WHY IS MY CD PLAYER SKIPPING? 05 McIntosh

[Pyramidrocker]

My McIntosh unit skips. But it seems to stop when the car warms up a little, say after 20mins of driving.
I've tried the cleaning disc and it hasn't helped and yes it does do it to brand new cd's and the burnt ones.
Anyone know why??

[Ric]

Is your car parked outside overnight?
This is often due to condensation on the lens, so it does need to warm up to dry out.

[Pyramidrocker]

No it's allways garaged. I've heard about this, hopefully it will sort itself out in summer!
But god damn it's annoying. Any quick fixes for this?

[blutackey]

Yeah I have the same problem, it always fixes up after 30mins. Parked outside and its winter now.

[jdm rsk]

No it's allways garaged. I've heard about this, hopefully it will sort itself out in summer!
But god damn it's annoying. Any quick fixes for this?

Quick fix repace it with something better

[A-Drain]

No it's allways garaged. I've heard about this, hopefully it will sort itself out in summer!
But god damn it's annoying. Any quick fixes for this?

Quick fix repace it with something better

I have also had this issue since new and 6 headunits later it is still an issue.

Where do you get a panel so I can replace the headunit?

Cheers

Ado

[LOWLIB]

can get the panel from a few different places.

either get in contact with Phat = forumparts@gmail.com

or you can get it on japanparts.com just make sure u select the right one for your model as there is a few different options

[ma77mm]

Ive noticed a lot of people have had this issue me included, there is a part in the subaru car book about this, they say its not uncommon for the cd player to skip when first started and that it may take some time to warm up.

[libz05]

so is the resolution to this just to warm up the car?
nothing else can bedone?

[swingn]

I had a similar problem with my GT... Was told that the laser is rather sensitive to dust on those units (Not sure how true that is), but I did make special note to ensure the discs were clean after that & never had an issue... Mind you, that was after I had the head unit replaced under warranty

It also might be a good idea to obtain a lens cleaning CD. Obviously the car is around 8 years old, so it could assist you.