Pioneer PDM703 Optical pickup repair

How to fix this very common problem on many pioneer CD players.

[@stphinkle]

The one thing I love about this channel is that people often throw things away that can be easily fixed. What we need is more technicians like you and we will have a lot less in our landfills.

[@brennen22359]

Thank you so much for the video. I got the PDM 700 CD changer about 4 years ago for free at a yard sale with 6 magazines. Finally pulled it out of the closet to see if I could get it going, Otherwise it was going in the trash. Your video was the exact thing that it needed. I glued the eye in with some super white stuff, put in a disk and it worked perfectly. Again, Thank you so much for you video.

[@davidfreiboth1360]

Bought a PDM 550 on eBay. "Didn't work". By the time I found this video I had moved it around and cleaned up so if there was a lense in the chassis. The seller was great and sent me a replacement PDM510. Taking it out of the box I heard a rattle and sure enough when I took the cover off and shook it a lense popped out. Glued it in and the unit works great. Can't thank you enough. I subscribed. You will be my first source if I have future electronic issues.

[@tinchoargdark9661]

Wow man, Here in Argentina I saw many pioneer cd players who used the PEA-1030 laser pickup and all with the same problem, the focus lens comes off but with the enormous difference that where are you, they can be repaired without problems or you can get a new laser. Here you cannot do any of that since you cannot get spare parts so easily and because there are no longer good technicians like you. greetings from Argentina.

[@THOMMGB]

Dave, Thanks very much for videos like this. I love it when you show a repair that's easy for almost anyone to fix themselves. And the good news is that there's no waiting for parts. :-) Tom

[@seztho]

Hi, thank you so much for this video. I bought a Pioneer hifi system from a charity shop a few days ago. It has a PD-Z73T CD system that didn't work. I opened it up and found the lens. It is now working perfectly. Thanks again 🙂

[@infinitecanadian]

I never thought of offgassing buggering the lens! Makes sense now.

[@segasonic9117]

So weird! I just opened a PD-7700 with the same problem, no spin up or attempt to read disc. I opened it up to clean the laser and my first thought was: "huh? No laser?!?". But I thought "Nah, must be further down on the plastic to protect it, how could it have no laser lens?" I figured it was the spindle motor. Guess I will open it up again and see if I can find it!

[@wal]

I just got one of these for $6 at local thrift store and sure enough I found the lens inside the case. Thanks for this vid, I’m going to try this repair now 👍

[@12voltvids]

Remember don't use Krazy glue or you will fubar it.

[@wal]

@@12voltvids All I had was some Elmer’s stick glue in clear and once I got the lens cover on the correct way (concave side down), it works now. Mine is PD-M603 from 1995. Thanks again!

[@12voltvids]

@@wal Elmer's is fine.

[@randytweten7635]

Thank you! I was able to fix my PDM703 by watching your video. my lens was not all the way out but loose and was rubbing on the cd. it would eventually quit spinning. that's when I realized the lens was loose. glued it in place and all is good. Thanks again. Randy

[@12voltvids]

Pretty common fault on these units.

[@AndyP126]

Thank God for this video! I recently got a free Denon DCM-777 that would not work. It uses an Pioneer PWY1010 pickup. Pulled the pickup out and the lens was missing. Took some effort to find the lens, but once I cleaned it and glued it back in, the thing started to play CDs!

[@DrCassette]

I've heard about this problem and because if it I have always avoided old Pioneer CD Players. But this seems to be quite an easy repair, if the lens is still inside the unit. I thought the laser assembly would be buried much deeper in the mechanism requiring complicated disassembly and reassembly.

[@12voltvids]

Not on these units. Right on top. The other units with the laser on the bottom, more difficult to access.

[@BeachTechPC]

Nice save! Worked on a few of these back in the 90's myself.

[@12voltvids]

I have done dozens of these over the years. Owner was very happy to get it repaired. Brought me his sl1400 turntable for the next project.

[@shellywadeaboc1475]

Thanks for the video!! I was very upset that me cd player quit playing. Tried all the normal things cleaning, reset and such. This worked!! Playing my favorites & doing the happy dance!! Thanks again!

[@itsgotime2531]

Many, many thanks 😊. Have missed playing my oldies and Christmas cds. You've made my year!

[@GoldSrc_]

I've heard about this problem but never seen it in person, makes you think what were they thinking with this design. Among other weird fixes, I once read on the internet like 15 years ago, about using soapy water to clean pick-up units whose lenses were dirty on the back. They would dunk the entire thing in a glass of soapy water, never saw any pictures of it and I never heard of such method again, did you ever heard about it or even do it yourself?

