Scratches

[Bright Moments]

Ok - this is probably a dumb question.

You buy a new cd and open the jewel case. it is pristine.

you gently remove it and lovingly place it into your cd player.

when over you carefully remove it and replace it noting that it is still PRISTINE!!!

one day you look at it ant it has scratches!

where did they come from?

how does a "cared for" cd get scratches?!!!

[porcy62]

My solution is buying used vinyl with visible scratches already on. I know that I am not responsible for them and I feel better.

Edited September 16, 2007 by porcy62

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

My solution is buying used vinyl with visible scratches already on. I know that I am not responsible for them and I feel better.

My solution too. And it's cheaper!

MG

[4%XB]

My solution is buying used vinyl with visible scratches already on. I know that I am not responsible for them and I feel better.

Edited September 17, 2007 by 4%XB

[Bright Moments]

perhaps someone can provide a helpful answer?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

perhaps someone can provide a helpful answer?

Oh, all right, if you insist.

Your daughter and wife do them when you're not looking.

MG

[Teasing the Korean]

perhaps someone can provide a helpful answer?

If you see the Peter Cook/Dudley Moore film "Bedazzled," you'll have an answer to your question. I'm talking the original, not the dumb Hollywood remake.

[Bright Moments]

perhaps someone can provide a helpful answer?

If you see the Peter Cook/Dudley Moore film "Bedazzled," you'll have an answer to your question. I'm talking the original, not the dumb Hollywood remake.

"Mary Poppins"?

[mikeweil]

Polycarbonate is softer than other plastics, that's all. Use the back of your fingernail and you scratch them effortlessly ..... (not recommended).

[Teasing the Korean]

Julie Andrews. Remember Peter Cook's activities between Dud's wishes? In one scene he's randomly scratching records.

[Daniel A]

A DJ and record collector I met (he had tenths and tenths of thousands of LP records in his home) claimed that the best jazz record he had ever heard was some Dudley Moore album.

[Chuck Nessa]

A DJ and record collector I met (he had tenths and tenths of thousands of LP records in his home) claimed that the best jazz record he had ever heard was some Dudley Moore album.

Stupid DJ.

[paul secor]

A DJ and record collector I met (he had tenths and tenths of thousands of LP records in his home) claimed that the best jazz record he had ever heard was some Dudley Moore album.

Stupid DJ.

There are damn few intelligent ones. When my wife and I got married, we had a dj (her choice) and a jazz trio (my choice) at the reception. I asked the trio - good musicians, including one very good friend - to play for over half of the afternoon. My wife informed me later that the dj told her that I was ruining his reputation by keeping him on the sidelines.

[Teasing the Korean]

I realize, of course, that you guys are not saying Dudley sucked.

[Bright Moments]

Polycarbonate is softer than other plastics, that's all. Use the back of your fingernail and you scratch them effortlessly ..... (not recommended).

hmm - possible - but i am real careful about the way i handle my cd's.

could it be the player?

[Teasing the Korean]

How do any of us get scratches, bruises, or wrinkles? Eternal perfection does not seem to be part of the Creator's Master Plan.

[Stefan Wood]

Perhaps - and this is just a guess - when the cd is place in the case it is rubbing against something on the tray.

Or yes, it could be the player. You don't play them in the car, do you?

[porcy62]

How do any of us get scratches, bruises, or wrinkles? Eternal perfection does not seem to be part of the Creator's Master Plan.

Yeah, no mentions on cd's scratches on this

[Teasing the Korean]

[Bright Moments]

Perhaps - and this is just a guess - when the cd is place in the case it is rubbing against something on the tray.

Or yes, it could be the player. You don't play them in the car, do you?

i do play them in the car sometimes.

i am considering downloading every cd i own into a massive harddrive, cataloging them and then burning them on an as needed basis. i am concerned though that i will lose fidelity.

of course i will store the original cd's in case of harddrive failure.

is this insane?

[paul secor]

As long as they play ok, stop worrying and enjoy the music.

[Daniel A]

i do play them in the car sometimes.

This is likely to occasionally cause scratches. When the disc is loaded, the surface of the disc is in contact with the loading mechanism.

i am considering downloading every cd i own into a massive harddrive, cataloging them and then burning them on an as needed basis. i am concerned though that i will lose fidelity.

If done right (reliable software for extractning, high quality CDRs etc.) you will not hear any difference. A decent alternative could be a HTPC with a good external D/A converter (for best possible sound). That way you could play back anything you want directly from the hard drive.

of course i will store the original cd's in case of harddrive failure.

is this insane?

No, it sounds reasonable enough.

I apologize for the totally humour-free answer.

[porcy62]

of course i will store the original cd's in case of harddrive failure.

is this insane?

No, it sounds reasonable enough.

I apologize for the totally humour-free answer.

This is insane.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I've decided it's the HMV dog.

Shit, Google's bust so I can't find a pic of the HMV dog scratching fleas.

Google's bust?????

MG

[Teasing the Korean]

A second vote for insanity.