"Pops" between tracks - need help.

[pc gee]

I am new to the forum, and to MP3 players in general. Just bought the ifp-899, after much rersearch and looking - very happy with the sound and build quality. As far as I can tell, it is a sweet little player ...

I do have one little problem though - on certain CDs that I have ripped, I hear a "pop" between tracks, at least some tracks. Here is the deal:

I ripped them myself, using Windows Media Player 10, bit rate is 192 kbps.

The only 2 CDs I hear it on (thus far) are:

The Beatles - "Abbey Road"
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"

and it is not on all racks, as I said ... it seems to be between tracks that sort of "run together" (eg: "Welcome to the Machine, part1-6", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", etc. ...).

It is VERY distracting, as these tracks normally flow one right into the next.

I do NOT hear the "pops" when playing the CDs, or when playing the MP3 files with Win Media Player.

I have another 2 weeks to return the player to Best Buy if need be, so if anyone can help me find a fix, I would appreciate it. I am not averse to trying my hand at some minor audio file editing, if need be.

In case it applies, I am running firmware version 1.24.

Thanks in advance for any help you can send my way,

Paul

[kris01]

I just bought the iFP-895 and seem to be getting the same problem..but I get popping sporadically during tracks. I updated the firmware and that doesn't seem to change anything. I'm also using WMP 10. I've emailed iriver twice with no response. Gonna try to re-rip CDs as mp3's instead of WM Audio files (tools>options) The files play normal on my PC. I'll let you know.

Kris

[danimal1968]

Originally Posted by kris01

I just bought the iFP-895 and seem to be getting the same problem..but I get popping sporadically during tracks. I updated the firmware and that doesn't seem to change anything. I'm also using WMP 10. I've emailed iriver twice with no response. Gonna try to re-rip CDs as mp3's instead of WM Audio files (tools>options) The files play normal on my PC. I'll let you know.

Kris

Try using exact audio copy and ripping one of the tracks as a wav file. If it has pops in it, the problem is either in your original cd or else in your cdrom drive.

[danimal1968]

Originally Posted by pc gee

I am new to the forum, and to MP3 players in general. Just bought the ifp-899, after much rersearch and looking - very happy with the sound and build quality. As far as I can tell, it is a sweet little player ...

I do have one little problem though - on certain CDs that I have ripped, I hear a "pop" between tracks, at least some tracks. Here is the deal:

I ripped them myself, using Windows Media Player 10, bit rate is 192 kbps.

The only 2 CDs I hear it on (thus far) are:

The Beatles - "Abbey Road"
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"

and it is not on all racks, as I said ... it seems to be between tracks that sort of "run together" (eg: "Welcome to the Machine, part1-6", "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window", etc. ...).

It is VERY distracting, as these tracks normally flow one right into the next.

I do NOT hear the "pops" when playing the CDs, or when playing the MP3 files with Win Media Player.

I have another 2 weeks to return the player to Best Buy if need be, so if anyone can help me find a fix, I would appreciate it. I am not averse to trying my hand at some minor audio file editing, if need be.

In case it applies, I am running firmware version 1.24.

Thanks in advance for any help you can send my way,

Paul

Almost no portable mp3 players support gapless playback so that 2 tracks that normally flow from one to the other play back properly. Oftentimes in a track that flows like this, the gap can sound like a pop.