen these overpriced pieces of Mylar that are placed on to the CD and protect it from scratches. John "albert" wrote in message m... Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? I always check the audio CD's I buy and Im lucky enought that 99% of the ones Ive bought have no scratches when new. Of these 99% scratchless CD when new , I noticed that some of them ( specially those I listen to quite often ) have some scratches. Though these scratches did not result in skipping nor was there any changes in audio quality, I just wonder why these scratches came about. My CD player is NOT the portable type so its just in one place stationary and level . My Cd's are only played in that player ( Sony brand ) I clean my CD player often and I dont touch the backside (silverside) of the CD. Im sure no one else touches them either. I lock my Cd's up after use and Im the only one who has the keys to it. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
On 29 Sep 2003 04:05:43 -0700, albert wrote:
... I clean my CD player often and I dont .... You've probably ruined the lens on your cd player. scraping off dust (read: tiny abrasive rocks) off the lens at high speed is not a good thing. The best thing you can do with your cd lens cleaning kit it toss it in the trash. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:10:05 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
Too much cleaning can ruin the CD player's lens. If it goes blind enough, it can smack the lens into the CD while trying to focus. You shouldn't post when you haven't the slightest ****ing clue about the subject. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
In article osol.net,
TCS wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:10:05 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie wrote: Too much cleaning can ruin the CD player's lens. If it goes blind enough, it can smack the lens into the CD while trying to focus. You shouldn't post when you haven't the slightest ****ing clue about the subject. You shouldn't post, period. Having the lens hit the CD is a problem in some players. The player looses tracking, the linear focusing motor relaxes, and the lens bounces undamped. Sony electronics are often marginal or poor in quality so I'd suspect that it's one that can do it. The poster mentioned frequent cleaning, which isn't a great idea. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
I have seen the occasional unexplained circular pattern of scratching which
_might_ indicate the lens hit the disc. From a technical standpoint, this seems nearly impossible, since the lens would have to push up about another 2 or 3mm. If the drive IC "rails out" I suppose it's possible. Mark Z. "Kevin McMurtrie" wrote in message ... In article osol.net, TCS wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:10:05 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie wrote: Too much cleaning can ruin the CD player's lens. If it goes blind enough, it can smack the lens into the CD while trying to focus. You shouldn't post when you haven't the slightest ****ing clue about the subject. You shouldn't post, period. Having the lens hit the CD is a problem in some players. The player looses tracking, the linear focusing motor relaxes, and the lens bounces undamped. Sony electronics are often marginal or poor in quality so I'd suspect that it's one that can do it. The poster mentioned frequent cleaning, which isn't a great idea. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 10:26:28 GMT, Mark D. Zacharias wrote:
I have seen the occasional unexplained circular pattern of scratching which _might_ indicate the lens hit the disc. From a technical standpoint, this seems nearly impossible, since the lens would have to push up about another 2 or 3mm. If the drive IC "rails out" I suppose it's possible. it isn't and it doesn't. McMurtrie was simply talking out his ass again. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
Mark D. Zacharias:
Yes, I agree with you..... I also have seen this circular pattern of scratching but I think it is usually attributed to when the CD is ejected it sometimes in some CD players can still be spinning when it hits the tray..... also, the cartridge machines by JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, can cause a little "normal" wear and tear when they "handle" the CD....... the worse offenders are the automotive/car CD player that take in a single CD from the front....... the rollers can mar the surface of the disc.... especially if they are worn or dirty. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair ------------------------------------- "Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message newsZxeb.9827 I have seen the occasional unexplained circular pattern of scratching which _might_ indicate the lens hit the disc. From a technical standpoint, this seems nearly impossible, since the lens would have to push up about another 2 or 3mm. If the drive IC "rails out" I suppose it's possible. Mark Z. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
"albert" wrote in message
