KVR Audio

soulata · Post by **soulata** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:22 pm

Hi

This is weird - a few years old CD (original Meshell Ndegeocello's Plantation Lullabyes) just doesn't play anymore. Well, it does for 3s and stops...

I checked the surface, there isn't a scratch or anything else on it (I'm pretty pedantic with my cds).

Why?

k

Borogove · Post by **Borogove** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:26 pm

Same behavior in different CD players? Dirty lens?

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:29 pm

Borogove wrote:Same behavior in different CD players? Dirty lens?

just about to say the same thing. I have several CD players, and 1 in particular is "fussy"...often telling me "No disc" (but! but! I've just put one in!). The offending discs always work fine in other players.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:31 pm

Bin it.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:35 pm

Kriminal wrote:Bin it.

burn it, don't return it.

MrM · Post by **MrM** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:52 pm

Do you have Nero CD burner? This has some CD testing, with surface testing. Perhaps (read; 'I bet') the CD has gone to waste...
I've had this once, on a CDR.

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:51 am

a lot of cd players simply dont like cdr's

gambaytheunspoken · Post by **gambaytheunspoken** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:16 am

Does it play in your cd rom? I have had a similar problem where my cd player (14yrs old) refuses to read certain cds that play just fine in my cd rom. What I do is to make a copy of the original cd. The new one always plays fine.

Ciao.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:20 am

or....... www.half.com

RonC

soulata · Post by **soulata** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:44 am

Explanation:

it's the car cd player I'm talking about and the other cds work just fine (even burned cds and mp3s).

This particular cd (Plantation...) has been working fine for years (in this cd player, too).

I'll check it on other systems, but I still find it really weird.

Might be a surface problem as you say (I'll check it with Nero)

thanks

k

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:06 am

Dunno if can help...but have u tried to extract the audio from this cd in particular

Eventually, do so using EAC with the "Secure Method" selected and "Detection Accuracy" (in the DriveOption menu)set to "Secure". See if u get errors while extracting.

soulata · Post by **soulata** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:12 pm

I tried several players now.

EAC doesn't even recognize it as a cd of any kind. (Explorer - nada).

Apparently this cd is kaputt.

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:34 pm

Funkybot · Post by **Funkybot** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:56 pm

Look at the CD in the light and don't look for scratches look for a wierd discoloration in the reflective surface itself. It basically looks like the reflective part actually melted or distorted in some wierd way which in turn makes the discs unplayable. I've experienced this with two DVDs and one CD, all only within a few days of getting them. Luckily I was able to return the offending discs because it happened so quickly.

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:08 pm

Funkybot: Doesn't that usually happen when they're subjected to sunlight?

Weird - Cd without a scratch not playing