[@12voltvids]

Never say anyone dunk a pickup in soapy water. I have one that is bad from smoke. Perhaps worth a try and see if it will clean up.

[@jasonthejawman5442]

I have the same unit I never had an issue. Video was helpful

[@brennen22359]

And yeah, I almost thought about using superglue. Then I thought of the white spider Web that it creates which would tarnish the lens. What kind of glue did you actually use I used E 6000 hopefully it doesn't screw it up.

[@AestheticFunk]

Would you consider explaining how to find the a laser's RF signal in a future video? I work on CD drives from time to time and I sometimes have to tweak the pots because they don't read too well anymore. If a laser mechanism doesn't have a well documented RF test point online I'll usually get stuck. Sometimes the fancier laser pickups have tons of unlabeled test points, making things that much more difficult.

[@12voltvids]

Usually they are labeled. If not you can usually find it by probing around until you see the waveform.

[@afreisi]

Hi ! I have the same problem, no attempt to spin the disc, but the the lens is in place and laser emission can I see with my camera. Can you help me, please. Thanks Regards

[@njsalvationarmy]

How do you tell if the lens is right side up when putting it back in? I have this exact problem but can't tell the difference on which side is up. I don't want to glue it in the wrong side up. Thanks!

[@Broncort1]

I'm not so lucky with mine. I put the lens back in and it spins again but the music just skips around. Update: It plays just fine when you hold the player up on about a 60 degree or up angle with the front of the player being the high point.

[@davidfreiboth1360]

So what if you can't find the lens? I haven't done a thorough look at all the crooks and crannies but the shake test did not reveal anything rattling around.

[@williamhopkins7065]

What if you glue the lens in and it still doesn't spin? Doesn't just start spinning and when I press play It's like I hear a small click as if something didn't cut on, then it goes back into cycling thru. Anyone have an idea?

[@rawr51919]

If the mech was flipped upside-down inside the unit itself, and the slot matched to fit, then this problem can be solved for good as gravity will actually help the laser instead of hinder it's longevity. That and the ribbon cable needs to be made longer to reach the components it needs to in that orientation.

[@12voltvids]

I don't know why Pioneer put the disks in this orientation. Me thinks it was so that they were infringing on someone else's patents with regard to CD cartridge changers. (Sony with their car audio) By making the disks face the opposite direction they aren't the same right.

[@rawr51919]

@@12voltvids Changing the orientation doesn't fix infringing design. They should've licensed it from Sony first.

[@12voltvids]

they just have to make the mechanism different enough. Sony for example was a 10 disk cartridge. Pioneer was a 6. Sony extracted the disks from the trays, pioneer flipped the tray out. Another reason for the up side down disk was because the tray flipped out. If the disk was played from the bottom, there would have needed to be a big cutout in the tray design so the laser could pole through. This is why sony extracted the disk completely, and reinserted it into the cartridge. Having the swing out tray with the disk upside down only required a hole in the middle for the clamper, as opposed to a huge cutout for the entire optical block, which would require it to be completely open on one edge so the laser could play to the edge. This would have reduced the strength of the swing out tray, and increased the probability of jamming. So the upside down disk allowed a complete tray that the disk sat in that would be resistant from jamming, and was different enough in design that they could patent it.

[@mesa4rosa]

Muchas gracias por su video. Me ayudó mucho solucionar un problema idéntico que mi Pionner pdz 76 tenía. 👏👏

[@borealmat1889]

Hola amigo, pudiste solucionar? Yo tengo el mismo reproductor estuve haciendo pruebas colocando la lente sin pegarla y no funcionaba, quizás sea necesario pegarla... Gracias un saludo

[@Tiger-dl1yn]

I did the same operation, I put two dots of glue and the reader started reading great👍🏻

[@allanlinden9947]

I accidentally used a tiny bit of super glue to reattach the lens back onto my PD-M6000 because I saw a different repair video before yours (then the guy admits in a follow on video he should not have used superglue). So after this didn’t work I found your video that said not to use super glue. So I opened the player back up and was able to pry the lens back off again. What should I do at this point? Do I have any chance of fixing this now? Thanks

[@borealmat1889]

Same experience here 😓😓, what is the correct glue..?

[@borealmat1889]

Dude this is gold, thaaaanks. i´ve allready repair mine as you describe in this video.

