Sean was speaking when Will spoke up.... 
 WT> On what side of a CD is the music -actually- on?  I've heard Label
 WT> Side & Unlabeled/Silver Side.  I've gotten rid of skips by cleaning
 SD> It's on the silver side... the laser in CD players reads the silver
 SD> side.  Open up an old CD player sometime and you'll see what I mean
 SD> (MAKE SURE IT'S  DISCONNECTED!  The laser beam may be invisible, but it
 Thanks, it's what I thought, until I cleaned a label side & the
skip disappeared.  Probably just got the dust off silver side in the
process.  My Denon CD is pretty much dead, ripping it apart sounds like a
good way to spend time with the kids.  Definately "unplugged", that's the
first thing the wire cutters get!
... The simple answers are invariably the least obvious.
--- S. Arizona Stick Lizard Country
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