Stereo Woes

[csberry]

One of my CD jukeboxes has been "skipping" a lot since I reinstalled them into the entertainment center after replacing the receiver. It seems to have some sort of tracking problem that will pop up sporadically and "skip" back about 10-20 seconds in the song. While doing shuffle between the two jukeboxes the other day, most of the songs played from CD1 would skip at some point during the song.

I've done the lens cleaner disc (for what it's worth) with no improvement. The manual has no suggestions on cleaning the player other than wiping the outside occasionally with a clean cloth. I chatted with Sony support looking for any suggestions they might provide and contact info for Sony approved repair folks (hopefully closer than Atlanta).

Alas, Sony basically said that my unit can be repaired for $125ish or exchanged for $155ish (with a refurbished jukebox of the same or similar model). Best case scenario, my unit only has a dirty lens that will require removing the cover and cleaning. Worst case scenario, something is broken that matches one of the exceptions to the flat-rate repair/exchange price and I will be given an estimate and an opportunity to have them fix it or mail it back to me.

Considering the odds of something going wrong with the lens (or the track holding the lens) from my recent removal and replacement in the entertainment center, I'm leaning strongly towards having it repaired for the $125ish bucks. Nonetheless, I'm in a position that I have to remove all 400 CDs in it (thank GOD I keep all my jewelry cases) and will likely lose all the album data entered into the machine.

Pbbbbbbbt! :b

Comments

[otopico.livejournal.com]

hey, 1990 called and they want their shiny plastic disc back.
things like that make me glad to have broken hearing and can live with mp3/aac.

that's a lot of cds.

[csberry.livejournal.com]

In the search for providing immortality to as much of my music as I can, I have adopted the philosophy that the more copies of something I have - the better.

I have original CDs, mix CDs, mp3s/oggs (on two different computers and also backed up on DVDs), and mixes on MD and DAT. I even have a couple of "spare" copies of Kowanko's eponymous CD and Steely Dan Aja tucked away in case I lose/break/whatever my current copies.

Just counting original/factory CDs...I have over 650. Add in all the CD's I've downloaded via Napster/Audiogalaxy/emusic (well, one of those is completely legit), I would guess that I have over 750. That doesn't count the single mp3s/oggs floating around, nor the other media such as vinyl and cassettes.

[jessicall411.livejournal.com]

You could have cleaned the lens yourself with a Q-tip. My dad has done it for my CD player at least 3 times since I got it my freshman year of high school. I hope it does not cost you too much to get this fixed!

[csberry.livejournal.com]

I can't get to the jukebox lens to clean it without removing the cover since the player on the carousel is located in the back corner of the box.

[jessicall411.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but the cover's only held on by screws, right?

I don't know, I think lens cleaning sounds like a do-it-yourself job, but, then I have just watched my Dad do it. If I tried to do it myself, I would probably break it and have to buy a new one. oops. ;)

[csberry.livejournal.com]

I'm not convinced it is just a lens cleaning job. I think something has happened to how the lens is moving and it is more of a tracking problem than something on the lens.

[jessicall411.livejournal.com]

Well, then, in that case, it's probably not so much a do-it-yourself thing. I still hope it doesn't cost you too much.