[@MsCori76]

Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind as I have a unit the same as this.

[@TheGRiordan]

Thanks you so much. Your video helped me to fix my Pioneer CD player SD703

[@tonyd1149]

Excellent video. Thank you for making and posting it.

[@jasonthejawman5442]

magazine cartridge CD player have a TECA too great machines

[@jeremiahjosephborja5879]

What kind of glue did you use? I was gifted a Pioneer PD-M552 cd changer and this is the same issue it went through.

[@MovieGuy846]

I have been aware of this issue for awhile and always wondered what the preferred glue was to reattach the lense. Thanks for pointing out why you used white glue. Can you tell me how long one would expect the lense to stay adhered? I figure it could still pop out again at some point.

[@user-ev6vb9ch1w]

Thanks for putting up informative videos like this... I have a Pioneer 533K DVD player that only detects a VCD or music CD, but not a DVD. Would it imply that the laser pickup is bad, or would that mean some low voltage/current issue ? Can a pickup be replaced without use of diagnostic scopes and desoldering ?

[@cdos9186]

I have the same problem with my Pioneer PD-M530 and I used Elmer's Clear Glue and when I glued it in place it still didn't work! I am so frustrated, I tried the lens in both ways and still don't know why it won't read discs.

[@petersmith4524]

i have the problem, i'v been told the glue can cloud the lens also told, the lens needs to be in a precise position

[@cdos9186]

@@petersmith4524 :(

[@petersmith4524]

if it spins then stops, rotate the lens, took forever, to find that sweet spot, then a tiny drop of glue

[@cdos9186]

@@petersmith4524 Not looking forward to that!

[@shaun9107]

If gravity can nock the lens out I bet there was a load of them already out during transit . Sold in the shops " not working " I had one sold to me for £5 , £250 retail not so lucky Pioneer good sold stuff but this is a bit stupid how they let this " PASS " ?

[@shaun5427]

thats a lucky one , it still plays Shame on pioneer , not glued in .Verry hard sond with Pioneer , a bit punchyhard put flat .I never settled with CD players to this day

[@eugeniakozlowski2061]

Do you have a video on a stuck drawer that won't open on kenwood DV-505 carousel cd/dvd player?

[@SteveGuardyak]

PDM601 lens appears to be intact but disc does not spin. laser moves slightly to the right. Unit was working, was not moved but was not used for several years. Any ideas?

[@kneckt100]

do you know where to buy only the lens? I have a CD changer that lacks that lens

[@cdrepaircd5598]

i have the pd-m40 it also happen to me and i just put the lens back in and it has not fallen out since

[@12voltvids]

It will fall out again some day. Thats why it needs to be glued in place.

[@rawr51919]

@@12voltvids Even with the glue, it'll still fall out again. Just it'll take even longer to do so (and you have to clean the old glue chunks off while you're at it, which isn't fun).

[@12voltvids]

If it is glued in it shouldn't fall out. It took 20 years to fall the first time. I doubt the unit will still be serviceable by the time it needs service again. I have never seen them fall out when glued in place. The original was just press fit in.

[@michaelheizol9006]

I have repaired many of Pioneer CD Players with the same Problem. It´s importent to check the Eyepattern of the Pickup PEA1030. You can adjust tangential and radial. Many People has to try to fix the lens with second glue. That´s not a good idea!!

[@tylerevans1700]

I just reattached the lens in mine, and now it works but started skipping pretty bad after using a few songs. Is that what should I do with mine? (Adjust the stuff you mentioned). I was about to probably tear it up trying to get the lens back out to see if I could make it any better. But I'm pretty sure the lens is fine. If I remember correctly when it first started it didn't seem to skip. Not not sure why the optical assembly is loose, like when I screw it back in, why is not tight? It even has rubber grommets. Does it need to move up and down like that? Sorry for all the questions.

[@michaelheizol9006]

@@tylerevans1700 Hello, the Problem, you can´t repair a CD Player without Measuring. You must know what you do. I´m shure, the eyepattern is bad. For controll, you need a oscilloscope. This gives you all the answers of your questions. Without measuring, you stepped in the dark.

