CD player vibration from CD's


I was changing a cd and noticed a strong vibration in my Oppo BD83SE cd player. I have had quite a few cd players and have never noticed this kind of vibration before. I found it was not caused by all cd's. With some, the majority, there is very little or no vibration. I am assuming the cd's in question are not round. Anyone else have this happen with your players? I am especially interested in Oppo Players but anyone feel free to chime in.
leatherneck1812

Showing 2 responses by geoffkait

An excellent example of why it's so important to obtain true level of the CD transport, which, as fate would have it, cannot necessarily be obtained by sticking a level on top of the CD player due to tolerances of manufacture. A non-level transport just exacerbates any tendency of the disc to wobble or flutter.
I have been using three 1 inch strips of black plastic tape applied radially on CDs for some time. I suspect the tape reduces vibration of the CD whilst spinning. Of course there are a number of CD mats that address vibration, too.