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Old school CD Mechs - Can they be fixed?
Hi all.
I've been looking again at getting an olde school cd player. I'd love a sony or maybe a Studer but mechs like the CDM3 for example can fail and an investment in my eyes has to be something that can be maintained or else it's just a big expensive paper weight.
So, can these olde laser units be fixed? If so, who by and if not... (As Ringo said just before the cow had a Garibaldi)...Why?
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CDM9 has calibration circuitry, so you can just swap out laser heads.
CDM1 to CDM4 is calibrated using trimpots, which is nigh impossible without a test disc & scope.
However, I've never had a CDM4 fail... CDM1 is also supremely reliable. CDM2 hasn't as solid a reputation... CDM3 is just too rare to even bother thinking about.
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It really depends on the fault.
The early philps CDMs tend to suffer due to caps failing rather than the actual optics.
I think they can be a gamble and a labour of love. Having a Functioning CDM1 player that just needed caps and a couple of CDM2 players that I just cannot make stable I'd say its definitely less painful to go with something newer if a little less interesting!!!
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Yeh early mechs don't seem to really break down as such. A couple of caps got my CDM-1 running again..
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Yep!!!!! Forgot I'd uploaded this a few years ago!Originally Posted by Rare Bird
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Thanks guys, most helpful. I suppose it's a total gamble with the CDM3 then... So I'll have a think.
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