[@tylerevans1700]

@@michaelheizol9006 good to know! I need to get a cheap one just to have. And so you think it could still be that problem if It doesn't skip when I tilt the unit 45 degrees to the front (picking up the back, front then tilting down). That happens and from some other comments it seems related to possibly the spindle motor? Idk. I think I can hear the laser hitting cd also, but I'm fairly certain I have the lense fully seated. Been a long few days fiddling with this dang thing... Lol

[@allanlinden9947]

I cleaned lens with alcohol and popped it back in - no glue for now. Double checked lens alignment/attachment looks OK. Disk spins but CD player still not reading. Doesn’t seem to make any sense. Any ideas? Much appreciated. This is for my PD-M6000. Maybe I should give up at this point.

[@borealmat1889]

Same thing here, I think it's the glue, it have to be glued

[@dillonsaudio]

does it matter which side of the lens you use? Both sides look the same to me

[@12voltvids]

Yes it does. Look closely. One side is slightly concave and the other convex. The concave side is the side that faces the laser diode, the convex side the disk. Put it in upside down and it will never focus.

[@dillonsaudio]

@@12voltvids Yup...and it works!! Thank you so much and your other vids are awesome too

[@daveward1969]

Great video had the same issue working fine now but have a other one that's not powering up can you help please

[@Nguoiphuongnam1122]

Hi, I'm using the Pioneer PD-07A .Could you please give me some advice about how to lock it lens or how to prevent its lens falling out during shipping. I had got the same issued as your video showed and paid nearly 300$ for that issued for fixing. Thank you

[@linkmaster959]

Thanks, it works! Now I wish I didn't buy another one

[@robwebster7406]

Great vid 👍 have 2 of them 6 disc multi changers, know what to look for when they fail 😊

[@lagunabay51]

The lens on my PD-P910 Pioneer Optical Block fell and glued it back it yet it won't read the disk. Any idea what the issue might be? Can this part be replaced? If so where can one purchase on "if lucky". Thanks

[@sinanoztan9900]

Hi. Can you help me on below matter: There is a pioneer DV 515 DVD player. Plays DVDs without problem. It skips and or hesitates to identify on some CDs . The same skipping CDs can be played on another player without problems. On the DVD integrated board there are two adjutments one for frequency and other for VCO voltage. I was unable to check the frequency but the VCO voltage is at 1.9 Volts when playing a CD. It looks ok. On the laser pick up there are two pots but I did not touch them should I be tweaking them a bit to solve the CD issue? If yes any suugestion for working without osilloscope? Thanks.

[@farooqakram4867]

What is the best to do in case you do not find the lens in the unit

[@12voltvids]

Then you have to change the pickup

[@gartmorn]

Is the glue pva based. I know cyanoacrylate 'super glue' can make acrylics etc go opaque!

[@WhippingBrady]

Same issue with my PD-M603. One question though, Does it matter which way you put the lens back in. I put it back without glue and it seems to fit either way. Just didn't know if it made a difference, but didn't want to glue it down in the wrong position.

[@12voltvids]

If it works then you are ok.

[@WhippingBrady]

@@12voltvids Thanks for the reply. I put the lens back in and it still won't seem to play the CDs. I did get it to play a disc for a little while but then when I put it all back together it stopped working again. The lens did not fall out so I'm stumped now. If you have any thoughts on things to try, I'd really appreciate it.

[@zx8401ztv]

Smashing, nice easy one :-D. That's mad, press fit lense with no glue, i bet they didn't do that ever again lol.

[@neulake]

Hi, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have a PD-M630 player that no longer works. After seeing your video I opened it to check the lens but the lens is ok, so I turned it on in test mode and found that the spindle motor does not spin at all. Then I powered it with an external low-power source, in this way it spins well. I was wondering if there is a way to fix this problem without replacing the motor

[@12voltvids]

If it spins with external power the motor is fine. If the laser does not detect focus it won't start the motor.

[@neulake]

@@12voltvids Thanks for your answer. Does this mean that the laser is dead? Or maybe I can try to clean the lens better?

[@alexfausto7820]

Hi nice video easy repair, thanks for share your knowledge i want to know if you can help me with mi PDF-906 101 disc changer, some times when i put a brand new disc to play it attends to skip like the disc has scratches of something and i hear a little noise coming out of the player like a whistle, its a random failure because it can be for hours and some times it doesn´t do nothing works normal

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Like Elmer's glue all?

[@12voltvids]

Yes that is what I used. Just repackaged and sold by the now out of business main electronics under their own brand.

[@franciscopradog.2878]

Hello, I´m looking for a CD lens for my Nakamichi CDC3. Do you know where can I find it?. Best.

[@12voltvids]

Sorry don't know.

[@rp1883]

Which way does lens install? It's hard to tell from video.

