Audio CD Burn Turns Into Static After Beginning of CD

Question

I'm noticing that after I burn an audio CD from my MacBook and then take it to my car's CD player (or any other non-computer audio CD player), I hear progressive static as the disc moves down the playlist. By the end (if I make it there), it's almost all static overtaking the music. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, how did you fix it?

Answer 1

hello folks! I have the same problem. At about half to three quarters through a cd, while playing in the car stereo, I will get a crackling static that basially makes the cd unplayable from that point on.
Shall we try to debug this?
1) Are we all burning in iTunes? I am.
2) What setting do you have for burning speed? Mine is set at maximum speed.
3) What kind of media are you finding this with? For daily burning use, I use TDK CD-R 52x 80min/700mb.
So the first thing I'm trying is to lower the burning speed.
I'm assuming that since it shows 24x as the highest speed, that it is the highest speed the drive can use. I'm trying 12x first to see if that has any effect.
Let's also make sure we are using an internal MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E drive.
I have been trying to locate a good CD/DVD diagnostic tool, but can't find the Apple Hardware Test CD that came with my computer. Any suggestions on second party software?
Here is my drive info:
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857E:
Firmware Revision: ZB0E
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD-ROM
Blank: No
Erasable: No
Overwritable: No
Appendable: No