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I bought a 4 cd set of Jazz from Costco for $17.99. I put disc one in a
Denon from 1986 and the disc would not load. Finally it did and began to
play and skip. Then I tried it in a 10 year old Marantz and 2 different
cd burners. No problem.

On a wild guess I decided to copy the disc which I did. IT played
flawlessly in the old Denon. So why wouldn't the original disc load or
play in the Denon but the copy I burned of it would?

I don't want to take the set back back to Costco if 2,3,4 play. I did
get a chicka, chicka, chicka, from the Denon and an error of OC. I'd be
happy with the copy of disc one as I realize I could get the last set
and it could have a problem. This way I have a copy I can play on either
machine. Both CD players were close to top of the line if that matters.

David said:

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I bought a 4 cd set of Jazz from Costco for $17.99. I put disc one in a
Denon from 1986 and the disc would not load. Finally it did and began to
play and skip. Then I tried it in a 10 year old Marantz and 2 different
cd burners. No problem.

With an old player like that, most likely the laser power has
diminished over time.
Some CDs are less reflective than others, and there's simply not
enough signal left from reflection to make the old player work.
You could ask a tech to turn up the laser's power of the Denon, but
that's only a temporary solution, as the laser will be worn out soon.
Replacement time, either for the laser or the player!

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Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

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David said:

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I bought a 4 cd set of Jazz from Costco for $17.99. I put disc one in a
Denon from 1986 and the disc would not load.

There's your problem right there. Get a new CD player. They're dirt cheap
now.