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CD player cuts out

Hi guys,

I have a Resolution Audio CD50 that has started cutting out a little bit. It is relatively infrequent - perhaps every 10-20 cds listened to - and is only for a couple seconds. It usually continues tracking the disc and sound comes back within a couple seconds. 

I tried cleaning the laser with isopropyl alcohol and a cuetip but that didn’t seem to effect anything. 

Any other thoughts or tips to solve this problem? I know the CD player is long in the tooth but it still sounds great. Would love to eek out some more time with it. 

TIA


leemaze

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leemaze OP
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Thanks all!

@sevs it plays CDRs mostly fine. Sometimes a CDR will give me an Error upon insertion, but if i reinsert the disc a couple times it will read and then play fine. 

Does that that tell you anything?

I have one Eno CD that frequently gives me an error upon insertion, but I believe this is due to the early 2000s anticopy-protection embedded in this disc. 
leemaze OP
329 posts
 
Cool - thank you for the ideas! I will pop the top and take a look at the rails. I’ve noticed if I try to select and play a track from the end of an album, the player will sometimes give me an error - however if I start the same cd from the beginning it plays fine. Perhaps this is also a problem with the laser moving along the rails. 

The Eno CD is Another Green World DSD remaster. Thanks!
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