Sony (CDX - R33300S S-Mosfet) sound skips !!

navdeep · 15th September 2006, 18:31

Hi Guys,

I have 2 yr old Sony (CDX - R33300S S-Mosfet) fitted in my car. Suddenly it is giving a strange problem. The sound ( words ) skips in all my CD's. I tried new CDR too but same problem. I use MP3 CDs mostly.

I have cleaned the lens manually( a month ago ) but no improvement. What can be the reasons ?

Also to add from last 5-6 days sound rarely skips. I don't how it got improved but it was giving
problem from last 2 months..

Please suggest ..

Thanks..

rsjaurr · 15th September 2006, 21:02

You should be happy that problem has gone away though it may raise its ugly head again.........coz its SONY.

Sony HU r known for this problem and lens is the culprit.You need to reapir it but that will be the wastage of money.
Why dont u upgrade ur HU to kenwood/blaupunkt or pioneer?

navdeep · 15th September 2006, 21:17

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Originally Posted by rsjaurr

You should be happy that problem has gone away though it may raise its ugly head again.........coz its SONY.

Sony HU r known for this problem and lens is the culprit.You need to reapir it but that will be the wastage of money.
Why dont u upgrade ur HU to kenwood/blaupunkt or pioneer?

do you mean I need to change the lens ??? Is it that bad .. life of just 2 years ..??

iraghava · 16th September 2006, 00:48

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Originally Posted by navdeep

do you mean I need to change the lens ??? Is it that bad .. life of just 2 years ..??

No, he means change the while Head Unit/Stereo/Deck!! And yes an HU lasting only 2 years is bad. My various Alpine's have served me excellently over the last 5 yrs.

abhibh · 16th September 2006, 00:53

Dude yes there is problem with sony.. Bor. had sony player started giving problems after 1 year.. shifted to JVC and its still going. 4 Years now. No complaint. No lens cleaning etc or any service has been done..

rsjaurr · 16th September 2006, 16:21

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Originally Posted by navdeep

do you mean I need to change the lens ??? Is it that bad .. life of just 2 years ..??

yeah....u only need to change the lens whcih may cost u around 2000rs though u have to confirm it from sony guys.Rest of ur HU is fine,just the lens probelm.

So u can weigh ur all options and come to ur own conclusion.

babhishek · 17th September 2006, 17:55

chill can be due to a lot of reasons like condensation dirt.. bad cd toc
sony is pretty good.
and it outsells everything in india due to a reason.

kb100 · 17th September 2006, 19:39

and Maruthi 800 used to outsell every car in Indai as well....

Sony's in India are known to have this issue - the others rarely -if ever -have had such problems!

Finally its your $$$

jkdas · 17th September 2006, 20:25

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Originally Posted by rsjaurr

yeah....u only need to change the lens whcih may cost u around 2000rs though u have to confirm it from sony guys.Rest of ur HU is fine,just the lens probelm.

So u can weigh ur all options and come to ur own conclusion.

2-2.5k for lens change.

I had this problem with my SOny HU. Got it fixed @ 400rs at a local shop who deals with ICE; but was warned that I should change if this happens next time.

and how did you clean the lens?

rsjaurr · 17th September 2006, 20:39

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2-2.5k for lens change.

I had this problem with my SOny HU. Got it fixed @ 400rs at a local shop who deals with ICE; but was warned that I should change if this happens next time.

JK,this information was given to me by one of my doctor colleague just 4-5 days back coz he has sony HU with similar problem.I usually dont trust him and thanx for reminding me that..

And guess what,he offered me 2000 for my HU.I was like...

jkdas · 17th September 2006, 23:04

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Originally Posted by rsjaurr

JK,this information was given to me by one of my doctor colleague just 4-5 days back coz he has sony HU with similar problem.I usually dont trust him and thanx for reminding me that..

And guess what,he offered me 2000 for my HU.I was like...

same for me! 2000 for my 2yr old HU ( which cost 12k now!)

navdeep · 17th September 2006, 23:11

I never expected this from a sony product .. actually I choosed Sony to be on safe side ..

aZa · 17th September 2006, 23:19

I also had the same problem with my Sony HU long back... !!! Been using a pioneer no skippy jumpy stuff for 2 yrs now with two different HU's. i think you should get this thing repaired and sell it off asap

jkdas · 18th September 2006, 11:09

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Originally Posted by navdeep

I never expected this from a sony product .. actually I choosed Sony to be on safe side ..

hehe. Sony was good some time back ( my opinion!). Now they sell coz of that brand name.

suren181 · 31st October 2006, 17:16

Count me in guys as yet another victim.... 18 month old Sony 5800 (VCD) model and they say I have to change the lens now and 3.2k for that at Sony without warranty... hmmmm.... wish I was at this forum 19 months back where in I had junked my lovely trustworthy JVC ACD model for this piece of Junk....

15th September 2006, 18:31	#1
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	Hi Guys, I have 2 yr old Sony (CDX - R33300S S-Mosfet) fitted in my car. Suddenly it is giving a strange problem. The sound ( words ) skips in all my CD's. I tried new CDR too but same problem. I use MP3 CDs mostly. I have cleaned the lens manually( a month ago ) but no improvement. What can be the reasons ? Also to add from last 5-6 days sound rarely skips. I don't how it got improved but it was giving problem from last 2 months.. Please suggest .. Thanks..
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15th September 2006, 21:02	#2
rsjaurr BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batala Posts: 777 Thanked: 28 Times	You should be happy that problem has gone away though it may raise its ugly head again.........coz its SONY. Sony HU r known for this problem and lens is the culprit.You need to reapir it but that will be the wastage of money. Why dont u upgrade ur HU to kenwood/blaupunkt or pioneer?
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16th September 2006, 00:53	#5
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Dude yes there is problem with sony.. Bor. had sony player started giving problems after 1 year.. shifted to JVC and its still going. 4 Years now. No complaint. No lens cleaning etc or any service has been done..
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17th September 2006, 17:55	#7
babhishek BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 335 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	chill can be due to a lot of reasons like condensation dirt.. bad cd toc sony is pretty good. and it outsells everything in india due to a reason.
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17th September 2006, 19:39	#8
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 23 Times	and Maruthi 800 used to outsell every car in Indai as well.... Sony's in India are known to have this issue - the others rarely -if ever -have had such problems! Finally its your $$$
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17th September 2006, 23:11	#12
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	I never expected this from a sony product .. actually I choosed Sony to be on safe side ..
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17th September 2006, 23:19	#13
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	I also had the same problem with my Sony HU long back... !!! Been using a pioneer no skippy jumpy stuff for 2 yrs now with two different HU's. i think you should get this thing repaired and sell it off asap
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31st October 2006, 17:16	#15
suren181 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 848 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Sony 5800 HU problem Count me in guys as yet another victim.... 18 month old Sony 5800 (VCD) model and they say I have to change the lens now and 3.2k for that at Sony without warranty... hmmmm.... wish I was at this forum 19 months back where in I had junked my lovely trustworthy JVC ACD model for this piece of Junk....
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