m... (Dick Pierce) wrote in message . com... (albert) wrote in message om... Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? I always check the audio CD's I buy and Im lucky enought that 99% of the ones Ive bought have no scratches when new. Of these 99% scratchless CD when new , I noticed that some of them ( specially those I listen to quite often ) have some scratches. What kind of scratches? Are they nice and circular, concentric with the center of the disk, either all the way around or partial arcs? If so, they would indicate that there is something touching the disk while it's spinning. Are they perfectly straight scratches, maybe even llel to one another? If so, that might indicate a problem occuring when the CD drawer is opening or closing. Are they random direction, length, very different from CD to CD? If so, these are problem scratches resulting from improper handling. Thanks for the responce guys I appreciate it. As far as cleaning I only use a CD lens cleaner. Its like a CD that has some soft brushes that you play for about 15 sec. The scratches are random in direction , length and different from CD to CD. If this is the result of improper handling then I dont know what Im doing wrong. I dont touch the silver side of the CD, I dont bend the cd. When placing the CD on the player I make sure its placed level. The CD player is in a fixed location and my cd player is a Sony which I bought brand new. After listening I take ample care in removing the cd and place it back in its individual plastic case . This is why Im really surprised on why these scratches occur specially now that you guys have made it known to me that The CD player uses light to read the data on the disk so there is no physical contact other than the center spindle area. I think I would take my player to a Sony service center to see if its the CD player which is the cause of this. Is the audio quality of Mp3 as good or better than those on CD ? Im considering making MP3 copies of all my CD . Do you store your CDs in jewel cases or those sleeves? If it's the sleeves then it's probably them scratching it (it's happened to me). If in jewel cases, do you ever spin the CD in the jewel case (ie: to align the label with the case)? If so, then the scratches might be coming from that. Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
"Alex Rodriguez" wrote ...
Unless the scratches are causing your player to skip, I wouldn't use the polish. When you polish, you are thinning out the protective layer. No. The side you are polishing (the "bottom") is completely flat and featureless. The information (data pits) are on the OTHER SIDE of the disk (i.e. under the "label"). Polish enough, and you will damage the disc. You'd have to polish for years to wear through the entire thickness of the disk. OTOH, any significant scratch or poke on the "label" side is likely fatal and cannot be repaired. Best bet is to figure out what is scratching your discs and fix that problem. Certainly. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
"albert" wrote in message
m... that you play for about 15 sec. The scratches are random in direction , length and different from CD to CD. If this is the result of improper handling then I dont know what Im doing wrong. I dont touch Something is obviously touching the disk. The random direction/length is most often caused by improper handling...usually when jammed back into the jewel case (although you seem to be careful) or thrown into the player tray. My guess is it's getting scratched when you place it in the tray or take it out. Some players will drop the CD back onto the tray before the disk is stopped...but this usually results in predominantly circular scratches. Get a new blank CDR or pristine CD. Run it through a few iterations of in/out of the jewel case and CD player and inspect after each step. Hopefully you will see when the damage is occurring. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
In article ,
(albert) wrote: (Dick Pierce) wrote in message . com... (albert) wrote in message om... Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? Can using the fast forward (ex moving from song # 1 to song# 7 )options on your audio player cause scratches on the the CD ? I always check the audio CD's I buy and Im lucky enought that 99% of the ones Ive bought have no scratches when new. Of these 99% scratchless CD when new , I noticed that some of them ( specially those I listen to quite often ) have some scratches. What kind of scratches? Are they nice and circular, concentric with the center of the disk, either all the way around or partial arcs? If so, they would indicate that there is something touching the disk while it's spinning. Are they perfectly straight scratches, maybe even parallel to one another? If so, that might indicate a problem occuring when the CD drawer is opening or closing. Are they random direction, length, very different from CD to CD? If so, these are problem scratches resulting from improper handling. Thanks for the responce guys I appreciate it. As far as cleaning I only use a CD lens cleaner. Its like a CD that has some soft brushes that you play for about 15 sec. The scratches are random in direction , length and different from CD to CD. If this is the result of improper handling then I dont know what Im doing wrong. I dont touch the silver side of the CD, I dont bend the cd. When placing the CD on the player I make sure its placed level. The