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Undertaker · #46 Post by **Undertaker** » Mon 07 Aug 2006, 5:16 pm

E-Mail Vampire wrote:So are reissues Sept 11th or Spring 07

Probably September 11th, 2007. Will these futher listening cd's ever see the light of day? Fundamental's will be due soon.

Dave

MD · #47 Post by MD » Mon 07 Aug 2006, 11:04 pm

Boy Strange wrote:
MD wrote:I would however like to get new copies of the of the 2 disk remasters, mine are geting a bit worn down.
What do you use them for? Brake discs?

I have a 400 disc CD/DVD/SACD slot loading player by SONY and it tends to be a little hard on discs. Its been 5 years and they have a large number of scratches and so-on, Cds are not really made to last forever after all.

Technotrancemix · #48 Post by **Technotrancemix** » Tue 08 Aug 2006, 1:21 am

MD wrote:Its been 5 years and they have a large number of scratches and so-on, Cds are not really made to last forever after all.

If you put them on surfaces face down and regularly touch the playing side of the disc then I wouldn't be that bit surprised if they eventually won't play

MD · #49 Post by MD » Tue 08 Aug 2006, 6:47 pm

Technotrancemix wrote:
MD wrote:Its been 5 years and they have a large number of scratches and so-on, Cds are not really made to last forever after all.
If you put them on surfaces face down and regularly touch the playing side of the disc then I wouldn't be that bit surprised if they eventually won't play

The 400 disc player prevents you from having to touch them, it stores and plays them. The damage is a result of the machine transfering the disc from its storage slot to the playing platform.

This damage is far less than that whice results from constantly removing them from the case and handling them while inserting into a regular player.

However, it still adds up over time. Some scratchs that are not bad enuff to prevent the disc from playing can still reduce the overall sound quality.

joeythecat · #50 Post by **joeythecat** » Wed 09 Aug 2006, 11:32 am

It may be cheaper and less frustrating to just buy a new CD player that doesn't destroy your cd's.
However this may also be in keeping with the plan for a CD free world, where some radical scientists have discovered at the rate that people buy discs that the whole world will be covered with cd's within 12,000 years.

Boy Strange · #51 Post by **Boy Strange** » Wed 09 Aug 2006, 11:47 am

MD wrote:Some scratchs that are not bad enuff to prevent the disc from playing can still reduce the overall sound quality.

I don't think that's true. CDs, being digital, are 'all or nothing' - either the sound is perfect or it's unplayable. There's no inbetween.

themgnt · #52 Post by **themgnt** » Thu 10 Aug 2006, 6:08 am

I don't think that's true. CDs, being digital, are 'all or nothing' - either the sound is perfect or it's unplayable. There's no inbetween.

Well, that's not entirely true. Scratches on a cd can cause audible glitches in the sound. Not as noticible as clicks and pops on vinyl but they are there. More noticable on quiet tracks.

As for this whole discussion on how long CDs last: I have thousands of CDs, some 20 years old and they are fine. Granted the ones I use frequently do get wear on them from putting them in the player, the car player, dragging them to work and back every day, etc but if they're well maintained they can last indefinately. I've never 'worn out' a CD.

-paul

retrofuturist · #53 Post by **retrofuturist** » Thu 10 Aug 2006, 7:31 am

themgnt wrote:
I don't think that's true. CDs, being digital, are 'all or nothing' - either the sound is perfect or it's unplayable. There's no inbetween.
Well, that's not entirely true. Scratches on a cd can cause audible glitches in the sound. Not as noticible as clicks and pops on vinyl but they are there. More noticable on quiet tracks.

.... and old Kodak CDRs