"Interference" vs. other flaws

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I noticed while listening to some CDs that I had static.

Is your CD player more than five years old? I've seen that happen with older players. After about ten years the CD player in my 1993 Camry developed static that got worse over time, and also became worse each time a CD played for 20 minutes. I saw the same thing (worse after 10-20 minutes) with another older player. I guess it's related to internal heat, and maybe also an aging laser that outputs less light.

--Ethan