Jeff Matthews Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I still wish they had cheap iPod-like song storage for home stereo components. I get sick and tired of my CD skipping when I turn up the music. I have already tried material as "shock absorbers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Are you joking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 No, I'm serious. My drum room is upstairs. The vibration from sound makes my CD player skip. It is aggravating as can be. Any ideas - keeping in mind I am kind of cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 This might be what you are looking for. http://www.olive.us/p_bin/?cid=01_06_musica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 That was pointed out to me before, I think. Still, the Olive has a hard drive. I imagine it will be just as prone to skip as a CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oh, that's right, you drum along with the music, right? What you need are drum attenuators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 Well, the skipping also occurs when I just have the stereo playing a little loud. I am wondering if my CD player has a calibration issue or it's old technology without good anti-skip features, or what? The model is below in my signature. It is an oldie but sounds good (except for the damn skipping). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 That's a toughie, Jeff. A new CD player could cost you as much as $39. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 ??? Skipping? I think you need a new CD player Jeff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Wine corks are a good cheap isolation item to try. I found a bag of several dozen at a yard sale a year back. How old is the CD player? Have you cleaned the laser with a Q tip and 90% plus alchol? =========== $39 CD players sound beaky and biting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 $39 CD players sound beaky and biting to me. At least they don't skip. I would've recommended a more expensive one, but he's only a lawyer so I figured he's on a budget. I've got a couple portables in the closet that I picked up for a buck each at a garage sale. I could sell one of those to him for, oh, I don't know, $40? That would make it better than a $39 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I had a 2yr old HK universal machine that skipped even after cleaning attempts, so I through it in the dumpster. Maybe the HK's don't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascaladan Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Go to Home Depot. Hardware department. Ask for round rubber bumpers that go on the wall(usually purchased so a door knob does not make a hole in the wall when it opens). These have an adhesive back. Buy 5 of them to use as feet under your cd player: 1 in each of the corners and 1 in the center(you might want to remove the factory feet). Put a hard covered book on top of your player after reconnecting. Problem should go away. These new "feet" will set you back about $10. If for any reason it does not work, too bad. I am not offering a money back guarantee, and you can use them on an amp/preamp or something else as an upgrade. These work for me! Please let me know how it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Go to Home Depot. Hardware department. Ask for round rubber bumpers that go on the wall(usually purchased so a door knob does not make a hole in the wall when it opens). These have an adhesive back. Buy 5 of them to use as feet under your cd player: 1 in each of the corners and 1 in the center(you might want to remove the factory feet). Put a hard covered book on top of your player after reconnecting. Problem should go away. These new "feet" will set you back about $10. If for any reason it does not work, too bad. I am not offering a money back guarantee, and you can use them on an amp/preamp or something else as an upgrade. These work for me! Please let me know how it works out. Mass loadign is not so bad an idea. I hate skips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 "Well, the skipping also occurs when I just have the stereo playing a little loud" This is a Jeff little loud. The man that was convinced 60 wpc would not be enough for him on his KHorns. MY guess - there may be nothing wrong with teh CD player itself - but there may be structural damage to the property.....[] OK - just teasting you there Jeff - borrow a CD player from a friend and see if it has the same problem. If it does - get a joggers CD player, if it doesn't - forget to return it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 That's a toughie, Jeff. A new CD player could cost you as much as $39. The practice of law isn't what it used to be. Its hard to make ends meet. To make $39, Jeff would have to open an email and log a "0.1" in his billing sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 That's a toughie, Jeff. A new CD player could cost you as much as $39. The practice of law isn't what it used to be. Its hard to make ends meet. To make $39, Jeff would have to open an email and log a "0.1" in his billing sheet. Hee Hee Hee[Y]...I may take the LSAT in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I bet your on a wooden floor............................try a couple of 12" x12 "tiles under cd player.........good chance you need new CD player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Hmmmmnnnnn ... the engineer in me ... thinks .. move it to another room ..???[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 That was pointed out to me before, I think. Still, the Olive has a hard drive. I imagine it will be just as prone to skip as a CD. I own one and its not going to skip unless you treat hit as a hi-hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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