[@StephenTinius]

Re-glued the lens on my Denon DCM-444 but still no joy. How can I tell whether the laser is working? Should I see a light? How can I test it otherwise. Thx,

[@12voltvids]

If you have s Sony camera with night shot you will see it clearly vin night shot mode.

[@StephenTinius]

@@12voltvids Thanks! I happen to have an HDR-SR7 video cam with nightshot. I'll give it a try tomorrow.

[@FeCr3]

I had fixed the same problem years ago too.

[@machannel8746]

Shouldn't you have cleaned the lens, or at least avoid putting fingerprints all over them ? Just asking, strangely enough I have a PD91 (TTL at the time) with this same problem! The lens/mech are mouted differently though... Cheers

[@12voltvids]

The surface of the lens is not in focus so a fingerprint is not going to impede the laser. Cigarette,cigar, and weed smoke and the crap that people vape certainly does though.

[@davidgeltz7604]

Had one of those last month same problem when i opened it up and found the lens stuck to some grease on the bottom

[@ja88ott]

Hi, I have the PDM702 which is not reading any discs. It spins up, clicks a bit then moves onto the next disc. After watching this.I checked the lens.but it is fine and clean. Anything else to look for? Cheers

[@12voltvids]

Check motor bearings to see if it is spinning up fast enough. Other than that it could be a bad laser.

[@ja88ott]

@@12voltvids thank you for the reply. I didn't think about the motor, I'll check this out. My mind was going straight to the laser. Many thanks again!

[@ridgerunner4943]

Any recommendations on where to get a replacement focus lens?

[@12voltvids]

Good luck with that.

[@ridgerunner4943]

it would be a shame to toss out a beautiful machine for want of a $5 plastic lens.

[@12voltvids]

@@ridgerunner4943 you can always look for a broken one and pop the lens off.

[@pepscalibra4x4]

My lens disapered on my pd-m 6disk player anyone can link too someone who sell lens?

[@moisesavila9186]

Which side of the lens is facing the disc?

[@12voltvids]

Its pretty obvious which way the lens goes in. Convex up, concave down. It would be pretty hard to put it in the wrong way. That would take a special type of skill.

[@jnagarya519]

What glue do you use to reattach lenses?

[@12voltvids]

Elmer's glue. Same stuff kids use in school. Many glues off gas when they cute and that can damage optics.

[@TrevorSchmahl]

I have a similar PD-M403, lens fell out, found it, glued it back in, but nothing. Any thoughths? If the lens was damaged (perhaps?) do you know where to obtain replacements?

[@12voltvids]

You have to be real careful gluing the lens in. No fuming glue like krazy glue. That will destroy the optics and require a laser replacement. The lens is not available separately. You have to change the optical block.

[@TrevorSchmahl]

@@12voltvids Well that's exactly what happened. Crap. Crazy glue.

[@12voltvids]

@@TrevorSchmahl Been there done that. Back in my servicing days my assistant that did that once and f***ed it up. He then sent it over to my bench and because he couldn't get it to work. He saw me do it with regular white glue, so I have no idea why he thought crazy glue was a good idea, but it wasn't.

[@INTERNA9]

Thanx

[@buistebirisvar]

hi, have u experienced such a problem? mine is; while it is playing track, the song is cut for a sec or shorter.. or u r hearing "pit...pit..." sounds.. i unmounted the lens..seems no problem.. lens moves forw, backw.. no problem.. but when i push down the tray it makes the same problems.. but it seems tray is stable.. there is only one belt as far as i saw.. but lens is moving.. do u have any idea?

[@buistebirisvar]

i solved the problem.. the 4 rubber pads seen at 1:46..i saw that they were lost height because they have been under pressure by the lens kit.. the lens probably hit the cd itself while it was spinning.. i completely put the pads under the kit.. so lens kit gain height.. maybe 1 mm.. thats enough for now.. songs are perfect without any noise your roy orbison is nice

[@tylerevans1700]

@@buistebirisvar this is the same problem I have. I'm not sure how to make the lens gain any height tho...

[@buistebirisvar]

@@tylerevans1700 i wrote the solution above..expand the all answers below my message.. by putting the 4 rubber legs(feet) under the lens kit.. look 1:43 there are 4 rubber legs.. they are fixed with their notch.. notch parts are in plate.. i put those rubbers under plate and screw.. i m sure those rubbers will get lose their height soon. i will try to find different solution to keep lens a bit over the cd.. (maybe with a high density sponge etc) i only found 2 rubbers at ebay last year but it was very expensive n we need 4..(sry for my english, if u dont understand what my solution is; write here again so that i or you can write email here and i can send u a photo)

[@raydeffett8435]

Wow I just tossed mine out maybe same problem shit

[@rawr51919]

A rather... comical problem when you think about it.

