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Hi-fi system that doesn't play burned CDs

mimi7237 Posted messages 60 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I would like to know if an old hi-fi system can read an audio CD burned in CDA format and if not, why, considering the system dates back to 1991.

I tried this morning, but it didn't work; the file I burned on the CD audio RW is in FLAC format, but the tracks are all attached, making it appear as one track, which my hi-fi system doesn't detect and indicates that there is no CD in the player.

I wanted to separate this file first to make all the tracks stand out, but I can't find how to do it.

So, can an old hi-fi system read burned CDs, and is it necessary to burn them in CDA format?

Can the system read from a CD RW?

How can I separate these tracks since they are all attached and appear as one in FLAC format?

Thank you.

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    AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
     
    Hi,
    First, make sure that your CD has been burned as an Audio CD and not a data CD.

    Then,
    With old CD players, it’s not uncommon for burned CDs not to work. The most compatible are CD-Rs (not RW).

    If it doesn’t read CD-Rs, you can’t get it to play burned CDs.

    What is the model of this stereo?
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  2. mimi7237 Posted messages 60 Status Member
     
    It seems to me that audio CDs burned onto CDRs cannot be played by the stereo either; I think I tried in the past.

    The hi-fi system is a Sony MHC-510.

    I have always been forced to go through the DVD player to read burned files, but the sound is somewhat poorer and always louder than normal.

    Is this due to the player or rather to the rest of the system, which in a way cannot read a burned CD?

    Thank you.
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    1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
       
      It comes from the fact that the optical block of the CD player is unable to read burned CDs.
      In particular, the laser head cannot achieve focus adjustment, and the power of the laser on the CD sometimes also falls short.
      But there are people who know more about this than I do.
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  3. barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 929
     
    Hello,

    Usually, the hi-fi system should be able to read .cda and .wav
    I strongly suggest using the .wav

    To split your FLAC track, you can use the foobar2000 software:
    http://www.foobar2000.org/

    --

    “Artificial intelligence is defined as the opposite of natural stupidity.”
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    1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
       
      Hi,
      Once the CD is burned, there’s no more story about . something, the .cda is just the extension used on the CD, behind it is still PCM (so still WAVE), no matter the original format.
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  4. mimi7237 Posted messages 60 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    I have managed to separate the tracks. Since the tracks are in FLAC, burning them to an audio CD shouldn't pose any problems, right?

    Thank you.
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    1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
       
      If you burn the CD as an Audio CD, the source format doesn't matter; whatever it is will be PCM when it arrives on the CD (converted on the fly beforehand by the burning software).
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  6. mimi7237 Posted messages 60 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Thank you, I just tried to listen to a CD-R that I had burned a long time ago, and my hi-fi system was able to read it. I had forgotten that my system could read CDRs. I will try to read a CD-RW with the same burning to see if it works.

    Thank you.
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    1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
       
      If the player only plays one CD out of five, it might be worth considering cleaning the lens. It won't necessarily make all the burned CDs play, but it could help a bit.
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