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PS Audio Lambda transport making a 'tick tick tick' sound when playing CDs

I’ve got an older PS Audio Lambda transport that developed a “ticking” sound the other night.  It started out really subtle, very minor ‘tick tick tick’ type of sound along with the music that grew a little louder as the track progressed.  It was a fairly long CD at ~78 minutes – I know some of these older transports don’t like the longer discs.  I tried a different transport and it wasn't there, so it wasn't on the source disc.

Any idea what that might be, and if it’s fixable?  I really like this transport because the digital display is much larger than most and it’s easy to read from across the room.  Who still works on these types of units?

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russ69
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Out of balance CD perhaps, it happens.

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marlin38 OP
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It's definitely coming from the speakers, not just a physical sound of the the CD rubbing up against something on the internals.  Could an out of balance CD translate to that sound coming through the speakers?

Thank you,  Mark

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russ69
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Could an out of balance CD translate to that sound coming through the speakers?

Not sure about that but maybe. I have opened the tray on a disc that was clicking and gave it a partial turn and reloaded it and have it spin OK. I've also had a disc that would not stop clicking in one drive but worked in others. 

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stereo5
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Sounds like the the cd is skipping due to the players inability to properly play a much longer disk. 

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