Hello,

I own a Denon DCD-810 which plays mostly fine. I’ve cleaned the lens, changed the belt and cleaned / greased the rails and gears on this thing and it can play hours without a hitch.

Now I notice that certain CD’s skip sometimes. Nothing is physically damaged with the CD’s themselves (as far as I can see). The skipping is not always on the same moments but seem to concentrate more on the first few tracks. Although that might also be my perception because usually I just throw in a different CD when the skipping starts.

So having playing Purple Haze for the third time now in a row I started out with skipping and now it plays almost flawlessly. The player has already been playing for more that an hour before so no cold components as far as I know. I can find no relation between the skipping CD’s in age. Old or new both can be jerky.

Does anyone know what could cause skipping on certain CD’s while others play fine for hours on end? I accept my DCD-810 being a fossil as a valid answer ;)

  • @daggermoonEnglish
    2•22 days ago

    If you have the technical knowledge to replace the laser it might be worth it. It’s a beautiful machine. I don’t think it’s that difficult. I’ve seen videos of people doing it before. Just make sure to do some research before attempting. I have a vintage Sony player that has the same problem as yours I’ve been meaning to fix as well. I’ll let you know how that goes if I ever get around to it. My main player right now is a Denon DVD-1930CI DVD/SACD player. It’s from 2008 and has held up so far.

    • @HC4LOPEnglish
      2•21 days ago

      Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will look into it. I just have a small stack of CD’s I can’t play so I’ll manage for now. 2008 is like brand new haha. Sony’s look great so good luck!