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MD's that play fine in my MZ-R90 skip, pause, and cut out completely at various points of the recordings when I play them back on a Sony JE-530. I have had the same problem with a variety of MD's. I have tried this using optical and analog connections to my receiver and the problem exists under both sets of conditions. I bought the 530 used on Ebay. I have had problems with about 5 MD's now. The sound is exceptional for 95-99% of the playback, but there are just a few areas on each MD that have problems. It's not the same area on each MD, but each time a play a particular MD, the problem on that MD always appears at the same point. For example, on MD #1, the problem always appears first at 3:08, then several other places on the MD playback. On MD #2, the problem always appears at 10:42 and 14:31. On MD #3, the problem appears at 5:34 and 7:32, ETC. Any thoughts? These are different types of MD's. The recordings were all live recordings done on the MZ-R90 with a stereo mic. Like I said, they play back fine on the R90. Does this sound like there might be something wrong with the 530?