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From: did@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: CD player mistracking?
Message-ID: <1827@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 23:15:47 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 24 23:15:47 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Oct-84 04:07:18 EDT
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I recently purchased a Yamaha CD-X1, and on a couple of CDs, I get a
"tap tap tap tap..." on the right channel.  The sound is very much
like short bursts of white noise in rhythm.  It tends to last for a
few seconds, fades away, and possibly repeats.  It doesn't happen on
all tracks either.  The funny part is that it only happens on a couple
of CDs, namely "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John, "Exit" by
Tangerine Dream, and there's a ~10 sec. disturbance on "The Flat Earth"
by Thomas Dolby.  None of my jazz CDs are affected (as I recall).  My
collection is close to 25 discs now, so it seems it's not an obvious
fault in the player.

Do any of you have these CDs?  Has anybody experienced the same problem
on different players?  Do any of you have a Yamaha CD-X1?  Any horror
stories about the CD-X1?  Does anyone know of BAD pressings in general?

I haven't had a chance yet to play them on the Music Dept's Sony
CDP-701 (I think that's it) yet to see if it's repeateable.

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

Dave Dalva
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