bigfool1956;278752 Wrote: > I do notice that tracks near the end of a long CD tend to have more > problems than others. As these tracks are on the outside of the CD, I > assume that is due to warping.
Good observation, I've noticed this too. I had assumed it was due to a slightly off-balance CD that was wobbling. The wobble would be more pronounced at the outer edge. There was an early MythBusters episode where they spun a CD in a router - the high-speed camera showed that the wobble was so pronounced the CD was literally bending into a wave shape at the outer edge. This probably happens on all CDs to a much lesser degree. You can even hear an out-of-balance disc, it causes the drive to become noisier as it's working harder to spin it and trying harder to keep the speed constant. A bit of trivia, way back when I remember seeing the CD single for Green Day's -Brain Stew/Jaded-. It was shaped like a brain! Obviously out-of-balance, and there was a prominent warning that it may not play in all players. I should have gotten it just for collector's value... -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44567 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
