Can CD Players be altered to play CD-Rs


Is there a way to "fix" a cd player to allow it to play CD-Rs. I can get a very good deal on a cd player that i have always wanted but, i was just told that it can not play CD-Rs, which is all i listen to. This presents quite a problem. Let me know if this can be "fixed." Thanks - Ian
lordgorian
The reason CD players cannot read CD-R's is that their lasers are not tuned to the wavelengths of the light that CD-R's reflect, or that the laser pickup isn't sensitive enough (CD-R's don't reflect very much). So without changing out the transport, I'd say no
I was under the impression that the inability to play computer CD-R's or RW's was the fault of the transport's optics. CD-R aren't as reflective as reglar CDs. And CD-RWs are much worse, from what I've been lead to believe.

You could try experimenting with different colors of film. sometime you have better luck with green, blue, gold, etc whatever color in a particular transport.
Athough, the above should read some CD players won't play CDR's. Many will, ie my 13 year old Magnavox cd630 and present Rega Planet. Of course there are many more that do to!