[@12voltvids]

I bet many people were sold a new optical pickup back in the day due to this problem.

[@rawr51919]

@@12voltvids And yet, that pickup might also suffer the same fate.

[@12voltvids]

you betcha.

[@rawr51919]

@@12voltvids The irony that the in-house service shops would've had for that machine... I can't even... They made one tank after another and yet they couldn't fix something this simple?

[@devinmccloud]

PD-M502 had the same issue. Lense in the case. Dollar store super glue.

[@TechieZeddie]

OMG, your video just gave me hope! I just got a Nakamichi CDC-3A and have this exact issue. It also has an inverted pickup assembly. I watched your video at midnight so it's too late for me to try this (need to sleep so I can wake up for work tomorrow, lol). But now I absolutely have to try this when I get back home! I'll have to update you! You can see me reacting to this issue in real time here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2m8nqOoiJKJoLs So the white glue is basically Elmer's glue, yes? I was going to use something like Loctite or Krazy Glue. Since this video is 4 years old, how has the glue held up?

[@12voltvids]

Yes Elmer's glue other types off gas and will cloud the lens.

[@TechieZeddie]

@@12voltvids thanks for the clarification. How has it held up? Worried because that glue don't tend to hold well after some time especially with smooth plastic.

[@12voltvids]

@@TechieZeddie i haven't had any come back.

[@TechieZeddie]

@@12voltvids Good enough for me! I'll give this a go!

[@TechieZeddie]

Sorry, one more question. I read in Audiokarma forum (some old posts that linked to this youtube video actually) that also said we need to make sure the lens is aligned. I didn't see you do any alignment or make sure the lens is on a certain way. Many seem to say it was necessary or it would still have issues tracking. Is that something you found to be true? If so, do you have a video on how to align it? Thanks again!

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

I would have made sure to clean the lens.

[@12voltvids]

What makes you think I didn't clean it?

[@heatherhart7211]

Do you still repair cd players? Can we send them to you?

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Hey. I just got a PD-m435 and the line level seems awfully high compared to my other cd player and turntable. Is there an adjustment for that or is it due to degeneration of caps or something?

[@12voltvids]

That would be dependent on the output level of the DAC. Some units will drive a full 2 volts, and others 1 volt. It is dependent on the design, and not a flaw. my Sony CDP555ES for example has both a high level fixed and a variable level output, and it's high level output is louder than most other components. The principle is higher voltage output needs less gain at the power amp, so the volume control is lowered, which in turn will reduce the noise factor of incidental noise picked up by the interconnect leads by a factor of 2 over a unit with a low level output.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@12voltvids Yeah but this actually distorts at a pretty low volume. Might be that specific cd I noticed it on is poorly mastered though. But it's very eeasy to hear the distortion when there is only sining in the beginning of a song. But as I said it ight be they used the vinyl master for that cd. But its a little difficult when you change between different componnts to always remember to adjust the volume. I know that the dag in my EMU proffessional soundcard had "studio line level" and was louder than normal consumer sound cards but it never distorted like that.

[@12voltvids]

@@rimmersbryggeri If it is distorting on a CD that is recorded at a high level you may have a DAC problem.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@12voltvids I suspect it's poorly mastered becaue it's a budget release of the best of otis redding. Only the vocals that distort though.

[@12voltvids]

@@rimmersbryggeri More than likely. There are many poorly mastered releases of old recordings mainly because the old recordings have deteriorated from being stored so long. If it was a valuable recording such as an unreleased recording of the beatles or something they would spend more time in clean up but if a burget release of a less known artist who knows how much effort will go into it.

[@daveward1969]

Great video had the same issue working fine now but have a other one that's not powering up can you help please

[@sacflies]

I have a Pioneer PD-M730 that the lens had fallen out. I found the lens and glued it back in with some clear tacky glue. It worked initially, although it didn't read disc six in the magazine. It played all the other discs fine. But a few weeks later it stopped reading discs again...just spins and spins, going thru all the slots in the magazine and nothing. Weird. I tried cleaning the lens again but still nothing. The lens is still firmly in place. Any ideas?