I still wish they had cheap iPod-like song storage for home stereo components.  I get sick and tired of my CD skipping when I turn up the music.  I have already tried material as "shock absorbers."

Are you joking?

No, I'm serious.  My drum room is upstairs.  The vibration from sound makes my CD player skip.  It is aggravating as can be.  Any ideas - keeping in mind I am kind of cheap?

That was pointed out to me before, I think.  Still, the Olive has a hard drive.  I imagine it will be just as prone to skip as a CD.

Oh, that's right, you drum along with the music, right? What you need are drum attenuators.

Well, the skipping also occurs when I just have the stereo playing a little loud.  I am wondering if my CD player has a calibration issue or it's old technology without good anti-skip features, or what?  The model is below in my signature.  It is an oldie but sounds good (except for the damn skipping).

That's a toughie, Jeff. A new CD player could cost you as much as $39.

??? Skipping?  I think you need a new CD player Jeff...

 

Wine corks are a good cheap isolation item to try. I found a bag of several dozen at a yard sale a year back.

How old is the CD player?

Have you cleaned the laser with a Q tip and 90% plus alchol? 

 

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$39 CD players sound beaky and biting to me. 

Audio Flynn:

$39 CD players sound beaky and biting to me. 

I had a 2yr old HK universal machine that skipped even after cleaning attempts, so I through it in the dumpster. Maybe the HK's don't last.

 

Go to Home Depot. Hardware department. Ask for round rubber bumpers that go on the wall(usually purchased so a door knob does not make a hole in the wall when it opens). These have an adhesive back. Buy 5 of them to use as feet under your cd player: 1 in each of the corners and 1 in the center(you might want to remove the factory feet). Put a hard covered book on top of your player after reconnecting. Problem should go away. These new "feet" will set you back about $10. If for any reason it does not work, too bad. I am not offering a money back guarantee, and you can use them on an amp/preamp or something else as an upgrade. These work for me! Please let me know how it works out.

Lascaladan:

Go to Home Depot. Hardware department. Ask for round rubber bumpers that go on the wall(usually purchased so a door knob does not make a hole in the wall when it opens). These have an adhesive back. Buy 5 of them to use as feet under your cd player: 1 in each of the corners and 1 in the center(you might want to remove the factory feet). Put a hard covered book on top of your player after reconnecting. Problem should go away. These new "feet" will set you back about $10. If for any reason it does not work, too bad. I am not offering a money back guarantee, and you can use them on an amp/preamp or something else as an upgrade. These work for me! Please let me know how it works out.

 

Mass loadign is not so bad an idea. I hate skips! 

"Well, the skipping also occurs when I just have the stereo playing a little loud"

This is a Jeff little loud. The man that was convinced 60 wpc would not be enough for him on his KHorns. MY guess - there may be nothing wrong with teh CD player itself - but there may be structural damage to the property.....

OK - just teasting you there Jeff - borrow a CD player from a friend and see if it has the same problem. If it does - get a joggers CD player, if it doesn't - forget to return it...