Won't Play Burnt CDs..... Why?

MorePower

MorePower

Vintage Audio Freak
I bought another CD player for my main system, a Technics SL-PS70 and it will not play burnt CDs. I had an older and much less expensive Technics CD player before, it played burnt CDs fine. I like the SL-PS70, but it would be nice to play some of my copied CDs. :)
 
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The most likely problem is with the CD players laser adjusment or strength. #1 try different media

- Try different brand(s) of CD-R
- Try CD-RW
- Make sure to close the disc at the end of writing
- Some media works better at 1x, 2x, or 4x than it does at faster speeds.
- You may find that slowing down or speeding up the recorder speed helps.

BTW - botrytis could try CD-RW media (sometimes works for DVD players that won't play CD-Rs)
 
It may not play them alltogether, but I have stumbled across a few older players that will actually play CD-R's, as long as they don't have over a certain number of tracks on the them (16 or 18 usually).

Burn a cd with 1 track, give it shot.

Cheers,
Russ
 
Have seen this problem in various CD players, the main reason that they will not play CDR is the AGC range is not wide enough to sense the less reflective media, this can happen from a design standpoint or the laser optics are loosing power from aging. My McIntosh MCD7000 can play both CDR (85% reflective) and CDRW(35% reflecvtive), some players require at least 90% to work.
 
A real source of irritation! I do not carry original CDs around as no one wants to replace them when they start to skip or fail in some way (the same people who tell me I can't copy them- another real sore spot and a subject for a different day:mad: ).

Normally newer players will play CD-Rs, but my luck seems to vary by brand. Older players seem to have serious issues with CD-Rs, and really cheap portable players....

I have read that the two main issues were that CD-Rs have a different reflectivity index and the pits were not as sharply defined (especially leading/laging edges). I would assume that different CDPs, even those not claiming CD-R compatibility, may be able to read one brand of CD-R better than another- this has been my experience, with Memorex being the worst in my players.

Maybe the better players require a more stable bitstream? Maybe the slight jitter caused by sloped pit edges causes more problems in a better stabilization circuit? Have no idea on this last section, just running things through my mind (yeah, yeah- short trip:) )
 
Dang- while I was trying to reply, two good answers arrived!

I really need some typing improvement...;)
 
My old NEC -810 cd circa 1987 has never skipped a beat on burned cd's of any kind or length.
I posted a couple of nudies in digital just for fun.
Tal
 
The CD player I'm using now is a 90 model TOTL Technics $400+ when new. I find it funny that a 87 model $180 Technics CD player would play burnt CDs without any problems. The SL-PS70 has a much better sound over the less expensive model I used, so I'm happy with it. :) I mostly use the burnt CDs in my car, so it will be alright. ;)
 
CD burner won't burn audio cd for Technics player

This has not been mentioned here, but has just come to light.
My neighbour just bought a Packard bell puter with OEM dvd/cd writer, and using Nero 6, can't write audio cd's which will play on her technics HI FI (ten years old).
The disks will not play on My technics system either (5 years old).
I copied the CD to my puter, then reburned through my Light-on Brand, burner using Nero 6, and the CD plays fine on both decks.
The conclusion is that the burner is the problem here not the old hi fi decks or the quality of the cd's.
To prove this I installed an old plextor cd burner drive in her computer, problem solved it burns cd's that now work on both decks. :yes:
If you have this problem, try someone elses drive to burn the cd's before writing off your deck.
 
I'll second this!
I started having troubles with my Marantz reading CD-Rs. When my NEC burner died, I got it replaced under warranty with a new LiteOn. Problem solved... although, no matter what I do, the Marantz will not read CD-RWs. :no:
Tom
 
Could be an issue with reflectivity, laser strength, or even the software used to burn the CD. Make sure your software supports Redbook formatting. You might also want to try Mitsui Medical Grade CD-R's. (No affiliation and all that jazz...)
 
I have no problem playing CDRs with any of my current my CD players including a Kyocera and a Denon from the 80 s but one burner I had developed problems creating CDs that my old 80 s Sony could not handle.

The problem appeared to be that the burner started the first track too close to the spindle for some players to handle. All of the CDs would play if I started them on the second track. You might want to check this out. I no longer have either the burner or the Sony.

David
 
slow_jazz said:
try using audio cd'rs instead of data cd'rs.
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No difference, other than an embedded coding that tells certain CD recorders that it's an audio CDR. Pioneers, for example, will not record onto data CDRs, they want you to buy audio CDRs. The reason for this, and the primary difference between data and audio CDRs - every time you buy a pack of audio CDRs, you're also paying a royalty of sorts to the RIAA.
 
I installed an internal LiteOn DVD burner a few weeks ago.I have a Denon DCD 1560 and a Yamaha CD810 that play CD-R recordings perfectly.But neither will read a CD-RW.Both my cheap DVD players will read either as will either reader in my computer.
 
My circa 1985 A/D/C CD-100X plays all burnt CDs with zero problems. I was actually shocked when I tried it out.
 
botrytis said:
As I said our Rotel WILL NOT play burned CD's - PERIOD and they state that in the manual - due to copyright infringement.
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That simply reeks. :thumbsdn: Apparently Rotel is unaware of U.S. Fair Use rules that apply to CDs one owns already.
Tom
 
I've been having a lot of trouble with recent CD-Rs. Most seem to be made by a company in Taiwan called CMC Magnetics. These discs are garbage!

They won't play at all in some players and my car player is slow to change tracks and skips. These players have absoultely no trouble plaing other CD-Rs (even older CMC Magnetics discs are fine in them). I've had to resort to avoiding all CD-Rs that are made in Taiwan because there's no way to know who made a pack of CD-Rs without opening them.
 
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