CD player is in a fixed location and my cd player is a Sony which I bought brand new. After listening I take ample care in removing the cd and place it back in its individual plastic case . This is why Im really surprised on why these scratches occur specially now that you guys have made it known to me that The CD player uses light to read the data on the disk so there is no physical contact other than the center spindle area. I think I would take my player to a Sony service center to see if its the CD player which is the cause of this. Is the audio quality of Mp3 as good or better than those on CD ? Im considering making MP3 copies of all my CD . You don't have to use MP3. You can save them uncompressed (lossless) if you have the hard drive space for it. Uncompressed CD data is about 10.1MB a minute. MP3 encoders vary greatly in quality in that there are many ways to calculate how to encode music using limited bandwidth. LAME is supposed to be one of the better ones. The AAC/MPEG 4 format can be very good but it's not as widely supported yet. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
albert wrote:
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... Because you shouldn't be playing your CD's, silly.---You rip them to a computer as 192 Kb/sec MP3's, and then run the computer's good-soundcard audio output into your amp's line-in. Then you can store all your expensive/rare CD's in a secret underground vault where they are safe. Ta Daa! ........ -For super-extra bonus points, get some jukebox software (Musicmatch Jukebox is one)--it is wonderful to be able to set up a playlist spanning your entire music collection, that resumes on the playlist wherever it left off last time you used it. ~ |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
albert wrote:
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... Because you shouldn't be playing your CD's, silly.---You rip them to a computer as 192 Kb/sec MP3's, and then run the computer's good-soundcard audio output into your amp's line-in. Then you can store all your expensive/rare CD's in a secret underground vault where they are safe. Ta Daa! ........ -For super-extra bonus points, get some jukebox software (Musicmatch Jukebox is one)--it is wonderful to be able to set up a playlist spanning your entire music collection, that resumes on the playlist wherever it left off last time you used it. ~ |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
albert wrote:
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... PLAYING them will NOT cause scratches unless something is dramatically wrong with your player. OTOH, HANDLING them is what causes scratches. Whether manually or (in some cases even) via automation like changers, etc. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
albert wrote:
Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... PLAYING them will NOT cause scratches unless something is dramatically wrong with your player. OTOH, HANDLING them is what causes scratches. Whether manually or (in some cases even) via automation like changers, etc. |
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"DougC" wrote in message ... albert wrote: Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... Because you shouldn't be playing your CD's, silly.---You rip them to a computer as 192 Kb/sec MP3's, and then run the computer's good-soundcard audio output into your amp's line-in. Then you can store all your expensive/rare CD's in a secret underground vault where they are safe. Ta Daa! ........ -For super-extra bonus points, get some jukebox software (Musicmatch Jukebox is one)--it is wonderful to be able to set up a playlist spanning your entire music collection, that resumes on the playlist wherever it left off last time you used it. ~ There's no doubt that MP3 processing at least occasionally causes some sonic compromises. Given that big hard drives are cheap, there's nothing difficult about going the no-compromise route and just ripping and playing .WAV files. At this time it seems to me that iTunes is the best deal going for integrated ripping and music library management. |
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### Why do this happen to my audio cd's ??? ###
"DougC" wrote in message ... albert wrote: Will audio CD get scratches if they are played often ? .... Because you shouldn't be playing your CD's, silly.---You rip them to a computer as 192 Kb/sec MP3's, and then run the computer's good-soundcard audio output into your amp's line-in. Then you can store all your expensive/rare CD's in a secret underground vault where they are safe. Ta Daa! ........ -For super-extra bonus points, get some jukebox software (Musicmatch Jukebox is one)--it is wonderful to be able to set up a playlist spanning your entire music collection, that resumes on the playlist wherever it left off last time you used it. ~ There's no doubt that MP3 processing at least occasionally causes some sonic compromises. Given that big hard drives are cheap, there's nothing difficult about going the no-compromise route and just ripping and playing .WAV files. At this time it seems to me that iTunes is the best deal going for integrated ripping and music library management. |
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