CD player - not repairable confirmed - what to do next

[StanleyB]

I have read the whole thread but I still can't figure out what make and model CDP it is, and what the fault is? Was that in a different topic?

[rmcin626]

I have read the whole thread but I still can't figure out what make and model CDP it is, and what the fault is? Was that in a different topic?

It was a Marantz Dr 6000 and
Unit requires Laser Traverse Mechanism Assy. Regrettably spare part has been discontinued by manufacturer. No Longer Available.

[struth]

I've had this conversation with people for years (I'm a plumber) when I would be quoting to replace their boilers and the standard nonsense reply was 'Oh, I'll keep the cold water storage tank just in case the water goes off' or 'I don't want a combi because blah de blah same shit' so they live with an outdated central heating boiler because 'it never breaks down, apparently which is patent pish.

I've lived in my own house (s) for the past 38 years, four of them, and I can honestly say that the water has been turned off by the water board for maybe an hour on maybe two occasions in all of that time, it's the same with broadband I really can't recall losing broadband for any length of time in the 13 years that we've lived in this current house.

I've also lived with two combi boilers in two separate houses since 1992 and neither boiler has/had let me down in all of those years, the current boiler is now 12 years old and I've spent about £100 on parts in all of that time.

on my first combi, and had zero trouble. saves a fortune too

[Stratmangler]

I really can't recall losing broadband for any length of time in the 13 years that we've lived in this current house.

The majority of broadband provision in the UK is over a telephone line, and there are a multitude of things that can occur to cause the service to fail.
You've been very lucky.

[struth]

I couldn't tell you the last time I played a CD or indeed a record, I don't even own a CD player now. I've just recently sold an Arcam DVD27A which I only bought back in April for about £120, this was a £2k player back in 2003 when it was first released, I ended up moving it on for £100 last month.

I'm now the same with FM radio, I used to use the tuner all of the time but now I only use a Denon streamer for internet radio which includes Radio 2 Xtra and Radio four Extra or I use my iPhone to play internet radio via a Bose Mini II Soundlink speaker which is astonishingly good for the size of the speaker.

I honestly can't believe how things have changed so quickly, it's the same with movies which we now watch via an ATV four, just fire up the iTunes store app on the ATV pick a movie to rent and watch or occasionally we'll buy one.

I've a load of CDs, vinyl, DVDs and Blurays and they are just not getting used now.

i usually buy my films, usually when on offer, via itunes or amazon. stream them and save space etc. broadband is fibre and not had any major issues since ive had it, from 2 suppliers.

[twotone]

The majority of broadband provision in the UK is over a telephone line, and there are a multitude of things that can occur to cause the service to fail.
You've been very lucky.

Doubt it, I had BT Broadband for years and before that 02 and Sky, rarely an issue with any of them although I've now moved to Virgin cable because BT speeds were/are pish for a modern home but it still worked.

[twotone]

My boiler is fine Tony, a lot more reliable than my Virgin media service.

I've been with them for the last four months and find the service very good indeed, I read all of the negative stuff about their poor customer service etc but so far so good.

BT Business is very good for customer service (still have their phone line) but normal BT CS is terrible or was and BT now owns EE/TMobile who I've been with for about 20 years but so far nothing has really changed with them yet and it's still a very good service IMO.

[twotone]

i usually buy my films, usually when on offer, via itunes or amazon. stream them and save space etc. broadband is fibre and not had any major issues since ive had it, from 2 suppliers.

We've bought about 80 movies from Apple Grant, unbelievably easy to buy or rent and they have a very good catalogue of movies especially older classic ones, you can rent a decent film from 99p which we do often.

[rmcin626]

We've bought about 80 movies from Apple Grant, unbelievably easy to buy or rent and they have a very good catalogue of movies especially older classic ones, you can rent a decent film from 99p which we do often.

I will be renting a couple of movies this week for the holiday flights next week

[Macca]

I disagree about the mastering.
Often they're derived from the same source.

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From the same source as what? You've only got to look on the DR Database to see that many re-issues have a far lower DR. It maybe that the streaming service offers the less compressed mastering but there's no guarantee of that, and if their version of the album is one that has been dynamically compressed then you've no option. I'm not talking about lossy or lossless here, that's a different thing altogether. But you know that.