Arcam CD37 problem

[DaveM]

I recently upgraded my CD player to an Arcam CD37. The clarity and tightness of the sound are excellent and the soundstage is improved as well.
However, a couple of months back I noticed something strange! When I played a copy of Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense on CD every now and again the sound faded for a moment. This is the only CD I have noticed doing this!
After a while I got fed up with this and purchased a new copy only to find the same thing happening, but seemingly less often!
I recently played the first copy of this CD on my computer. Although the sound qualityy is much lower I did not notice any fading.
Can anyone help with this problem?

[Marco]

Come on guys, can no-one offer Dave some advice on this? :)

Marco.

[prestonchipfryer]

Have you tried running a different CD player through your system, to make sure it is the cd player which is faulty and not another component in your system.

John :)

[WAD62]

I recently upgraded my CD player to an Arcam CD37. The clarity and tightness of the sound are excellent and the soundstage is improved as well.
However, a couple of months back I noticed something strange! When I played a copy of Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense on CD every now and again the sound faded for a moment. This is the only CD I have noticed doing this!
After a while I got fed up with this and purchased a new copy only to find the same thing happening, but seemingly less often!
I recently played the first copy of this CD on my computer. Although the sound qualityy is much lower I did not notice any fading.
Can anyone help with this problem?

Given that this is one of the finest CD's in history I feel compelled to help...;)

If this is the only one of your CD's doing this then it sounds like some form of encryption issue on the disk.

One thing you might try is copying the CD to a CD-R on your computer, this has helped me when I've had ripping issues with certain disks.

Give me a shout if you need any assistance with coping the disk, I'm assuming that you have a CD RW of some kind, as you can play the CD on your computer...Roxio or Nero will do it for you... ;)

If all else fails send me a stamped addressed envelope and I'll pop one in the post...I have the CD, and the David Byrne re-mastered version, and the 5.1, and the DVD, and the Blu-Ray, and the vinyl...etc etc. ad nausium :)

[DaveM]

Thanks, Will. I will try to copy the disc when I have some time to do so. Is the re-mastered version an improvement in quality or just a sales ploy?

[WAD62]

Thanks, Will. I will try to copy the disc when I have some time to do so. Is the re-mastered version an improvement in quality or just a sales ploy?

Dave I may have dropped a bollock re the remaster, I have the 'brick' which is all the studio albums re mastered, but not the live ones.

So it's only the original 1984 one that I have...:doh:

The remasters have a lot more bass on them in general, remain in light is particularly good ;)

[Alex_UK]

If it is the only CD where you are having this problem I'm inclined to agree with Will -copying to CD-R has saved me on a handful of CDs that refused to play in my main CD player at the time. (Though they have subsequently played in replacement CD players - go figure. :scratch:)

[Effem]

Same as Alex has experienced above, I too have had individual discs that simply refuse to play in certain players, yet play perfectly well in other players. I think we make the mistake that all CD players when they leave the factory are all perfectly set up and calibrated.

Maybe it isn't just cars that get the "friday afternoon" production build treatment :lolsign:

[WAD62]

If it is the only CD where you are having this problem I'm inclined to agree with Will -copying to CD-R has saved me on a handful of CDs that refused to play in my main CD player at the time. (Though they have subsequently played in replacement CD players - go figure. :scratch:)

Alex I think it's to do with the attempt the industry made to copy protect some CDs, mostly during the late 80s and early 90s.

In basic terms they splattered the consecutive 'sectors' of the disk all over the place, so it presents a challenge for some older CD players, later ones probably have a little more on-board processing capabilities to overcome this.

I think they gave up once the likes of Nero & Roxio came along, hence newer disks don't suffer from it...:)