quick cdp question...

[mr cat]

hi, quick question here!

since I leave my kit on 24/7 - does it matter if I leave my cdp on 'pause' or should I always hit the 'stop' button when not listening..? - or doesn't it make any difference?

p.s. happy new year!

cheers

 

[technobear]

I think the disc keeps spinning in pause mode. Don't know if the laser is turned off.

 

[garyi]

Every CDPlayer I ever had continues to spin on pause with the laser primed to go, hence why you can press pause again and the music immediately starts.

I am struggling to work out why you would want to leave it on pause. I can't come back to the centre of some music after a while.

 

[Tenson]

I think some Sony players even left the laser on when on, but stopped. They wore out fast!

 

[Garmt]

Hit 'stop'. You will wear out the drive and laser if you don't. No reason to keep it spinning and reading...

 

[zanash]

You need to consider the laser as a consumable....it will have a finite life span. It would not be sensible to wear it out prematurely.