Do cheaper head units get dirty inside easier and scratch cd's?

[pearce 10+ year member]

Hi.

I have been told by a few people that cheaper bottom of the line head units get dirty and dusty inside very easily and scratch cd-rs alot easier.

My head unit is a kdc-mp243 (Bottom of the line kenwood) and my cd-r's get tiny scratches on them after use in the head unit.

http://ae.kenwood.com/Car_Entertainment/1DIN_Receivers/KDC-MP243

I wouldnt be worried about it, but then was told that cd-r's with small scratches or dirty marks make the audio quality sound bad. Is this true? Do cd-r with small scratches on them play music that is not as clear (Clear and loud) as it would be if the cd was not scratched. I Burn all my cd's with 320 kbps and have not had a problem until now. Today it sounded like the audio quality was worse, lyrics harder to hear, etc.

Thanks.

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[Miles0803]

ive had the same problem and my is usually cd-rs get scratched and have noticed cheaper cd-rs seem to get scratched easier, also i noticed my headunit gets really hot and screws with sound quality

 

[pearce 10+ year member]

Do you know if scratched cd-r have worse sound quality, not as loud and lyrics harder to hear.

Thanks

 

[Miles0803]

idk i just noticed that when mine are scratched you can hear imperfections, skipping, scratchy noises etc

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

I dont see how a laser beam can scratch cds....

CD-rs in general are alot easier to scratch, they have a much lighter film on them than "real" cds.

The dust is brought in via a CD being loaded

and who still listens to CDs on a daily basis?

I use CDs to demo but not for daily driving

 

[pearce 10+ year member]

What do you use for daily driving?

Usb or aux in?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

ipod or mp3 disc ftmfw (fwiw, first time i've EVER said any apple product was ftmfw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif)