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CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:19 pmby zorbaru
Hey People
Ive started listening to CD's inthe car and it seems no matter how good quality the CD is it tends to skip quite a bit (im talking real cd's not burnt ones, which i have also tried with no success)
is this a common problem?
im thinking of getting one of those lens cleaners to see if that makes a difference.
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:47 pmby kaycy
Skipping is not due to dirt lens, it's mainly due to misalignment of the laser to the cd. I have the same problem on a replacement mcintosh I got from subaru about a month or so ago.
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Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
Posted:
Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:44 pmby Ric
Must be luck of the draw. Mine has only skipped a handful of times in three years, and that was only going over some very rough roads!
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:21 pmby DJC
Mine started skipping on all 6 CD's regardless of type(mp3, CD, wma) the other week. The next day, gone! *shrugs*
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:34 pmby Ric
DJC wrote:Mine started skipping on all 6 CD's regardless of type(mp3, CD, wma) the other week. The next day, gone! *shrugs*
Do you park it outside, or in a garage?
Was this straight after you jumped in the car?
Condensation on the laser lens could be the issue.
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
Posted:
Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:17 pmby zorbaru
at the moment its parked outside because the garage is full of crap. but it doesnt matter when the cd is played, it still skips.
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:39 pmby RAN94A
yea i got the same problem
seems to happen more when the car is cold.... sucks!!
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:02 pmby DJC
Ric wrote:Do you park it outside, or in a garage?
Was this straight after you jumped in the car?
Condensation on the laser lens could be the issue.
I usually park inside, but this time i was in Canberra and it was outside and bloody freezing, so yes, there would of been condensation in the air. Thanks for that Ric.
Mental note CBR is too cold in winter. I knew there was a reason i moved to Sydney.
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:03 pmby AWDDave
Yep, this happened in my GT as well...
however, if you get a disc that is used to clean the laser... it helps quite significantly....
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:19 pmby adhar
RAN94A wrote:yea i got the same problem
seems to happen more when the car is cold.... sucks!!
Mine does the same thing!! If you listen to the radio for a few minutes and let it warm up it is fine. WEird.
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:37 pmby DaCrpldOne
also a winter problem for me... put it down to condensation as well... it's a pain, but yeah, listen to the radio for a few minutes, then revert to the CD... and all is fine... shall give the cleaning disc a shot, and see if it helps at all... next winter!!
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:20 pmby Anthony P
same problem here too!!
cold, hot, whatever, under brakes, over bumps, during turns, stopped at lights skips really really bad to point where its inaudible
has anyone got there McIntosh serviced? are they serviceable? we have a MY06.
if i was to change the head unit is there a way to get steering wheel controls to work?
Re: CD's skipping in mcintosh
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:50 pmby teK--
AWDDave wrote:Yep, this happened in my GT as well...
however, if you get a disc that is used to clean the laser... it helps quite significantly....
yeah I found them ok to a point when the bristles don't get everything off and you really need to open up the head unit and clean the lens properly. The stuff you use on eyeglasses soaked into a cotton bud works well