Certain CD's skipping on Denon DCD-810
Certain CD's skipping on Denon DCD-810
Hello,
I own a Denon DCD-810 which plays mostly fine. I've cleaned the lens, changed the belt and cleaned / greased the rails and gears on this thing and it can play hours without a hitch.
Now I notice that certain CD's skip sometimes. Nothing is physically damaged with the CD's themselves (as far as I can see). The skipping is not always on the same moments but seem to concentrate more on the first few tracks. Although that might also be my perception because usually I just throw in a different CD when the skipping starts.
So having playing Purple Haze for the third time now in a row I started out with skipping and now it plays almost flawlessly. The player has already been playing for more that an hour before so no cold components as far as I know. I can find no relation between the skipping CD's in age. Old or new both can be jerky.
Does anyone know what could cause skipping on certain CD's while others play fine for hours on end? I accept my DCD-810 being a fossil as a valid answer ;)
How often does it skip? I had a Technics CD changer skip occasionally for no apparent reason. I think the laser was just fucked. I tried cleaning it and it didn't make a difference. Unfortunately the lasers won't last forever even if you take good care of them.
2Thanks for answering! When it skips it's usually unplayable. This morning I've had a CD (as far as I could see in good condition) that did not play at all. It barely indexed and did not start. Others skip every few seconds and sometimes it even gets less after a few minutes. Also the skipping isn't always at the same moment.
Apart from those it plays most CD's flawlessly. It indexes really fast, also playing starts fast and so is changing to random tracks. That's what I thought was kinda weird about it.
1Sorry to tell you but that sounds like a dying laser. If you're determined to hold on to it you might be able to find an electronics repair shop that might fix it. It would probably involve swapping in a working laser. Honestly it would be cheaper to replace the unit. Those older players aren't very reliable after all these years. They are beautiful though.
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