Re: Bad Recordings, or bad CDs???
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Oh, didn't see you there. The CD case has 2 pegged CDs plus a bonus disc in a separate sleeve.
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The upper label area is much more sensitive to any scratch than the actual playing (underside) surface of a CD.
I've heard this before and had until now dismissed it as urban legend. Why is it that scratching the upper surface of a cd can cause more problems than scratching the actual data side? Is it also the same for DVDs?
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What was the bonus cd, I seem to have misplaced it.
Rick
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I've heard this before and had until now dismissed it as urban legend. Why is it that scratching the upper surface of a cd can cause more problems than scratching the actual data side? Is it also the same for DVDs?
There's really just a layer of ink between the top and the data... the bottom side has a thick (acrylic polycarbonate?) layer. If you tip a CD to the light and look through the bottom towards an edge, you can see a lot of material below the data layer and very little from the top.
Neither place is preferable for a scratch... through the bottom can scatter laser light trying to read the pits, from the top can actually damage the data layer.
Bren R.
Last edited by BrenR; 02/21/06 07:18 PM.
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The upper side of the CD is aluminum, where the pits are actually located. On a DVD, there's a plastic layer above that.
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It seems there were to different releases of this disc, one with a bonus cd and one without.
Rick
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Sounds like a strange issue. I was going to suggest a faulty player as a common denominator, but then you mentioned that you have heard the same click/pop between the car and home? Even if something has scratched many of your discs (like a faulty CD disc cleaner or something), I would suspect different players would handle the scratches differently. Doesn't seem to make any sense to me? Sorry.
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You guys are gonna make me fess up! Okay, alot of my CDs are not in the best condition in the world, but...
If I have a scratched CD, I expect things like that. But I am talking on perfect CDs with no visible scratches on them.
Matter of fact my example of the Elton John above when I first noticed it was a case of "just bought it at the store, unwrapped it in the car, stuck it in the player" situation.
When I get home I will place a small sample in my server at home and see if you guys hear what I am talking about.
-Alan
Last edited by FirebirdTN; 02/21/06 09:17 PM.
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I think that's right. IIRC, I got mine at Best Buy, which may have had a store exclusive. When I get home, I'll look to see what is on the extra disc. Nothing too amazing, 'cause it doesn't get much play.
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Did you say then that you can hear the same pop/click between different systems/players (home, car, a friends?). Then it would have to be the discs themselves.
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