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Spoonya
06-02-2003, 04:41 PM
Whenever I play a CD it sounds like a record needle is scratching over a record..... it'll do this in intervals of every few seconds....... Play Song...... Scratch.... Play Song.... Scratch......

The Lens Cleaners did F-all... so it wasn't a cleaning..... Anyone know whats wrong with it? and can offer suggestions?
99GrandAMSE
06-02-2003, 04:45 PM
... head alignment?!
sunrunner_pei
06-02-2003, 08:18 PM
Does it happen with more than one CD, or just one CD in particular?
99GrandAMSE
06-02-2003, 08:25 PM
Originally posted by sunrunner_pei
Does it happen with more than one CD, or just one CD in particular?

... I assumed Ange meant 'any' CD but I could be wrong :shrug:
klc317
06-02-2003, 08:29 PM
I would guess that a CD or more is scratched. You'll laugh at my home remedy for this (there are money out there) but lick or blow fog on the CD and wipe it off with an old T-shirt, and all should be well. Only works for minor belmishes though. My wife laughs at me everytime I do this...lol
Spoonya
06-03-2003, 04:09 AM
LOL, nah, this is with any CD. even the lens cleaner LOL..... i heard the head can just pop out of place if you hit the wrong bump while driving, and once that happens, the CD player is pretty much useless after that.... grrrrr
sunrunner_pei
06-03-2003, 07:43 AM
Hmmmm... Possible loose wire, or a speaker wire grounding out?
car audio dave
06-03-2003, 10:44 AM
teh stock CD players are pretty cheaply built. theres only one support for the laser (versus multiple ones on aftermarket stereos). you might be able to get it fixed, but its gonna be expensive and it could happen again. best solution is to get an aftermarket stereo.

i just thought some something...what if a comapny made an aftermaket stereo that used a face from a factory one, but gave you 4 volt preouts and better electronics inside. that would sell really well.
birdhouse
06-03-2003, 11:32 PM
dave... i think you might've just tapped into what could be a multi-million dollar market... wanna start up a business?!? :agree:
Aaron
06-04-2003, 05:07 PM
I had the exact same problem, and the guy at Best Buy offered the same solution.

I figured it was pretty stupid to invest money getting it fixed and just got a whole new headunit.

I didn't believe that using RCA preouts instead of hi inputs would give me better sound from my subs, wow I was wrong.