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Physical degradation of CD's

Hello friends,

Please keep in mind that I am new to the digital world and I'm just curious about something....

I have just recently bought two Dac's.  As I've been trying to break them in, I've had a cd player spinning a cd 24/7 on repeat into the dac.

I'm wondering, does the cd laser constantly going over the same pits over and over again, somehow degrade the physical aspect of the cd layer that is being read by the laser?

I know that I wouldn't want to replay my precious vinyl over and over again, but in that case I'm physically dragging a diamond stylus through the record grooves.  

I have no idea if the laser does anything to the bits it's trying to read when kept on 24/7?

Thank you and best wishes to you all,

Don

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oddiofyl
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I have lots of titles from 1983 - 90 that still play fine.   I have never experienced a CD that wouldn't play, unless it had obvious damage.

All of my discs look new, I never used them in cars or portables so I think that has a lot to do with my good luck wheni load a disc. 

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