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I have noticed recently that my older CDs are jumping. Is this usual? Is there a way to stop this happening? My collection dates back to the mid 80's and a lot of stuff I have is rare... |
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jumping = skipping ?? clean your cds, clean your cd players if all else fails, throw all away and buy cassettes |
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CD deteriorate just like anything else. You're fucked. |
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I don't know about old cds, but if the cds have deep scratches in that make them unplayable, you can stick them in the freezer for a couple of days on a little tray or something similar. I'm not making it up, it really does work. |
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great you have just turned uzim into a sad state of affairs, i hope that you are proud of your self, not only do you have this little problem of yours, which i dont, you have turned a boardmember into unhappiness respond. |
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my vinyl isn't |
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nothing is perfect nor forever, but it definitely hurts when it's like this. (i borrowed some cds who belong to my father and they play just fine in my portable cd player, but i don't know how old they are...) |
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old as dirt look at the copyright date, on the cd/case old as dirt respond. |
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...if i believe the label, his copy of 'Money Jungle' by Duke Ellington i played a few days ago without problems is from 1987. my portable cd player never skipped on anything actually (it has other defects, but not this one). |
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i usually clean them with dishwashing liquid. that seems to do the trick most of the time. |
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i've heard of older cd players giving out and causing cds to skip or stutter. but this is the first i've heard of a cd wearing down from age. if this is true about their shelf life, it's something to be concerned about... does anyone know a way to safely back-up audio for the long haul? yes, i know about records lasting forever, but what about if you want to store audio information that isn't on vinyl? every media i can think of will eventually destroy the contents... |
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my old cd player is completely fucked. the slightest scratch changes the disc. i am gratefull when it actually plays a cd. when it recognises a cd it takes about half an hour to start playing it. i use it mostly for tapes. |
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From the sounds of it, I think it is time for a new player.... |
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good luck. (i fucking hate cd players.) try playing them on your computer before though... to be sure... |
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you could try the ones that jump on another cd player, then you'll know for certain. all lasers will eventually burn out, become low gain and not be strong enough to read the information on the cd. |
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The first cd i ever bought was the Utah Saints album in '92 over the years musical tastes may or may not change, but CD's definately rot! |
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I have a Banco de Gia one that looks the same... |
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my dvd rom can play anything. |
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Give everything a clean. Pop your CDs in the microwave for 30 seconds. Good as fucking new yo! |
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Mine was Chakka Demus and Pliers - Twist and Shout I think. First record was Agadoo :D |
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Well I haven't been into music for very long so all of mine are still playable. Except for the unlucky one that got microwaved. |
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First CD was : Break Dance 2 Electric Boogaloo OST First Record: Abba-Supertrooper |
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Not to disprove Chris' method. |
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Awesome!! Xammax: BAM! |
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First Tape: The Tiger Tapes Vol 1 (good ol' haven holidays) First Vinyl: The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (7" from my nan) First CD : Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible |
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Hm, maybe I'll have to start making FLACs of all my best CDs. That way I can keep backing them up and transferring them from HD to HD forever. |
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its funny, cause up untill cd's started rotting, the music industry was marketing cd's as an alternative to anything else cause they will last 1000 years. They didn't mention that they needed to be kept inside a vacuum sealed case stored in a 0 gravity environment. |
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sigh. if all cds wind up this way, mine will start rotting within a year or two. :( |
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check it: |
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sorta makes you wish you didn't get rid of your records now doesn't it! ;0 |
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FUCK! This is all I need :( |
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it says on those sites that it isn't an industry-wide problem and only affects discs manufactured by PDO between 1988 and 1993. |
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dont have that problem..... still but I am very anal about the care of my cds |
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join the club |
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i wouldn't say it was anal to look after your own posessions. there are instances of older cds that have mold growing on them. if this happens you are entitled to send it back to the manufacturer and they will replace it, if it has not been deleted. |
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My Aphex Twin On (UK version) has some weird rot or oxidation creeping in from the outer edge. I've long since backed it up to hard drive, though. This is the only CD I've noticed this happening to so far. |
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Money Jungle is pretty sweet. |
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I often get an old cd from it's jewel case after a long time sleep (the cd's sleep). only to find out major scratches appear magically on them. |
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my old walkman scratched some of my favourite cds. |
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I'd just like to say that none of my CDs have got anything wrong with them. My Auteurs vs µ-ziq has a white patchy sheen on it, and so does my 76:14 but they've been like that for years and has never affected play. No rot, no corrosion, no scratches. Some of the older ones don't play in new CD ROM drives, but that's to be expected. They all play fine in regular CD players. |
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Snap. I've got vinyl that goes back yeeeeeeears and still sounds great. |
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Hi, I have studied cd rot for a long time now. Much has been said about it by you guys. A couple things i will say about it to make it all clear. Cd rot only appea0rs (till now) to PDO discs. And NOT all the PDO discs. The PDO discs made between late 80's and early 90"(1993 - 94) have a risk of bronzing. The newer PDO discs with the plastic edge (older pdo discs has silver edges) don't have cd rot. I am a cd collector and i m collecting especially the older stuff (uk stuff) and i have seen a lot of bronzing. I had to send many cd back to their Ebay sellers. Thats very bad. CD rot is or are brown spots around the edges of the cd (on the reading side of the disc or label side or both), or the whole edge is brown collored. It's also possible that cd rot begins in the centre of the disc. So, be carefull with buying classic Uk stuff form the early 90's (UK because PDO is a britisch company) cd rot is progressive. When the cd have it, it won't be playable anymore after years (skipping). BUT remember!! ONLY early PDO have cd rot. And SOME of the old pdo discs has cd rot, not all of them! I always ask an Ebay seller if the disc hase brown spots on them. And i think discs without bronzing and the whole other bunch (newer) cds will be with you for a life time if you are carefull with them. Don't worry!! |
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mp3s never die! |
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my cds are all scratched to fuck because i throw away the cases (i never used them anyway so i though fuck it) I have 6 of those case logic cases to store them, but i don't even use them, i just stack them up on eachother. but as my post above states: MP3s do not die, ever - you just have to keep buying 160gig discs to back them up |
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i agree. : ) |
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there you have it. |
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