CD's skipping in mcintosh

by **zorbaru** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:19 pm

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.

by **kaycy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:47 pm

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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by **Ric** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:44 pm

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!

by **DJC** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:21 pm

Mine started skipping on all 6 CD's regardless of type(mp3, CD, wma) the other week. The next day, gone! *shrugs*

by **Ric** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:34 pm

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.

by **zorbaru** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:17 pm

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.

by **RAN94A** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:39 pm

yea i got the same problem

seems to happen more when the car is cold.... sucks!!

by **DJC** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:02 pm

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.

by **AWDDave** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:03 pm

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....

by **adhar** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:19 pm

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. :lol:

by **DaCrpldOne** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:37 pm

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!!

by **Anthony P** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:20 pm

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?

by **teK--** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:50 pm

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

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