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Originally Posted by Lagerfeldt 
Yes, I have one in my CD player in the studio. It stabilizes the cd while rotating which in theory could lead to less read errors under some circumstances. Read errors results in the CD player error correction interpolating the audio which degrades playback, even if it's just for a fraction of a second. It doesn't have anything to do with "loud volumes" though. As Darius says, this is part of the design with many Sony players. And a pain in the ass.
) | Reminds me of the days of growing up with vinyl. When our records would get scratched we'd put a penny or two on the end of the arm to hold the needle down so the record wouldn't skip. |